A detailed technical drawing illustrates the Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS), used by naval aircraft for aerial reconnaissance missions to collect photographic and electronic intelligence Stock Photo Alamy Overview Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod (DJRP) Airborne Radars Military Electronics Weapons Military Periscope Technicians service a tactical airborne reconnaissance pod system (TARPS) on the underside of an F 14A Tomcat aircraft during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '88 NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive Public Domain Search Rear underside view of an F 14B Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 143 (VF 143) over the bombing range. The aircraft is equipped with a tactical airborne reconnaissance pod system (TARPS) NARA &