Sensors

Sensors inform the mission in places and in ways like no other technology can, whether mounted on spacecraft or a tactical vehicle, providing mission-critical intelligence.

To win battles of information, the US Army will need deep sensing and data handling

The service wants to use sensors to "see" across the larger distances expected for future battles. And deeper sensing makes more data to process and understand.

2 weeks ago

Army orders 2 prototype sensor suites for next-generation surveillance plane

The sensors will be part of the Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES), an undetermined aircraft that will be one piece of the service's family of deep-sensing systems.

3 months ago

Battlefield Tech

With the submarine threat on the rise, the US Navy looks to autonomous water sensor drones

The Navy is upgrading its fleet of underwater sensing drones.

Secrets of Tempest’s ground-breaking radar revealed

Radar engineers on the sixth-generation Tempest fighter program say they will break data-processing records by way of miniaturization and going digital.

8 months ago

Thales launches small AESA radar for small aircraft

The French defense ministry wants the AirMaster C sensor for its future Guépard helicopter, according to the company.

11 months ago

Air Force doesn’t have enough drone pilots or sensor operators, GAO says

The shortage of drone pilots and sensor operators is making it harder for the Air Force to balance those airmen’s time between engaging in combat operations and conducting non-combat activities.

15 months ago

Where the next iteration of the Army’s network capabilities is heading

The Army is finishing up a list of requirements for technologies it needs for the next round of its network modernization capabilities, known as Capability Set 23.

17 months ago

Three obstacles are slowing space sensors for hypersonic threats

Three obstacles impede progress on America's ability to track both emerging hypersonic missiles and today’s ballistic missile threats.

18 months ago

Done deal: Boeing will have to rip and replace KC-46 sensor and camera systems on its own dime

Boeing will have to do a comprehensive redesign of the Remote Vision System's hardware and software.

18 months ago

BAE nabs next-gen seeker design work for US Army’s missile defense system

BAE Systems has won a contract from Lockheed Martin to design a next-generation seeker for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon system.

19 months ago

Raytheon plows ahead to build US Army’s future radar

Raytheon's first Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor antenna array has passed through initial tests and heads to outdoor testing.

19 months ago

Top enlisted soldier tries 'do-it-all’ goggle being tested by Army, Marines

The Army wants to begin buying 40,000 sets of IVAS starting next year.

19 months ago