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Quantum Sensing Enters DoD Landscape in First-of-a-Kind Gyroscope Space Demonstration
The Defense Science Board identified three areas of quantum technology that will be most relevant to the Department of Defense's (DoD) technological...

INSIDER Defense
Air Force Performs First Test of Microwave Counter Drone Weapon THOR
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) conducted a demonstration on April 5, 2023, of its high-power microwave counter drone weapon, the Tactical High-power...

Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Handheld Targeting System
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Northrop Grumman the initial production and operations contract for the Next Generation Handheld Targeting System (NGHTS).

INSIDER Data Acquisition
Army Integrated Sensor Architecture Modernization Effort Continues
Developers and engineers at the Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) Integration Directorate have been modernizing the US...

INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Tailoring the Optoelectronic Properties of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Sensing and Electronics
A team of Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, researchers partnered with Pennsylvania State University to publish an article in...

INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Northrop Grumman Developing Next Generation F-35 Radar Upgrade
Northrop Grumman is developing AN/APG-85, an advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for the F-35 Lightning II. The radar will serve as an upgrade to the...

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Ensuring Aircraft Safety by Optimizing Ice Protection Systems
By Boris Marovic and Thierry Olbrechts, Siemens Digital Industries Software

INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Air Force Conducts Aircrew Chemical Weapon Protection Test
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing and the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron recently executed an in-flight vapor purge test in a F-15E Strike...

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.

INSIDER Motion Control
Fly-by-Wire Inceptor Developed for eVTOL Aircraft
Sensata Technologies has developed a new fly-by-wire inceptor for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and has provided prototypes to several advanced air mobility...

Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Cryocooler Technology
Northrop Grumman
Falls Church, VA
215-675-4949
www.northropgrumman.com
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation, is one step closer to being fully...

Application Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Chemical Hazard Sensor
Teledyne FLIR Defense
Wilsonville, OR
+1 877-773-3547
www.teledyneflir.com
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, teamed up with MFE Inspection Solutions to integrate the...

INSIDER Unmanned Systems
First Annual Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology USA
SMi is proud to present the 1st annual Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology USA conference, taking place on the 5th and 6th of May 2022 in Arlington,...

INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport Demos Ground-Based Detect and Avoid Flight
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the Autonomous Pod Transport’s (APT) successful demonstration of a ground-based Detect and Avoid (DAA)...

INSIDER Photonics/Optics
Research Could Lead to Noise Reduction in Aircraft Engines
Through a Small Business Innovative Research contract awarded to MetroLaser, Inc., by the U.S. Navy, a system is being developed to measure the gas velocity of engine exhaust to...

INSIDER Imaging
Mounted Troops to Get High-Tech Situational Awareness Tools
Mounted armored vehicles such as the Bradley have long been used as heavy weapons platforms with long range sensors to hunt targets and provide armored transportation to...

Briefs Electronics & Computers
Development of a 94 GHz Radar System for Dedicated Bird Detection at Airports and Airfields
BIRDAR™ detected small birds at distances of 1.2 to 1.3 km and large birds.

INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Unlocking the Digital Potential in Composite Manufacturing
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has worked with the National Composites Centre (NCC), Cranfield University and aerospace engineering...

INSIDER Weapons Systems
Egypt’s Apache Helicopter Fleet to Get Upgraded Sensor Systems
Lockheed Martin received a $102 million contract award to upgrade 25 of Egypt’s AH-64D Apaches to the E-model version of the aircraft. This modernization for the Egyptian...

INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Technology Companies Work to Combat Pilot Fatigue
Collins Aerospace and Seeing Machines, a leader in eye tracking and driver safety technology, are working together to develop and deliver revolutionary fatigue management technology...

Application Briefs Transportation
Ultraviolet Detector
Teledyne e2v has been contracted by the European Space Agency (ESA) to enhance its previously supplied CCD69 detector.

INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers Developing Prototype of Next-Gen Night Vision Technology
Three University of Arkansas researchers — electrical engineering professor Shui-Qing “Fisher” Yu, Distinguished Professor Greg Salamo, and Jin Hu, assistant...

INSIDER Materials
Military Tests New Chemical Agent Detection Systems
Warfighters from across the nation conducted operational testing of new chemical agent detection systems between October and November. Through these warfighters’ efforts, data was...

Articles Unmanned Systems
Developing Object Detection Systems for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Truly autonomous UAVs will require computer vision and navigation, cooperation between autonomous vehicles, and explainable and robust AI.

Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Minehunting System
A towed sonar array from Abaco Systems uses multiple sensors to identify and detect mine-like objects.

Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
3D Data Acquisition Platform for Human Activity Understanding
A computational approach for action prediction can extend to machines and also promote further research in human prediction and intention sensing.

Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Satellite Paves the Way for Improved Storm Tracking
Microwave radiometers on current satellites are about the size of a washing machine. On TROPICS’ small satellites, the radiometers are about the size of a coffee mug.

INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Weapons Testing System Produces Richer Data, Saves Time and Money
A team of Sandia National Laboratories engineers developed a new testing capability in support of its nuclear weapons mission. The team completed their first...

Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Migrating Advanced Signal Processing Technology to Rugged SFF Platforms
By enabling distributed system architectures, SFF systems and subsystems solve many of the toughest problems facing embedded system designers.

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