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Show Navigation and targeting LANTIRN revolutionizing system p.m. Runway 1-4, which heads southeast, will be used 90 percent of the time. By JAMS CARTER Clipper Correspondent LAYTON A highly sophisticated navigation and targeting system, LANTIRN, is revolutionizing the combat-effectiveness combat-effectiveness of tactical fighter aircraft. air-craft. Hill Air Force Base has recently implemented this system which will enable its pilots of the F-15 and and F-16 to fly and fight with greatly increased effectiveness and survivability. sur-vivability. LANTIRN literally turns night into day, Maj. Roger Beniger, HAFB, said. No longer will the enemy be able to hide in the dark. The system enables pilots to safely safe-ly penetrate bad weather, smoke and dust. Pilots can fly along the contour of the terrain, using mountains, moun-tains, valleys, and the cover of darkness for concealment from the enemy. LANTIRN opens a window that puts enemy units at risk around the clock. "LANTIRN gives us a great deal of effectiveness as was proven in the Persian Gulf War Beniger said. With 1 6,000 flights out of HAFB a year, 4,000 of those are LANTIRN LAN-TIRN sorties, and 2,000 of those fly at night (after sunset). Because the engines are more powerful, acceleration is faster and the jet can come out of the after-bum after-bum quicker, reducing the noise level. In compliance with the law, all takeoffs will be completed by 10 |