Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

Depends on the Rafale variant and operator. The Scorpion HMIT was originally developed and made by Gentex and Raytheon, before the Gentex helmet-mounted display and motion tracking system was acquired by Thales USA in 2012. Belgian F-16AM/BM and Air National Guard F-16C Block 40/42 are also users of the Scorpion. It was also tested on the F-22 in 2013, but fell victim to sequestration and was never fielded.
 
Is this actual imagery from the F-22's MLD? First video is apparently a sensor on ground, second one is different and mounted on a helicopter...

While the MLD might in theory offer such capabilities, if it's turned into a SAIRST, is there any confirmation that it ever evolved that way?

And who says that the AIM-9X Blk II is not already integrated with LOAL capability on the F-22?
 
Scorpion82 said:
Is this actual imagery from the F-22's MLD? First video is apparently a sensor on ground, second one is different and mounted on a helicopter...

While the MLD might in theory offer such capabilities, if it's turned into a SAIRST, is there any confirmation that it ever evolved that way?

And who says that the AIM-9X Blk II is not already integrated with LOAL capability on the F-22?
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MAWS system is also being upgraded
 
It's something but realistically airbases, airports, or just about anything important will need more than that to disable drones bad actors or any psychopath with too much time on their hands might try to fly into something important.
 
Scorpion82 said:
Sure, but too what extend has it been upgraded?
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You may recall that back in 2022 there were a number of.... I can't call them new stories with a straight face, sorry..... things written? about the Air Force looking for an IRST solution for the F-22. These were based on a set of requests published by the F-22 program office. The document with these requests was "F-22 Program Office Focus Topics for AFVentures SBIR 22.1 Direct to Phase II Open Topic". The relevant portion of that document is:

Long Range Infrared Sensing and Object Detection
Solution/Opportunity: The F-22 Program Office is seeking novel hardware and software solutions that provide long range infrared sensing and object detection capabilities.
Evaluation Goals: Product will be evaluated on ability to provide accurate long range infrared sensing and object detection.
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The "things written" assumed this was for an IRST. It was not. It was for the threat warning system. The IRST pod program is a completely separate, non-SBIR program that is unrelated to this.
 
quellish said:
The "things written" assumed this was for an IRST. It was not. It was for the threat warning system. The IRST pod program is a completely separate, non-SBIR program that is unrelated to this.
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The threat warning receiver has also been associated with "Project Keystone", was in TMRR (technological maturation & risk reduction) until recently, now in studies and prototyping and planned for EMD down select in FY25. This item has been mentioned for a few years in budget documents already, I believe.
 

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