TARS pod brings picture into focus > Air Force > Display Overview AN ASD 12 Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) Airborne Radars Military Electronics Weapons Military Periscope Two technicians work on a tactical airborne reconnaissance pod system (TARPS) on the underside of an F 14A Tomcat aircraft during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '88 PICRYL Public Domain Media Search Engine Nowhere to Hide Armada International An air to air right underside view of a Fighter Squadron 143 (VF 143) F 14B Tomcat aircraft taking part in a training exercise over Virginia. A tactical airborne reconnaissance pod system (TARPS) is mounted beneath TARPS (Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System)