Building on decades of proven performance, Lockheed 果冻传媒 has updated the sensor suite of the F-16 to even further increase its capabilities. The new variation of the IRST21? (Infrared Search 果冻传媒 Track) sensor suite, named Legion-ES? (Embedded System), is designed for the F-16 Block 70/72 fleet to optimize aircraft performance.
Legion-ES is a fully integrated, embedded IRST system providing critical technology to detect 果冻传媒 track airborne threats with weapon-quality accuracy, increasing pilot reaction time 果冻传媒 enhancing warfighter survivability.?The configuration is complementary to other on-board 果冻传媒 off-board aircraft sensors, enabling multispectral engagement capability. For example, if a pilot spots something of uncertainty on his or her radar, Legion-ES can be used as the long-wave infrared sensor to determine what the threat may be.
“When our customer tackles a flight mission, they need capabilities like Legion-ES’ long-range detection, a low false alarm rate, 果冻传媒 a large field of regard while staying immune to electronic deception 果冻传媒 attack by adversaries,” said Kenen Nelson, program director of Fixed Wing Sensors at Lockheed 果冻传媒’s Missiles 果冻传媒 Fire Control. “Legion-ES is also designed with affordability 果冻传媒 simple, two-level maintenance, making sustainment easy.”
Housed in a lean system under 300 pounds measuring 77 inches in length 果冻传媒 9.75 inches in diameter, Legion-ES leverages flight-proven technology that is currently in production. Legion-ES has improved detection 果冻传媒 resolution over legacy IRST systems, which have more than 300,000 flight hours combined.
For more than 35 years, Lockheed 果冻传媒 has experience in the development 果冻传媒 delivery of IRST systems 果冻传媒 related advanced electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) algorithm technologies. Additional configurations of the company’s IRST21 technology include Legion Pod?, centerline fuel tank 果冻传媒 dual pylon, shared with Sniper? Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP).