Sensors

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Commercial Aerospace

How does an aircraft's flight control system work?

Learn how aircraft flight control systems use sensors, computers and actuators to respond to pilot commands, control movement and maintain stability.

Oct. 15, 2026

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Eleanor Simmons, a military intelligence officer with the 628th Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, connects wires to a Global Broadcast Service AN/TSR-11 in Laurel, Md. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Lamb and Sgt. Joshua Whitaker.

Electronic warfare webinar to examine sensing, signal processing, and decision-making in contested spectrum

Oct. 14, 2026

A Standard Missile -3 Block IB Threat Upgrade (SM-3 Blk IB TU) missile launches from the Japanese destroyer JS ATAGO (DDG-177) during Japan Flight Test Mission-05 (JFTM-05). MDA photo by Ryan Keith.

Raytheon receives potential $6.34 billion contract for SM-3 Block IB interceptors

Oct. 14, 2026

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How does a missile know where it is going?

Oct. 8, 2026

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Digital Force Technologies wins $500 million IDIQ for edge-based C-UAS systems

Oct. 8, 2026

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BAE Systems tapped to provide AN/ASQ-239 EW systems for F-35

Oct. 7, 2026

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How does synthetic aperture radar create an image?

Oct. 6, 2026

A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle prepares for taxi at El Mirage Airfield, Calif. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano.

Navy demonstrates autonomous mission-planning capability with MQ-20

Oct. 6, 2026

The Navy released this artist’s rendering of the Boeing F/A-XX, highlighting the Navy’s 6th-generation fighter intended to replace the service’s fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornets. U.S. Navy image.

Boeing wins $20 billion-plus F/A-XX development contract

Oct. 5, 2026

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