26 AUGUST 2022

by Jack Iraboh

2022年8月26日

杰克·伊拉波

 

The Aselpod is almost certainly in service with the Nigerian Air Force. (Aselsan)

Aselpod几乎可以肯定在尼日利亚空军服役。（阿塞尔桑）

 

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter has been seen carrying what is almost certainly an Aselpod targeting pod made by Turkish company Aselsan.

一架尼日利亚空军（NAF）JF-17雷霆多功能战斗机被发现携带几乎肯定是土耳其公司Aselsan制造的Aselpod瞄准吊舱。

 

A short clip posted on social media on 14 August showed a Nigerian JF-17 with the number 720 taxiing with a dark grey pod on its centreline hardpoint.

8月14日在社交媒体上发布的一段短片显示，一架编号为720的尼日利亚JF-17正在滑行，其中心线挂点上有一个深灰色的吊舱。

 

Earlier this year, a photograph emerged showing a man next to a JF-17 carrying a targeting pod with an air intake on its starboard side that looked more like the one on the Aselpod than the smaller intakes on the Chinese WMD-7 targeting pod that has also been integrated with the aircraft.

今年早些时候，出现了一张照片，显示一名男子在JF-17旁边携带一个瞄准吊舱，右舷有一个进气口，看起来更像是Aselpod上的进气口，而不是与飞机集成的中国WMD-7瞄准舱上的较小进气口。

 

The man, evidently not Nigerian, wore a badge with the Pakistani flag and what appeared to be ‘Aselpod' written on it. However, his cap had the name of the NAF's 131 Engineering Group on it, indicating he was helping that unit with the new pod.

这名男子显然不是尼日利亚人，他戴着一块印有巴基斯坦国旗的徽章，上面似乎写着“Aselpod”。然而，他的帽子上写着NAF 131工程大队的名字，表明他正在帮助那个单位使用新的吊舱。