cabatli,
Can you offer more info on the ASELPOD? Is it indigenous, is Turkey willing to export it, etc?
AselPod is also a domestic program and After passed to serial production, It will be offered for export markets by Aselsan indeed.
AselPod program has been started in 2006 and This program aims to develop 4 Targetting high capable and resolution Pod prototipes. It will replace LANTIRN pods TuAF has in inventory. It is planned to use for F-16 and F-4 2020 aircrafts.
According to Aselsan officials, The AselPod will be much more advanced and capable Pod system then Lantirn.
The capabilities I can list simply.
-Fully otonom target designation, tracking, identification with national source-codes and threat bank
-Nigh Vision and Targetting capabilities in night
-Day camera with higher zoom capable
-Lazer pointer, illuminater and range finders
-Wider termal sight angle with higher altitude navigation capabilities
-Automatic target finder that is pointed by another laser illuminator
-Detecting Target coordinates Simulatenously
-Precision Inertial measurement for targets to take routes, coordinates
-Intelligence/Attack rating system after launched the missile/bomb on target
I think AselPod will have latest generation Aselsan QWIP IR detector technology. Trials will be started in this year, 2010.