Navy's Super Hornet infrared sensor plagued with continual delays

By Audrey Decker / January 20, 2023 at 2:02 PM
Operational testing of the Navy's newest version of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet infrared sensor has been pushed back to the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 -- marking another delay in the program. According to a new report from the Pentagon's top weapons tester , which details the testing of Defense Department programs in FY-22, the setback is due to “hardware and software delivery delays.” The initial operational test and evaluation of the Infrared Search and Track Block II was...

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