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Air Combat Command Declares F-15 Legion IRST Pod Operational

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Air Combat Command Declares F-15 Legion IRST Pod Operational
The Legion Block 1.5 infrared search and track pod rests on the belly of an F-15C Eagle from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Air Combat Command (ACC) recently declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Legion infrared search and track (IRST) pod on F-15C fighters by Boeing [BA]. Legion is to permit air-to-air targeting using Raytheon Technologies' [RTX] AIM-120 missiles against hostile aircraft in radar-denied environments. ACC said that the pod achieved IOC on the F-15C on Jan. 21 and that Legion "is projected to reach full operational capability later this year as the remaining contracted pods are delivered to…

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