一种新的激光跟踪器系统,名叫Pave Penny,它用于低空支援空军飞机上,即使驾驶员不能看清地面上的坦克或其它目标,它能保证武器首次命中。Pave Penny是美国达到军用生产的第一台激光目标跟踪器。马丁·玛丽埃塔宇航公司为拉特、帕特逊空军基地的字航系统分公司制造的这一台激光目标跟踪器已装在A-10飞机上。由地面士兵或指示飞机用红外Nd:YAG激光目标指示器照明目标,跟踪器锁定在目标反射的信号上。Pave Penny可以在超出驾驶员视线距离外捕获目标,即使当飞机避免地面炮火作机动时,它保证首次命中高的杀伤率。这种跟踪器系统有许多优点,它可以用 A new laser tracker system, called Pave Penny, is used on low-altitude Air Force aircraft to ensure the weapon’s first hit, even if the pilot can not see the tank or other target on the ground. Pave Penny is the first laser target tracker in the United States for military production. Martin Marietta Aerospace is a laser target tracker manufactured by the Avionics Systems division at Patterson AFB in the Lattice A-10. The target is illuminated by a ground-based soldier or an instructed aircraft with an infrared Nd: YAG laser target, and the tracker is locked on the target’s reflected signal. Pave Penny captures targets beyond the driver’s line of sight, guaranteeing a first hit high kill rate even as the aircraft avoids ground fire. This tracker system has many advantages that it can use