Featured in sensorsBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2022ShareSM-6 Missiles Are America’s Only Defense Against Hypersonic Weapons Missile Defense Chief SaysThe US military’s ability to intercept hypersonic weapons, as well as just detect and track them, remains incredibly limited at best as threats grow. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021ShareStratolaunch To Build Aerial Target For U.S. Hypersonic Defense TestingThe company, which operates the Roc, the world’s largest airplane, said it would shift focus to providing high-speed flight test services two years. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2021ShareRetired Marine C-9B Jet Transport Is Getting Second Life As An Air Force Sensor TestbedThe Marine Corps had been the last operator of these militarized McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airliners, retiring its last examples four years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareThis Is The Pentagon’s $27 Billion Master Plan To Deter China In The PacificThe plans include calls for deploying long-range missiles in the Western Pacific, new missile defenses and sensor networks, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021ShareRoyal Navy Submarine Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With Enhanced Wake Detection SystemThese somewhat exotic non-acoustic sensors that were once mainly found on Soviet submarines would help supplement sonar when searching for other subs. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 1, 2020ShareThe Navy Is Building A Network Of Drone Submarines And Sensor Buoys In The ArcticAs the Arctic literally and figuratively heats up, the Navy is looking to drastically increase its awareness of what is going on up there. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareNo, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland ProtestersThe highly adaptable aircraft was photographed carrying a large sensor turret and a podded system. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBehold the Pioneering A-6C Intruder With its Massive Ventral Sensor PodThe Intruder came in many flavors, but the rare A-6C was perhaps the most interesting. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2019ShareChina’s New Surveillance Blimp In The South China Sea Is Likely Just The BeginningTethered sensor-laden aerostats are a low-cost way for China to expand its situational awareness in the region and to help defend its island outposts. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2019ShareBYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareThe Navy’s Secretive And Revolutionary Program To Project False Fleets From Drone SwarmsThe advanced electronic warfare program uses swarms in the air and sea to cooperatively fool a wide variety of sensors dispersed over a large area. BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 3, 2019ShareAir Force Wants Super Realistic Mock Launchers So It Can Replicate An S-300 SAM SystemThis follows the acquisition of two mobile radars from Ukraine in the past year, including one associated with the S-300. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 3, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2019ShareDARPA Starts Work On “Glide Breaker” Hypersonic Weapons Defense ProjectThe program’s main goal is to find ways to make America’s enemies think twice before using hypersonic weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 5, 2019ShareThis Is What Color Night Vision Looks Like And It Stands To Be A Game ChangerThe stereotypical green-tinged view one gets from existing night vision optics may soon be a thing of the past. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 5, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareCongress Demands Space-Based Missile Defense Weapons and Sensors No Matter WhatThe latest draft defense spending bill orders the Pentagon to develop these systems even if its own experts oppose them. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareDARPA Wants to Use Fish and Other Sea Life to Track Enemy SubmarinesAs part of a larger “Ocean of Things,” an array of sensors would watch marine animal activities for signs of man-made intruders. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNavy’s Sea Hunter Drone Ship Is Getting A New Owner, New Abilities, and a SisterThe service has taken over the project from DARPA and is looking to transform it from an experiment to an operational asset as fast as possible. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2022ShareSM-6 Missiles Are America’s Only Defense Against Hypersonic Weapons Missile Defense Chief SaysThe US military’s ability to intercept hypersonic weapons, as well as just detect and track them, remains incredibly limited at best as threats grow. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021ShareStratolaunch To Build Aerial Target For U.S. Hypersonic Defense TestingThe company, which operates the Roc, the world’s largest airplane, said it would shift focus to providing high-speed flight test services two years. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2021ShareRetired Marine C-9B Jet Transport Is Getting Second Life As An Air Force Sensor TestbedThe Marine Corps had been the last operator of these militarized McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airliners, retiring its last examples four years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareThis Is The Pentagon’s $27 Billion Master Plan To Deter China In The PacificThe plans include calls for deploying long-range missiles in the Western Pacific, new missile defenses and sensor networks, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021ShareRoyal Navy Submarine Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With Enhanced Wake Detection SystemThese somewhat exotic non-acoustic sensors that were once mainly found on Soviet submarines would help supplement sonar when searching for other subs. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 1, 2020ShareThe Navy Is Building A Network Of Drone Submarines And Sensor Buoys In The ArcticAs the Arctic literally and figuratively heats up, the Navy is looking to drastically increase its awareness of what is going on up there. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareNo, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland ProtestersThe highly adaptable aircraft was photographed carrying a large sensor turret and a podded system. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBehold the Pioneering A-6C Intruder With its Massive Ventral Sensor PodThe Intruder came in many flavors, but the rare A-6C was perhaps the most interesting. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2019ShareChina’s New Surveillance Blimp In The South China Sea Is Likely Just The BeginningTethered sensor-laden aerostats are a low-cost way for China to expand its situational awareness in the region and to help defend its island outposts. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2019Share
BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareThe Navy’s Secretive And Revolutionary Program To Project False Fleets From Drone SwarmsThe advanced electronic warfare program uses swarms in the air and sea to cooperatively fool a wide variety of sensors dispersed over a large area. BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 3, 2019ShareAir Force Wants Super Realistic Mock Launchers So It Can Replicate An S-300 SAM SystemThis follows the acquisition of two mobile radars from Ukraine in the past year, including one associated with the S-300. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 3, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2019ShareDARPA Starts Work On “Glide Breaker” Hypersonic Weapons Defense ProjectThe program’s main goal is to find ways to make America’s enemies think twice before using hypersonic weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 5, 2019ShareThis Is What Color Night Vision Looks Like And It Stands To Be A Game ChangerThe stereotypical green-tinged view one gets from existing night vision optics may soon be a thing of the past. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 5, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareCongress Demands Space-Based Missile Defense Weapons and Sensors No Matter WhatThe latest draft defense spending bill orders the Pentagon to develop these systems even if its own experts oppose them. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareDARPA Wants to Use Fish and Other Sea Life to Track Enemy SubmarinesAs part of a larger “Ocean of Things,” an array of sensors would watch marine animal activities for signs of man-made intruders. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNavy’s Sea Hunter Drone Ship Is Getting A New Owner, New Abilities, and a SisterThe service has taken over the project from DARPA and is looking to transform it from an experiment to an operational asset as fast as possible. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
