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Lockheed Martin Plans to Integrate New Defensive System on F-22

Lockheed Martin Plans to Integrate New Defensive System on F-22
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor by Lockheed Martin and a French Air Force Dassault Rafale multi-role fighter perform a fly over during the Yorktown day parade at the Yorktown Battlefield in Virginia on Oct. 19, 2024 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Wednesday that it has received a $270 million U.S. Air Force contract to integrate the Infrared Defensive System (IRDS) on the company's fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighter. The company said that IRDS has a number of "newly developed" tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking sensors "to enhance aircraft survivability and lethality." "In addition to managing integration of IRDS on the F-22, the company will also support integration on other platforms," Lockheed Martin said. While the Air Force’s…

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