Tag: IRST
US Air Force completes first multi-platform IRST test with Legion pods
Two fighters located a target without the use of radar or other active ranging sources by pooling infra-red search and track (IRST) sensor data via their Legion pods in the test.
F-15C Eagle destroys target in first-ever AMRAAM shot cued by IRST
A US Air Force F-15C Eagle used its Legion Pod to shoot down a QF-16 aerial target in the first-ever live fire...
US Navy Super Hornet concludes first flight with new infrared search...
The US Navy, working with defense contractor Boeing, carried out the first flight of an F/A-18 Super Hornet equipped with a new...