IR Sensors Cut From F-22

Boeing's Joint Strike Fighter design is fitted with two Raytheon infrared sensor systems that give it a search-and-track capability that was eliminated from the F-22 because of high cost. One of the JSF systems--the distributed infrared sensor, or DIRS--will spot the launch of enemy missiles, track...

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