United States, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. government awarded Lockheed Martin a $328.5 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for the production of IRST21(R) Legion-ES(R) sensor systems. This contract supports the recent U.S. government FMS agreement for the Taiwan Air Force. THE BIG PICTUREIRST21 is Lockheed Martin's next-generation infrared search-and-track sensor capability, a long-wave infrared system that passively detects and tracks airborne targets at extended ranges. The Legion-ES configuration is designed for the F-16 to complement aircraft performance. WHY IT MATTERSTaiwan marks the first international ally to receive Lockheed Martin's Legion-ES IRST21 configuration. The Legion-ES is an embedded and fully integrated IRST system prov...