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The Aquila payload was a day video camera (Electro‐Optic) with a bore‐sighted laser rangefinder/designator for designating targets. Once locked on to a target, moving or stationary, it would seldom miss. The laser rangefinder/designator was optically aligned and automatically bore‐sighted with the video camera. Scene and feature track modes provided line‐of‐sight stabilization and auto‐tracking for accurate location and tracking of moving and stationary targets. An infrared (IR) night payload was also under development for use with Aquila.