Weapon - Recce/Targeting - Vicon 18-601E
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Vicon 18-601E
Status: Out of service
Category: Recce/Targeting
The SAAF used the Vinten Vicon 18 Series 601E wet-film electro-optical reconnaissance pod on the Cheetah and the pod has also been cleared for use on the Hawk.
The pod provides low altitude tracking and stand-off photography as well as medium and high, long range oblique and vertical photography.
The pod was replaced on the Gripen with the Thales Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod (DJRP).
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