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infrared Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged infrared.

7 weapon systems

TD-STAMP, Tri-sensor gyro-stabilized EO/IR payload with CCD, cooled FLIR, and a laser designator, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsTD-STAMPTri-sensor gyro-stabilized EO/IR payload with CCD, cooled FLIR, and a laser designatorSide: UnknownBuilt: Controp Precision Technologies / IsraelTD-STAMP is Controp Precision Technologies' Israeli lightweight tri-sensor EO/IR payload for small UAS and VTOL aircraft. Contemporary reporting described it as a gyro-stabilized mini payload combining a CCD camera, cooled FLIR, and a laser designator.

120 mm ER Infra-Red Red Phosphorous, 120 mm extended-range smoke mortar round, Munitions

Munitions120 mm ER Infra-Red Red Phosphorous120 mm extended-range smoke mortar roundSide: UnknownBuilt: ST Engineering Land Systems / SingaporeST Engineering's ER Infra-Red Red Phosphorous (IR RP) is a 120 mm extended-range smoke mortar round for smooth-bore mortar systems. Manufacturer material says it gives visual, infrared, and laser-spectrum screening, is compatible with all smooth-bore mortar systems including vehicle-mounted launchers, and reaches up to 9 km.

M983 120 mm infrared illuminating cartridge, 120 mm infrared illuminating mortar cartridge, Munitions

MunitionsM983 120 mm infrared illuminating cartridge120 mm infrared illuminating mortar cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / United StatesThe M983 is a U.S. 120 mm infrared illuminating mortar cartridge developed by ARDEC for the M120A1 and M121 Battalion Mortar Systems. Army and FAS references describe it as ballistically similar to the visible-light M930 family, with a parachute-retarded candle assembly, IR output for passive night-vision devices, and a 50-60 second burn time.

R-60 missile, Short-range infrared-guided air-to-air missile, Munitions

MunitionsR-60 missileShort-range infrared-guided air-to-air missileSide: UnknownBuilt: Molniya (later Vympel) / Soviet UnionThe R-60, known to NATO as the AA-8 Aphid, is a Soviet short-range infrared-guided air-to-air missile developed by Molniya for close-in fighter defense. Reference sources describe it as a lightweight, highly maneuverable missile that entered service in the 1970s and remained in use with export operators, with later R-60M-family improvements.

Space-Based Infrared System / SBIRS, Missile-warning satellite constellation, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentSpace-Based Infrared System / SBIRSMissile-warning satellite constellationSide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Northrop Grumman / United StatesSpace-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) is the U.S. Space Force's long-running space-based missile-warning constellation. Lockheed Martin built the system as the prime contractor with Northrop Grumman infrared payloads, combining geosynchronous satellites, highly elliptical orbit payloads, and a consolidated ground segment to detect missile launches and support battlespace awareness.

Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared / Next Gen OPIR, Missile-warning satellite family, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentNext Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared / Next Gen OPIRMissile-warning satellite familySide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Northrop Grumman / United StatesNext Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) is the U.S. Space Force's next-generation missile-warning satellite family. Lockheed Martin is building the GEO component on an LM 2100 Combat bus, Northrop Grumman is building the polar satellites, and the program is intended to replace SBIRS with more resilient infrared sensing for ballistic, hypersonic, and counter-space threats.

IRST21 Sensor System, Passive long-wave infrared search-and-track sensor system, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentIRST21 Sensor SystemPassive long-wave infrared search-and-track sensor systemSide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesIRST21 Sensor System is Lockheed Martin's passive long-wave infrared search-and-track package for modern fighter aircraft. It detects and tracks airborne threats without emitting radar, appears in the F/A-18E/F's centerline fuel tank installation, and is also packaged in the modular Legion Pod for other fighter and non-fighter aircraft.