Skyhawk Pod

Rapid ISR & Targeting Dominance, Anywhere

The Skyhawk Pod’s fully self-contained architecture enables seamless installation on standard 14" NATO pylons or Warsaw-pattern hardpoints with no aircraft modifications required—delivering a true plug-and-play capability for rapid deployment.

This streamlined integration makes the Skyhawk Pod an immediate force enhancer, providing instant upgrades to intelligence, targeting, and reconnaissance mission profiles.

  • Diameter - 12.7 IN

  • WEIGHT - 224.8 lbs

  • Zero aircraft mod integration, 14” NATO pylons or Warsaw hardpoints mounting

  • Multispectral imaging: EO, MWIR, and SWIR full-motion video

  • Real-time intelligence delivery

  • Wireless cockpit control

  • Laser designator, laser spot detector, and laser range finder

  • Max airspeed 500 knots with air-to-ground range of 25–200 km

  • Battery: 5 hours (FAA-certified lithium-ion).

The Skyhawk Pod™ delivers instant, high-performance ISR and targeting capability to virtually any fixed- or rotary-wing platform. With a fully self-contained design and no aircraft modifications required, the Skyhawk Pod brings cutting-edge multispectral intelligence to the fight—fast.

Engineered for rapid fielding and streamlined integration, the Skyhawk Pod transforms ISR and targeting missions by equipping virtually any fixed- or rotary-wing platform with advanced sensing capabilities. Powered by Hood Tech’s AC-14 EO/IR system, it delivers concurrent multispectral video streams (EO, MWIR, SWIR) along with target tracking, Video Moving Target Indication (VMTI), and Automatic Target Recognition (ATR).

Real-time data links, wireless cockpit control, and optional laser payloads further expand operational flexibility, making the Skyhawk Pod a force-multiplying solution for modern mission requirements.

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Applications:

  • Battlefield intelligence

  • Border Surveillance

  • Maritime Patrol
    Search & Rescue

  • Urban Surveillance

  • JTAC & Joint Fires Operations

  • Laser Designation for Laser Guided Munitions

“Skyhawk Pod™ Deploy intelligence. Expand capability. Dominate the mission.”