Sensors

Air Force airmen load an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) at Prince Sultan Air Base Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Aug. 20, 2025
$3.5 billion contract to RTX Raytheon calls for sophisticated guided air-to-air missiles for the Air Force and for several U.S. military allies.
Navy submarines use a variety of electro-optical and RF and microwave sensors aboard modern vessels. The Multifunction Modular Mast (MMM) hoists sensors above the water's surface aboard submarines without traditional hull-penetrating periscopes.
Aug. 20, 2025
Multifunction masts are lifting mechanisms aboard submarines like the Virginia class that do not have traditional periscopes penetrating the hull.
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A weather balloon floats below clouds as shot from below.
Aug. 20, 2025
The instrument is compact enough for a variety of HALE vehicles, weighing less than 15 pounds (seven kilograms) and consuming fewer than 300 watts of power, about as much energy...
A weapon loader crew uploads a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile to an external pylon on a B-1B Lancer at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., last December.
Aug. 19, 2025
LRASM is designed to detect and destroy high-priority targets within groups of ships from extended ranges in electronic warfare jamming environments.
Blue Canyon Technologies
The Saturn 400 satellite rendered in orbit around earth
Aug. 19, 2025
The spacecraft bus also offers rideshare capability and supports higher power and volume scaling through larger solar arrays and scalable power subsystems of up to two kilowatts...