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The AN/SAR-8 Infrared Search and Target Designation System was an infrared search and track (IRST) system developed by Spar Aerospace, General Electric Aerospace, Computing Devices Canada, and Scientific Atlanta for the United States Navy and Royal Canadian Navy during the Cold War. It was intended for use aboard Halifax-class frigates and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers along with other ships operated by both nations. The IRSTD System was to provide increased anti-ship missile defense capabilities to warships by detecting sea skimming anti-ship missiles that could not be tracked with radar due to their very small radar signatures. The AN/SAR-8 was designed to interface with both the Improved Basic Point Defense Missile System and Aegis Combat System. It was never fielded, with only one Advanced Development Model (ADM) and two Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) units being built prior to cancellation.