The system has been designated AN/AAQ-33 in U.S. military service as the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP). Further variants are the Sniper Extended Range (XR), as well as the PANTERA export derivative of the Sniper XR. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is built with the equivalent of the Sniper XR in its onboard sensors called the AN/AAQ-40 Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS). The most modern version is the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod - Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE).

In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), the AN/AAQ-33 and AN/AAQ-40 designations represent the 33rd and 40th designs of an Army-Navy electronic device for an airborne infrared special-purpose/combination system. The JETDS system also now is used to name all Department of Defense and some NATO electronic systems.

NOTE: The pod is purely for aesthetics and is completely non-functional for Arma purposes.