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F-16 and F-15 ready for test. Air Force photo
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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Eglin’s Integrated Test Team conducted the first-ever multi-platform operational test to locate a target using shared Infra-Red Search and Track sensor data. It happened April 7 when an F-15C Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon, both equipped with Lockheed Martin’s Legion Pod, used the IRST21 infrared sensor to detect a target. The aircraft were then able to share that sensor data over the Legion pod’s Advanced Datalink to passively triangulate target position without the use of radar or other active ranging sources. The Legion Pod’s common interface allows integration onto any aircraft with minimal to no impact on the aircraft’s core software. This versatility opens the door for integration with minimal effort onto other fighter aircraft like the Air Force’s newest fighter, F-15EX. (Source:
53rd Wing, 04/19/22)
