U.S. Navy Wraps Up IRST Block II Tests, Full-Rate Decision Soon

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 with the Lockheed Martin IRST21 system on its center fuel pod.

Credit: Lockheed Martin
The U.S. Navy recently wrapped up operational testing of its long-awaited Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Block II pod for its F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet ahead of its imminent fielding and a full-rate production decision. U.S. Naval Air Systems Command said in a statement that initial testing has...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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