Sensors

Brazilian Air Force, Embraer launch study for surveillance fleet

A military source tells Defense News that Brazil has started looking for options to replace its P-3AM Orion maritime patrol aircraft starting in 2031.

US Army’s new all-domain sensing team to wrangle sensor architecture

The Army's All-Domain Sensing Cross-Functional Team will focus on the challenge of building an architecture of sensors that can rapidly distribute data.

It looks like Pakistan bought a Chinese spy ship. What does it do?

The ship looks to be dimensionally comparable to Norway’s intelligence gathering vessels Eger and Marjata, Sweden’s Artemis, or Germany’s Oste class.

Marine Corps budget would add range, lethality to Force Design tools

Budget documents show a pause in NMESIS procurement, with zero units included in the FY25 request, after 24 in FY24 and 97 in FY23.

Pentagon to release Arctic strategy that outlines tech, presence needs

The Pentagon and the services are considering how and how often they should operate in the Arctic and what gear they require to do that.

US Army to stand up cross-functional team for deep sensing

The Army's newest modernization cross-functional team will focus on seeing farther and better.

Opinion

Adopt a treaty for semiconductor export control

The absence of a robust global semiconductor export control regime leaves the United States vulnerable in the technological race.

Secretive surveillance flights keep close watch on Russia and Ukraine

NATO policing of its airspace has ramped up since the Russian invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago.

Northrop to upgrade DIA systems in ‘Neptune Phoenix’ deal worth $700M

The DIA is revamping itself as the Pentagon shifts its geographic focus away from the Greater Middle East to confront Russian and Chinese ambitions.

Spy demonstrator planes log nearly 1,000 sorties in Europe and Pacific

As the first two jet-based ISR planes log hours in Europe and Pacific, two more will deploy in 2024.

Lockheed will deliver advanced TPY-4 radar to Air Force for evaluation

The system features an active electronically scanned array. Its many nodules allow for multitasking and rapid repogramming.

Lockheed seeks expanded roles for Q-53 radar including drone detection

“It’s legacy has been counter-fire,” said Lockheed Martin's David Kenneweg. “Now, we’ve got a multi-mission radar that does multiple things.”

Lockheed to ship advanced Sentinel A4 radars for US Army tests

The radar can plug into the Army’s Integrated Battle Command System, a key piece of the Pentagon’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy.

Opinion

US military must capitalize on civilian high-speed networks in Arctic

As Alaska looks to expand, harden and diversify its telecommunications infrastructure, DoD may find a path towards burden sharing, the author says.

Hicks to receive brief on first slate of joint tech experiments

The equipment undergoing testing includes communications systems and tools to confuse enemy sensors.

General Atomics, Spain’s Sener push sale of Reaper pods in Europe

The companies are gauging the market for a flight-certified carrier enclosure for housing their drone customers' sensor payloads.