Sensor

Apr- 2025 -

2 April

ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) optical sensor.

Shield AI Delivers First ViDAR Optical Sensors for US Marine Corps Drones

Shield AI has delivered its first ViDAR optical sensors to the US Marine Corps to support drone operations with AI-enabled solutions.

Mar- 2025 -

21 March

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Elwave to Field Anti-Mine Sensor for Ukraine

French drone developer Elwave will deploy its Tetrapulse sensor for Ukraine’s underwater mine countermeasure operations.

19 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Combat Vehicles to Receive ELTA’s Multi-Mission/Multi-Sensor Suite

ELTA North America has been awarded a contract to supply its Multi-Mission/Multi-Sensor Suite (M3S2) for US military combat vehicles.

Feb- 2025 -

5 February

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for Next-Gen F/A-18 Sensors

The US Navy has formally declared initial operational capability for the next-generation infrared sensors designed for the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

Dec- 2024 -

11 December

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

BAE Wins $12M DARPA Contract to Develop High-Temperature Sensor Tech

BAE has secured a $12 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance sensor withstanding extreme hit.

Nov- 2024 -

14 November

Land

A U.S. Army M1135 CBRN reconnaissance vehicle assigned to the 63rd Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade is staged at a range during a crew live-fire exercise at Fort Cavazos, Texas, August 1, 2024. The 2nd Chemical Battalion's mission is to discover, encounter, and neutralize chemical, biological, or nuclear threats across the United States and abroad. They hold unique detection capabilities by being one of the only active-duty chemical battalions in the U.S. Army. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alejandro Carrasquel)

Rojoef Manuel

Teledyne FLIR to Upgrade US Army’s M1135 Stryker CBRN Vehicle

Teledyne FLIR Defense has signed a $168.3-million framework agreement to launch low-rate initial production of sensors for the US Army’s M1135 Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles.

14 November

Americas

Joe Saballa

RTX Completes ‘Most Complex’ Live-Fire Test of LTAMDS Radar

RTX has announced the successful completion of the “most complex” live-fire test to date for its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor.

14 November

Europe

Fennek Light Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle

Rojoef Manuel

German Fennek Recon Vehicles to Receive Hensoldt Sensor Upgrades

Hensoldt has secured a contract to enhance the sensor capabilities of 90 German Fennek armored reconnaissance vehicles.

Oct- 2024 -

31 October

Asia Pacific

Rendered photo of C2 Robotics Australia Speartooth LUUV

Christine Casimiro

Thales Australia, C2 Robotics Partner to Enhance ‘Speartooth’ LUUV

Thales Australia will integrate its sovereign sonar sensor technology into “Speartooth,” a large uncrewed underwater vehicle (LUUV) made by Australian company C2 Robotics.

Aug- 2024 -

16 August

Technology