AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR

It is used to provide navigation and targeting for military aircraft in adverse weather and using precision-guided munitions such as laser-guided bombs.

ATFLIR is 72 in (183 cm) long, weighs 420 lb (191 kg), and has a slant range of 40 mi (64.3 km), said to be useful at altitude of up to 50,000 ft (15,240 m).

Crews indicate that it offers much greater target resolution and image accuracy than previous systems.

ATFLIR presently is used by the US Navy on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the earlier F/A-18C/D and with Marine Corps F/A-18Cs when deployed onboard aircraft carriers.

[2] The US Navy is considering options to either improve or replace ATFLIR because of current hardware readiness state and sustainment costs.