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Light, Rigid, and Accurate at Supersonic Speed
http://foundrymag.com/materials/light-rigid-and-accurate-supersonic-speed

The F-35 EOTS system is housed in a lightweight beryllium-aluminum structure, a material selected because of its “specific stiffness,” i.e., the material’s elastic module divided by its density, which results in a light but remarkable stable structure that supports the system’s requirement for stability in the critical task of locating, sighting, and fixing a target on the fast-moving jet.


According to the developers, the F-35’s EOTS is first sensor to combine forward-looking infrared and infrared search and track functionality, thereby enhancing the pilots’ situational awareness, and allowing aircrews to identify areas of interest, perform reconnaissance, and deliver laser and GPS-guided weapons with precision.

Lockheed Martin confirms it has delivered more than 130 systems for the F-35 Lightning II.

The beryllium-aluminum structure, originally milled from ingots produced from powder metals and formed by hot isostatic pressing, has been converted to a series of investment castings designed by Lockheed Martin and two foundries — IBC Engineered Materials and Materion Brush Beryllium & Composites.