U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters are in line to receive distributed arrays of compact Lockheed Martin TacIRST infrared search-and-track sensors (IRST). Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $270 million contract by the US Air Force. Infrared Search And Track (IRST) sensor can track an aircraft by its Infrared signatures. This is something that has been in the works for years now.TacIRST was unveiled in 2022 and its first known integration was into the noses of F-5 Advanced Tiger aggressor jets belonging to private contractor Tactical Air Support (TacAir).As per a Lockheed Martin release,“The F-22 will soon feature a newly developed, distributed set of embedded TacIRST sensors developed by Lockheed Martin to enhance aircraft survivability and lethality, known as the Infrared Defensive System (IRDS). In addition to managing integration of IRDS on the F-22, the company will also support integration on other platforms.”In this video, Defense Updates analyzes reports on the addition of TacIRST based Infrared Defensive System (IRDS) to F-22 Raptor.#defenseupdates #TacIRST #f22raptor Chapters:00:11 INTRODUCTION02:16 IRST IN F-22 RAPTOR04:04 ADVANTAGE OF IRST05:36 INTEGRATION06:49 ANALYSIS