Infrared search and track
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An Infrared Search and Track system detects and tracks objects that emit infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. Some naval surface vessels, such as the Is
An IRST sensor on a Sukhoi Su-35
An April 1966 photo of an F-8E Crusader of VMF(AW)-235 at Da Nang shows the IRST in front of the canopy.
AN/AAA-4 IRST under the nose of an F-4 Phantom
Optronique secteur frontal (IRST) of the Dassault Rafale, below the cockpit and to the side of the refueling boom. On the left, the main IR sensor (100 km range), on the right a TV/IR identification sensor with laser rangefinder (40 km range)
An electro-optical targeting system, is a system employed to track and locate targets in aerial warfare. It can use charge-coupled device, TV cameras, laser rangefinders and laser designators.
Infrared search and track
…an external radar is used to help vector the fighter to a target and the IRST is used to pick up and track the target once the fighter is in range. Electro-optical targeting system List of military electronics of the United States…
The diamond-cut EOTS sensor housing on the Lockheed Martin F-35
An EOTS sensor is mounted underneath the chin of the Chengdu J-20