Super Hornets Getting New, Thermal Eyes
By Tamir Eshel -
Dec 16, 2016 3746
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The F/A-18E/F IRST is a passive, long-wave infrared sensor system that searches for and detects heat sources within its large field-of-regard, enabling long-range detection and track of enemy targets under normal and electronic attack environments. Photo: Lockheed martin
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is being awarded an $82 million fixed-price-incentive-firm contract for the procurement of 12 low-rate initial production Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems for the F/A-18E/F aircraft. Delivery of the new sensors will be completed by 2020.
The IRST system developed and built by Lockheed Martin is a long-wave infrared (LWIR) detection system housed in a centerline pod. The IRST targets airborne vehicles in a radar-denied environment.
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