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Navy/USMC

Boeing Super Hornet IRST Program Gets Green Light To Enter EMD

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

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Boeing [BA] yesterday said its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Infrared Search and Track (IRST) program advances to engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) after a Milestone B Acquisition Decision Memorandum from the Navy on July 13. The IRST system is a passive, long-range sensor that searches for and detects infrared emissions. The system can simultaneously track multiple targets and provide a highly effective air-to-air targeting capability, even when encountering advanced threats equipped with radar-jamming technology. "The IRST sensor system will expand Super…

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