F-15 uses Legion Pod to fire AIM-9X for first time

A U.S. Air Force F-15C from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron fired a AIM-9X dogfight missile for the first time while using the Legion Pod to identify, track and shoot the target.

On Jul. 13, another milestone for the pod’s development was achieved when a F-16 flew the first operational flight while carrying the pod on station 5R.

Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the pod, was given a contract by Boeing in 2018 to integrate, test and qualify Legion Pod for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15C fleet.

The Legion Pod employs the same IRST21 long-wave infrared sensor that the U.S. Navy is using for the Super Hornet.

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