Editing Infrared search and track (section)

=== Later systems ===
IRST systems re-appeared on more modern designs starting in the 1980s with the introduction of 2-D sensors, which cued{{clarify|date=July 2021}} both horizontal and vertical angle. Sensitivities were also greatly improved, leading to better resolution and range. In more recent years, new systems have entered the market. In 2015, Northrop Grumman introduced its OpenPod IRST pod,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/openpod/Pages/default.aspx|title=OpenPod™ IRST and OpenPod™ Targeting|website=Northrop Grumman|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-03|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317014751/http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/openpod/Pages/default.aspx|archivedate=2016-03-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> which uses a sensor by [[Leonardo S.p.A.|Leonardo]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Drew|first=Carey|title='Northrop unveils OpenPod as USAF seeks F-15 IRST|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/northrop-unveils-openpod-as-usaf-seeks-f-15-irst-413022/|publisher=Flight Global|access-date=5 June 2015}}</ref> The United States Air Force is currently incorporating IRST systems for its fighter aircraft fleet, including the F-15, F-16, and F-22.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-taps-boeing-to-select-new-f-15-sensor-supplier-430208/|title=USAF taps Boeing to select new F-15 sensor supplier|date=2016-10-10|newspaper=Flightglobal.com|access-date=2016-11-03}}</ref><ref>[https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/f-22-raptor-being-readied-for-aim-260-missile-by-green-bats-testers F-22 Raptor Being Readied For AIM-260 Missile By ‘Green Bats’ Testers]</ref>

[[File:Rafale B at Paris Air Show 2007.jpg|thumb|[[Optronique secteur frontal]] (IRST) of the [[Dassault Rafale]], below the cockpit and to the side of the refueling boom. On the left, the main IR sensor (100&nbsp;km range), on the right a TV/IR identification sensor with [[laser rangefinder]] (40 km range)]]
[[File:RAF Typhoon Prepares for Takeoff from Italy on Libyan Mission MOD 45152843.jpg|thumb|[[Eurofighter Typhoon]] with PIRATE IRST]]
[[File:VX-9 FA-18F with AIM-174 missiles.jpg|thumb|[[F/A-18F Super Hornet]] with AN/ASG-34(V)1 IRST21 sensor in a modified drop tank on its centerline ]]
While IRST systems are most common amongst aircraft, land-based, ship and submarine systems are available.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/en/rheinmetall_defence/systems_and_products/air_defence_systems/drohnenabwehr_toolbox/index.php | title=Rheinmetall Defence - Drone Defence Toolbox }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/defence/artemis-irst-360deg-naval-infrared-search-and-track-system | title=ARTEMIS IRST - 360° Naval InfraRed Search and Track system }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.militaryaerospace.com/defense-executive/article/16723967/photonics-mast-systems-for-eight-block-iii-virginiaclass-attack-submarines-provided-by-kollmorgen | title=StackPath | date=30 December 2010 }}</ref>