Last week, Orlando-based Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control was awarded contracts for ongoing development, integration, and production activities that will see the company’s advanced IRST21 infrared search and track system applied to the Boeing F-15C Eagles of the U.S. Air Force, and in improved form on the U.S. Navy’s Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The contracts were awarded by Boeing, acting in its role as prime aircraft contractor.
On November 27, Lockheed Martin received a 28-month engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to integrate, test, and qualify the Legion Pod on the F-15C. Boeing selected the Lockheed Martin solution in September 2017 and received a U.S. Air Force order to proceed this August. At the heart of the Legion Pod is the ASG-34 IRST21 sensor, which can passively track aerial targets as an alternative and adjunct to the fire control radar. The sensor offers advanced target discrimination capabilities and targeting-quality accuracy. The pod itself can also carry other sensors and can be applied to other platforms, such as the F-15E and F-16.
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