U.S. Approves IRST Pod Export For Taiwan F-16s

Credit: Legion ES photo illustration by Lockheed Martin
The U.S. State Department has approved a $500 million sale of infrared search and tracking (IRST) sensors to Taiwan, giving its air force's fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s a new sensor to passively track aerial targets. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the proposed sale...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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