Lockheed Martin to Upgrade USAF F-22 Raptor Infrared Sensors Written 23 January 2025
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USAF F-22 Raptor, a fifth generation stealth fighter jet featuring supercruise and thrust vectoring. Credit: Alan Wilson | Wikipedia; CC BY-SA 2.0
Aerotime reports, “Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $270 million contract by the US Air Force to integrate next-generation infrared defensive sensors on the F-22 Raptor. Under the agreement, the F-22 will be equipped with a distributed set of embedded TacIRST sensors, collectively known as the Infrared Defensive System (IRDS). These sensors are designed to bolster the Raptor’s ability to detect, track, and counter adversarial threats in the infrared spectrum.”
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