F-22 Raptor and FLIR

[Wiki 1558]

Hi guys.

I'm reading a comic in which it's been said the F-22 is not equiped with thermal camera - stealth reason.

 

Is it true?

 

BTW, it also seems pilots now use the new GPNVG-18.

 

So far, only knew about SF.

So, jet pilots use it too - or only for a few ones (like the Raptor), or will also chopper pilots (like 160th) use it too?

 

Thanks.

[da12thMonkey 1943]

You mean an IRST (Infra Red Search and Track) or EOTS (Electro-Optical Targeting System)? No, the Raptor doesn't have one currently.

The PNVGs were developed for pilots before they were adapted for ground use by special forces units (the G in GPNVG-18 denotes they're that they're adapted for Ground use). The original AN/AVS-10 PNVG are black and less rugged than the GPNVG
The USAF started issuing PNVGs in 2005 but they'd been in development since the late-1990s.

[Wiki 1558]

Oh, OK.

Thanks for the answer