Super Hornet Marches On
Earlier this month, the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet completed a series of risk-reduction tests with an infrared search and track (IRST) system.
Earlier this month, the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet completed a series of risk-reduction tests with an infrared search and track (IRST) system. A Boeing/General Electric/Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control team installed an IRST sensor in the nose of a modified 480-gallon fuel tank for the trials. The sensor was carried on the centreline station during six flights at NAS Patuxent River and four at NAWS China Lake.
IRST is part of the Block II Super Hornet Flight Plan, a series of planned capability enhancements for the aircraft. IRST offers passive long-range detection and tracking of multiple air-to-air targets in a heavy jamming environment. The trials demonstrated the ability of IRST data to be fused with data from other sensors.
