Sensors

The Infrared Search and Track (IRST) mounted on a F/A-18F Super Hornet jet fighter-bomber at China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, Calif.
Super Hornet IRST Block II long-wave infrared detection sensor targets enemy aircraft in conditions where radar cannot or should not be used.
Oct. 9, 2025
A rendering of the Next-Gen GEO OPIR space vehicle
Oct. 9, 2025
U.S. Marines load an Advanced, Medium-Range, Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), onto an AV-8B Harrier aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in February 2022.
Oct. 7, 2025
An MQ-9 Reaper UAV is upgraded with SkyTower II Pod that will be deployed to Marine Corps' squadron next year to enhance operational capability.
Oct. 6, 2025
A Navy operations specialist seaman operates the AN/SPS-73(V)12 RADAR SET ON THE bridge of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in June 2022.
Oct. 6, 2025
Dreamstime photo
Drone flying at the airport near an aircraft leading to a possible crash or accident. Illegal UAV flight inside the airport conceptual montage
Oct. 3, 2025
Crewmen aboard the Virginia-class submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) guide a Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo during a weapons offload at Guam Naval Base last February.
Oct. 2, 2025
An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) off the coast of California.
Oct. 2, 2025
The Air Traffic Navigation, Integration and Coordination System conducts simulated nighttime airfield operations at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., last August.
Oct. 1, 2025

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