Laser designator
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A laser designator is a laser light source which is used to designate a target. Laser designators provide targeting for laser-guided bombs, missiles, or precision artillery munitions, such as the Pave
Portable unit directing bombing in Afghanistan, 2001
CILAS DHY 307
A Thales Damocles target designation pod combined with a NAVFLIR imager
USAF handheld laser designator as seen under night vision, 2007
AN/PEQ-1 SOFLAM
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The AN/PEQ-1 also known as a Special Operations Forces Laser Acquisition Marker or the Ground Laser Target Designator is a U.S. military laser designator designed for use by special operations forces,
Laser designator
…Identification Optronic System), Damocles and ATLIS II. Many modern armed forces employ handheld laser designation systems. Examples include the AN/PEQ-1 SOFLAM of the United States, the Russian LPR series of handheld devices. U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Air Controllers and Marine Corps Forward Air Controllers…
AN/PEQ-1A SOFLAM
USAF Tactical Air Control Party operators using a SOFLAM during training at Aviano Air Base, Italy in 2012