Lockheed Martin has successful field test with new INFIRNO sensor system

Lockheed Martin recently completed a successful test of INFIRNO, a high-definition 15-inch sensor system designed to provide precision targeting and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability.

The test of INFIRNO demonstrated the system's performance and reliability across ground, air and maritime platforms. INFIRNO was able to identify and laser-designate items of interest at extended ranges, allowing for maximum weapon effectiveness. The system also captured high-definition infrared and color video in extreme temperatures under harsh environmental conditions.

"The demonstration confirmed INFIRNO's ability to detect, recognize and identify targets with the pinpoint accuracy required by precision munitions," Paul Lemmo, the Maryland-based defense contractor’s vice president for fire control, said. "Lockheed Martin has additional tests scheduled for later this year and early 2016."

INFIRNO has multiple high-definition optical sensors in a stabilized 15-inch turret. Nine plug-and-play components allow the sensor to be reconfigured to meet rapid changes in technology and mission requirements. The modular nature of INFIRNO will allow operators to maintain and upgrade the system easier, keeping critical mission capabilities within reach.

The sensor system was designed with aspects of proven sensor technology alongside new innovations that come from lessons learned while providing other electro-optical infrared sensors. Lockheed Martin has a long track record of providing those kinds of technologies, such as the U.S. Army's Apache targeting and pilotage sensor and the U.S. Air Force's Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod.