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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GeoOptics to Launch Next-Generation SmallSat Constellation
Space News reports that GeoOptics plans to deploy a constellation of smallsats over the next five years to collect Earth science and weather data. GeoOptics announced Thursday that it would be launching its new CICERO-2 satellites to collect GNSS radio occultation data and GNSS signals reflected off the Earth
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