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Articles Imaging
Using an Open Architecture Approach to Military Avionics
The system was developed to reduce the high number of controlled flight into terrain accidents in the southeast region of Alaska.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Rapidly Adaptable Standards-Compliant Radio
RASOR™, L3Harris’ new Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) solution, delivers next-generation JADC2-enabling capability to the U.S. military.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Through-Wall Imaging System
Camero-Tech has launched the Xaver™ 1000, a new generation of the Camero Xaver™ product line.
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
On the Hunt for Asteroids: Positioning an Occultation Telescope
"Early detection of a NEO headed for Earth would give us sufficient time to deflect the threat."
Briefs Data Acquisition
Sensor Breakthrough Paves the Way for a Map of the World Under Earth’s Surface
The sensor works by detecting variations in microgravity using the principles of quantum physics, which is based on manipulating nature at the sub-molecular level.
Application Briefs Imaging
Nano-UAV Systems
Extremely light and well-suited for operations in contested environments, nearly silent, and with a flight time up to 25 minutes, the combat-proven, pocket-sized Black Hornet PRS transmits live video and HD still images back to the operator.
Briefs Data Acquisition
Sensor Breakthrough Paves the Way for a Map of the World Under Earth’s Surface
The quantum gravity gradiometer was used to find a tunnel buried outdoors in real-world conditions one meter below the ground surface.
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Vehicle-Mounted Tactical Radars
Blighter will be supplying its B422 180-degree ground surveillance e-scanning radar in a vehicle-mounted configuration to be fitted to a six-wheeled UGV.
Briefs Design
Insect-Scale Robots Take Flight
Researchers built electroluminescent soft artificial muscles for flying, insect-scale robots.
Briefs Aerospace
Modeling Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) in Combat Simulations
During the 2021 Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Gap Forum, space intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) modeling was identified...
Articles Imaging
Understanding Cryocooled Infrared System Reliability
Where the ability to detect mid-wave infrared (MWIR) radiation is mission critical, readiness and the importance of long, maintenance-free infrared (IR) system operation is vital. In...
Blog Aerospace
SPIE Photonics West 2022: Reality Versus Virtual Reality
There are some things you just can't do at a virtual trade show. Editor Bruce A. Bennett walks the floor at SPIE Photonics West.
Articles Imaging
JADC2: Building the U.S. Military’s Internet of Things
The U.S. military's "Joint All Domain Command and Control" initiative wants to bring quick, seamless access to intelligence from any system in the battlefield.
Application Briefs Imaging
Long Range Uncooled Thermal Cameras
The Jaegar provides high levels of camera positioning accuracy.
Application Briefs Unmanned Systems
Tactical Data Link Software
This was the first UAS application in a Navy exercise for the proven capabilities of LinkPRO software.
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
2021 OEM Photonics & Imaging Directory
See top suppliers and manufacturers in over 20 categories, including high-speed cameras, sensors, and optical components.
Blog Imaging
DamageMap Uses AI to Spot Damage from Wildfires
A deep-learning approach from Stanford University detects property damage caused by wildfires.
Briefs Electronics & Computers
High-Resolution, Continuous Field-of-View, Non-Rotating Imaging System
Applications include planetary exploration and imaging systems used in surveillance, navigation, and target recognition.
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Impact of Satellite Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance on Modern Naval Operations
Army research is determining if afloat availability of satellite ISR has fundamentally changed naval operations.
News Defense
Register Now: Counter UAS Technology 2021
The two-day event highlights cutting-edge products and services designed to protect DoD personnel, equipment, and infrastructure from hostile drones.
Briefs Test & Measurement
The Purpose of Mixed-Effects Models in Test and Evaluation
While Defense Test and Evaluation (T&E) is different from agriculture, data attributes can be surprisingly similar.
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
Fighter Jet Armaments
The F3-R Rafale generates images in both the visible and infrared ranges.
Special Reports Imaging
Machine Vision/Camera Advances - July 2021
Advances in cameras and image sensors are transforming the factory floor, while also enabling exciting new applications in space robotics, medicine, and more. Read all about it in this compendium of...
Briefs Energy
Ultra-Thin, Energy-Efficient Photodetector Integrated with Gorilla Glass
This could lead to the commercial development of smart glass, with applications ranging from imaging to advanced robotics.
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Ultra-Thin Terahertz Source Paves the the Way to Next Generation of Communication Tech
Physicists from the University of Sussex have developed an extremely thin, large-area semiconductor surface source of terahertz, composed of just a...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Designing for the Connected Battlespace
Makers of 'Solider as a System' technologies must confront significant bandwidth and size, weight, and power (SWaP) constraints.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Multi-Sensor Electro-Optic Platform
Silent Sentinel’s offering includes a dual Electro-Optic/Infra-Red camera payload, a laser range finder, and a panoramic surveillance camera.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Feasibility Analysis of UAV Technology to Improve Tactical Surveillance in South Korea’s Rear Area Operations
Experimentation and analysis determined the optimum characteristics of an improved unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
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