Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 4.0 inch-100mm
THREAT INFRARED GENERIC EMULATION RADIOMETER (TIGER)
The Threat Infrared Generic Emulation Radiometer (TIGER) system is designed for more general aerial infrared signature measurement of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, as well as decoy flares.
TIGER carries three MWIR cameras, as well as a long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) It also has a separate infrared tracking camera and an MWIR spectrometer, along with three visual spectrum video cameras and a laser rangefinder.
The addition of the spectrometer means that TIGER can not only gather data about the infrared signature of the aircraft or flare being recorded, but also how the infrared radiation from those test subjects interacts with the surrounding environment. This enables the pod to gather data on how hot an object is, temperature-wise, as well information about how that heat is distributed across it and how the resulting infrared signature might fluctuate under different environmental conditions and at extended distances.
TIGER is most commonly seen carried by Navy F/A-18 Hornets, but also on USAF and NASA F-15Ds. As with ATIMS III, this pod can also be carried with the turret end forward or backward, providing the best possible coverage during the test sortie at hand.