Gaulle (Thales ARTEMIS) FREMM (Thales ARTEMIS) Dassault Rafale (Safran/Thales Optronique secteur frontal OSF) Aircraft carrier Cavour (Leonardo SASS) FREMM (Leonardo SASS) Doha-class corvette (Leonardo SASS) Musherib-class offshore patrol vessel (Leonardo SASS) Saab JAS 39 Gripen E/F (Leonardo Skyward-G) LHD Trieste (Leonardo DSS-IRST) / / Eurofighter Typhoon (EuroFIRST PIRATE) Halifax-class frigate (Thales Nederland Sirius) De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate (Thales Nederland Sirius) Sachsen-class frigate (Thales Nederland Sirius) Su-27/30/33/35/37 Flanker (OEPS-27/30; OLS-35) Mikoyan MiG-31(8TK) MiG-29/35 (OEPS-29/OLS-13SM-1) Sukhoi Su-57 (101KS-V) ROKS Marado amphibious assault ship (Hanwha SAQ-600K) Daegu-class frigate (Hanwha SAQ-600K) KAI KF-21 Boramae F110-class frigate (Indra/Tecnobit IRST i110) Block-1/2/3 Thunder JF 17 JAS-39E/F Gripen NG (Skyward-G) Barbaros-class frigate (Aselsan PIRI) TCG Anadolu (Aselsan PIRI) Istanbul-class frigate (Aselsan PIRI) Grumman F-14 Tomcat (AN/AAS-42 IRST) McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (Lockheed Martin Legion Pod) Boeing F-15K/SG Strike Eagle (AN/AAS-42 “Tiger Eyes”) Boeing F-15SA/QA/IA/EX Advanced Eagle (“Tiger Eyes”) Lockheed Martin F-16C/D (Lockheed Martin Legion Pod) Lockheed Martin F-16E/F Block 60/62 (AN/AAQ-32 IFTS) Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block III (IRST21) Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (long range AIRST) Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (AN/AAQ-40 EOTS, AN/AAQ-37 DAS) Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer (Mark 46 Mod 1 on Flight I/II/IIA, Mark 20 Mod 1 on Flight III) Phalanx CIWS Block 1B These fighter aircraft carry the IRST systems for use instead of radar when the situation warrants it, such as when shadowing other aircraft, under the control of airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft, or executing a ground-controlled interception (GCI), where an external radar is used to help vector the fighter to a target and the IRST is used to pick up and track the target once the fighter is in range. See also Electro-optical targeting system AN/AAQ-37 electro-optical distributed aperture system References Citations Bibliography Eden, Paul ed. The Encyclopedia of Modern Military Aircraft. London: Amber Books Ltd, 2004. Kinzey, Bert. F-106 Delta Dart, in Detail & Scale. Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, 1983. . Sweetman, Bill and Bonds, Ray. The Great Book of Modern Warplanes. New York, New York: Crown Publishers, 1987. External links Fraunhofer Institut IAF annual report 2006 German and English. Targeting (warfare) Military aviation Military electronics Infrared imaging