Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Far from being retired, the storied U-2 is being upgraded into the U.S. Air Force’s first fully open mission systems compliant fleet.

The U.S. Army’s future aviation fleet could fly with a newly-developed electronic countermeasure suite.

Germany expected to make Tornado replacement decision by April 12.

Made by Lockheed Martin, Space Fence is expected to vastly increase the number of objects in orbit that can be tracked from Earth.

A return to peer-to-peer competition has shifted priorities for the Army’s intelligence branch.

The coronavirus crisis postpones algorithmic competition, but DARPA pushes ahead with development of AI for air combat.

The U.S. Marine Corps proposes a massive force structure shift, the largest for the amphibious force in nearly two decades.

The U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program has focused on future rotorcraft, but GA-ASI pursues the MQ-1C role for Advanced UAS.

A European Union-funded research project to improve aircraft ice protection is preparing upgraded wind tunnels for testing of a hybrid system capable of detecting icing caused by supercooled large droplets (SLD).

The demonstration phase of the KF-X radar program is over. A production-representative prototype is being built.

Radar development for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X is moving toward production of a prototype, following evaluation of a technology demonstrator in Israel and South Korea.

Despite COVID-19 Britain is undertaking its biggest defense and foreign policy review since Cold War.

A pending U.S. Navy contract will continue development and testing of a congressionally-directed radar upgrade option for the Northrop Grumman E-2D.

The U.S. Marine Corps has opted to pursue an unmanned family-of-systems instead of having one large expensive air vehicle.

LIG Nex1 is this year beginning a fourth phase in its effort to develop an advanced fighter radar, aiming at reducing the size of transmission and reception units so it can squeeze more power into the nose of a combat aircraft.

A coating that could cloak objects from infrared sensors by controlling their thermal radiation has been demonstrated by researchers at U.S. universities, with funding support from the U.S. Air Force and Navy.

Lockheed wants BAE to design and manufacture a new generation of infrared seekers for THAAD.

The contract for four sensors appears to be the most significant Japanese arms export contract since the country’s 2014 decision to lift its self-imposed ban on selling military equipment abroad.

At least two verification flights were planned for January, but Aerospace DAILY understands no RQ-4 flights have taken place from Sigonella.

Boeing has started delivering a new version of the Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kit with improved resistance to GPS jamming.

Elbit Systems of America will install pylon-based infrared missile warning systems for Air National Guard F-16s.

The five-year spending plan for the Advanced Battle Management System comes with some new and unique strings attached.

Key helicopter programs to protect new UK carriers are behind schedule, so race is on to get them ready for the first deployment.

Honeywell declared March 3 that it had achieved a “breakthrough” in quantum computing that will lead it soon to reveal the “world’s most powerful quantum computer.”

Can Ireland continue to rely on its British neighbors to meet its air defense needs, or should it stand on its own two feet?