Naval Sensor Systems

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This Spinning Camera On China’s Aircraft Carrier Is A Key Defense System This Spinning Camera On China’s Aircraft Carrier Is A Key Defense System

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 30, 2022

News & Features

Chinese Countermeasure Barge Covered In Radar Reflectors Emerges Chinese Countermeasure Barge Covered In Radar Reflectors Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 24, 2022

A picture of the US Navy's future Flight III Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas being fitted out, now with the fixed-face arrays for its new AN/SPY-6(V)1 installed.

Sea

First Images Of SPY-6 Radar Installed On New Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer First Images Of SPY-6 Radar Installed On New Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 12, 2022

News & Features

Russia Seems To Be Preparing The Vital Kerch Bridge For Missile Attacks Russia Seems To Be Preparing The Vital Kerch Bridge For Missile Attacks

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 6, 2022

Sea

USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated) USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 10, 2022

Air

Watch A P-3 Submarine Hunter’s Sonobuoy Dramatically Transform Once In The Water Watch A P-3 Submarine Hunter’s Sonobuoy Dramatically Transform Once In The Water

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2021

News & Features

Norwegian Undersea Surveillance Network Had Its Cables Mysteriously Cut Norwegian Undersea Surveillance Network Had Its Cables Mysteriously Cut

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 11, 2021

Sea

Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Tennessee Emerges From Refit Sporting A Flank Sonar Array Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Tennessee Emerges From Refit Sporting A Flank Sonar Array

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

Sea

Navy Destroyers Sport Large Satcom Domes On Their Flight Decks For Big Drone Exercise Navy Destroyers Sport Large Satcom Domes On Their Flight Decks For Big Drone Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 21, 2021

Sea

Royal Navy Submarine Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With Enhanced Wake Detection System Royal Navy Submarine Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With Enhanced Wake Detection System

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 2, 2021

News & Features

The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman

By Kevin Noonan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

Sea

How Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can’t Even See How Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can’t Even See

By Aaron Amick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Sea

How Warships Hunt For Enemy Submarines From A Veteran Submariner Who Has Been Hunted Many Times How Warships Hunt For Enemy Submarines From A Veteran Submariner Who Has Been Hunted Many Times

By Aaron Amick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Sea

The Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being Scrapped The Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being Scrapped

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Sea

Navy’s Troubled Stealth Destroyers May Have Radars Replaced Before Ever Sailing On A Mission Navy’s Troubled Stealth Destroyers May Have Radars Replaced Before Ever Sailing On A Mission

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 15, 2020

Sea

The Navy Is Building A Network Of Drone Submarines And Sensor Buoys In The Arctic The Navy Is Building A Network Of Drone Submarines And Sensor Buoys In The Arctic

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 1, 2020

News & Features

M80 Stiletto Is The Pentagon’s Stealthy Little Experimental Ship That Could M80 Stiletto Is The Pentagon’s Stealthy Little Experimental Ship That Could

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

News & Features

Japan Halts Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Plans Indefinitely Amid Public Opposition Japan Halts Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Plans Indefinitely Amid Public Opposition

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 15, 2020

Sea

USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Deploys With Powerful New Infrared Sensor System USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Deploys With Powerful New Infrared Sensor System

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

Sea

The Shadowy World Of Submarine And Ship-Launched Torpedo Countermeasures The Shadowy World Of Submarine And Ship-Launched Torpedo Countermeasures

By Aaron Amick

Updated on May 15, 2020

Sea

Modern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The Movies Modern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The Movies

By Aaron Amick

Updated on Apr 16, 2020

Sea

The Navy’s New Aircraft Carrier Has A Revolutionary Video System That Sees Everywhere All The Time The Navy’s New Aircraft Carrier Has A Revolutionary Video System That Sees Everywhere All The Time

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 2, 2020

News & Features

Photo Emerges Showing Sweden’s Stealthy Visby Class Corvette’s Tiny Radar Signature Photo Emerges Showing Sweden’s Stealthy Visby Class Corvette’s Tiny Radar Signature

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 5, 2019

News & Features

Retired Submariner Turned Gamer Gives Amazing Video Explainers On Sub Tactics And Tech Retired Submariner Turned Gamer Gives Amazing Video Explainers On Sub Tactics And Tech

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Sea

US Navy Destroyers And Royal Navy Ships Use These Big Blow-Up Anti-Ship Missile Decoys US Navy Destroyers And Royal Navy Ships Use These Big Blow-Up Anti-Ship Missile Decoys

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Sea

What U.S. Submariners Actually Say About Detection Of So-Called Unidentified Submerged Objects What U.S. Submariners Actually Say About Detection Of So-Called Unidentified Submerged Objects

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

News & Features

U.S. Warships Have This Seldom Discussed But Very Powerful Optical Targeting System U.S. Warships Have This Seldom Discussed But Very Powerful Optical Targeting System

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Sea

Behold The Navy’s New Radar For Nimitz Class Carriers And Amphibious Assault Ships Behold The Navy’s New Radar For Nimitz Class Carriers And Amphibious Assault Ships

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 22, 2019

News & Features

Trump’s Alarming Confusion Over Ballistic Missile Defense Surfaces Again In Japan Trump’s Alarming Confusion Over Ballistic Missile Defense Surfaces Again In Japan

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2019

News & Features

DARPA Wants to Use Fish and Other Sea Life to Track Enemy Submarines DARPA Wants to Use Fish and Other Sea Life to Track Enemy Submarines

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Sea

Shock Trials or No, the Navy’s Newest Supercarrier Is Still an Unreliable Debacle Shock Trials or No, the Navy’s Newest Supercarrier Is Still an Unreliable Debacle

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Sea

U.S. Navy’s Hugely Versatile SM-6 Missile Keeps Scoring Hits U.S. Navy’s Hugely Versatile SM-6 Missile Keeps Scoring Hits

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

News & Features

South China Sea Underwater “Environmental” Sensor Net Could Track U.S. Subs South China Sea Underwater “Environmental” Sensor Net Could Track U.S. Subs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Sea

Royal Navy Sub Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With A Wake Detection System Royal Navy Sub Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With A Wake Detection System

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 9, 2019

Sea

Pics Of USS Zumwalt While Replenishing At Sea Show Yet Another Non-Stealthy Antenna Pics Of USS Zumwalt While Replenishing At Sea Show Yet Another Non-Stealthy Antenna

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 20, 2018

News & Features

The Talos Missile Had A Wonderfully Complex Shipboard Assembly Line Of A Launch System The Talos Missile Had A Wonderfully Complex Shipboard Assembly Line Of A Launch System

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 3, 2018

Sea

The Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some Destroyers The Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some Destroyers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 13, 2018

News & Features

This Israeli Drone Ship May Be Small But It Packs A Big Torpedo This Israeli Drone Ship May Be Small But It Packs A Big Torpedo

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 29, 2016

Naval Sensor Systems(Page 2)

Latest in Naval Sensor Systems

This Spinning Camera On China’s Aircraft Carrier Is A Key Defense System This Spinning Camera On China’s Aircraft Carrier Is A Key Defense System

Chinese Countermeasure Barge Covered In Radar Reflectors Emerges Chinese Countermeasure Barge Covered In Radar Reflectors Emerges

First Images Of SPY-6 Radar Installed On New Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer First Images Of SPY-6 Radar Installed On New Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer

Russia Seems To Be Preparing The Vital Kerch Bridge For Missile Attacks Russia Seems To Be Preparing The Vital Kerch Bridge For Missile Attacks

USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated) USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated)

Watch A P-3 Submarine Hunter’s Sonobuoy Dramatically Transform Once In The Water Watch A P-3 Submarine Hunter’s Sonobuoy Dramatically Transform Once In The Water

Norwegian Undersea Surveillance Network Had Its Cables Mysteriously Cut Norwegian Undersea Surveillance Network Had Its Cables Mysteriously Cut

Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Tennessee Emerges From Refit Sporting A Flank Sonar Array Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Tennessee Emerges From Refit Sporting A Flank Sonar Array

Navy Destroyers Sport Large Satcom Domes On Their Flight Decks For Big Drone Exercise Navy Destroyers Sport Large Satcom Domes On Their Flight Decks For Big Drone Exercise

Royal Navy Submarine Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With Enhanced Wake Detection System Royal Navy Submarine Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With Enhanced Wake Detection System

The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman

How Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can’t Even See How Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can’t Even See

How Warships Hunt For Enemy Submarines From A Veteran Submariner Who Has Been Hunted Many Times How Warships Hunt For Enemy Submarines From A Veteran Submariner Who Has Been Hunted Many Times

The Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being Scrapped The Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being Scrapped

Navy’s Troubled Stealth Destroyers May Have Radars Replaced Before Ever Sailing On A Mission Navy’s Troubled Stealth Destroyers May Have Radars Replaced Before Ever Sailing On A Mission

The Navy Is Building A Network Of Drone Submarines And Sensor Buoys In The Arctic The Navy Is Building A Network Of Drone Submarines And Sensor Buoys In The Arctic

M80 Stiletto Is The Pentagon’s Stealthy Little Experimental Ship That Could M80 Stiletto Is The Pentagon’s Stealthy Little Experimental Ship That Could

Japan Halts Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Plans Indefinitely Amid Public Opposition Japan Halts Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Plans Indefinitely Amid Public Opposition

USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Deploys With Powerful New Infrared Sensor System USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Deploys With Powerful New Infrared Sensor System

The Shadowy World Of Submarine And Ship-Launched Torpedo Countermeasures The Shadowy World Of Submarine And Ship-Launched Torpedo Countermeasures

Modern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The Movies Modern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The Movies

The Navy’s New Aircraft Carrier Has A Revolutionary Video System That Sees Everywhere All The Time The Navy’s New Aircraft Carrier Has A Revolutionary Video System That Sees Everywhere All The Time

Photo Emerges Showing Sweden’s Stealthy Visby Class Corvette’s Tiny Radar Signature Photo Emerges Showing Sweden’s Stealthy Visby Class Corvette’s Tiny Radar Signature

Retired Submariner Turned Gamer Gives Amazing Video Explainers On Sub Tactics And Tech Retired Submariner Turned Gamer Gives Amazing Video Explainers On Sub Tactics And Tech

US Navy Destroyers And Royal Navy Ships Use These Big Blow-Up Anti-Ship Missile Decoys US Navy Destroyers And Royal Navy Ships Use These Big Blow-Up Anti-Ship Missile Decoys

What U.S. Submariners Actually Say About Detection Of So-Called Unidentified Submerged Objects What U.S. Submariners Actually Say About Detection Of So-Called Unidentified Submerged Objects

U.S. Warships Have This Seldom Discussed But Very Powerful Optical Targeting System U.S. Warships Have This Seldom Discussed But Very Powerful Optical Targeting System

Behold The Navy’s New Radar For Nimitz Class Carriers And Amphibious Assault Ships Behold The Navy’s New Radar For Nimitz Class Carriers And Amphibious Assault Ships

Trump’s Alarming Confusion Over Ballistic Missile Defense Surfaces Again In Japan Trump’s Alarming Confusion Over Ballistic Missile Defense Surfaces Again In Japan

DARPA Wants to Use Fish and Other Sea Life to Track Enemy Submarines DARPA Wants to Use Fish and Other Sea Life to Track Enemy Submarines

Shock Trials or No, the Navy’s Newest Supercarrier Is Still an Unreliable Debacle Shock Trials or No, the Navy’s Newest Supercarrier Is Still an Unreliable Debacle

U.S. Navy’s Hugely Versatile SM-6 Missile Keeps Scoring Hits U.S. Navy’s Hugely Versatile SM-6 Missile Keeps Scoring Hits

South China Sea Underwater “Environmental” Sensor Net Could Track U.S. Subs South China Sea Underwater “Environmental” Sensor Net Could Track U.S. Subs

Royal Navy Sub Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With A Wake Detection System Royal Navy Sub Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With A Wake Detection System

Pics Of USS Zumwalt While Replenishing At Sea Show Yet Another Non-Stealthy Antenna Pics Of USS Zumwalt While Replenishing At Sea Show Yet Another Non-Stealthy Antenna

The Talos Missile Had A Wonderfully Complex Shipboard Assembly Line Of A Launch System The Talos Missile Had A Wonderfully Complex Shipboard Assembly Line Of A Launch System

The Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some Destroyers The Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some Destroyers

This Israeli Drone Ship May Be Small But It Packs A Big Torpedo This Israeli Drone Ship May Be Small But It Packs A Big Torpedo

Naval Sensor Systems(Page 2)

Latest in Naval Sensor Systems

This Spinning Camera On China’s Aircraft Carrier Is A Key Defense System This Spinning Camera On China’s Aircraft Carrier Is A Key Defense System

Chinese Countermeasure Barge Covered In Radar Reflectors Emerges Chinese Countermeasure Barge Covered In Radar Reflectors Emerges

First Images Of SPY-6 Radar Installed On New Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer First Images Of SPY-6 Radar Installed On New Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer

Russia Seems To Be Preparing The Vital Kerch Bridge For Missile Attacks Russia Seems To Be Preparing The Vital Kerch Bridge For Missile Attacks

USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated) USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated)

Watch A P-3 Submarine Hunter’s Sonobuoy Dramatically Transform Once In The Water Watch A P-3 Submarine Hunter’s Sonobuoy Dramatically Transform Once In The Water

Norwegian Undersea Surveillance Network Had Its Cables Mysteriously Cut Norwegian Undersea Surveillance Network Had Its Cables Mysteriously Cut

Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Tennessee Emerges From Refit Sporting A Flank Sonar Array Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Tennessee Emerges From Refit Sporting A Flank Sonar Array

Navy Destroyers Sport Large Satcom Domes On Their Flight Decks For Big Drone Exercise Navy Destroyers Sport Large Satcom Domes On Their Flight Decks For Big Drone Exercise

Royal Navy Submarine Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With Enhanced Wake Detection System Royal Navy Submarine Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With Enhanced Wake Detection System

The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman

How Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can’t Even See How Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can’t Even See

How Warships Hunt For Enemy Submarines From A Veteran Submariner Who Has Been Hunted Many Times How Warships Hunt For Enemy Submarines From A Veteran Submariner Who Has Been Hunted Many Times

The Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being Scrapped The Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being Scrapped

Navy’s Troubled Stealth Destroyers May Have Radars Replaced Before Ever Sailing On A Mission Navy’s Troubled Stealth Destroyers May Have Radars Replaced Before Ever Sailing On A Mission

The Navy Is Building A Network Of Drone Submarines And Sensor Buoys In The Arctic The Navy Is Building A Network Of Drone Submarines And Sensor Buoys In The Arctic

M80 Stiletto Is The Pentagon’s Stealthy Little Experimental Ship That Could M80 Stiletto Is The Pentagon’s Stealthy Little Experimental Ship That Could

Japan Halts Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Plans Indefinitely Amid Public Opposition Japan Halts Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Plans Indefinitely Amid Public Opposition

USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Deploys With Powerful New Infrared Sensor System USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Deploys With Powerful New Infrared Sensor System

The Shadowy World Of Submarine And Ship-Launched Torpedo Countermeasures The Shadowy World Of Submarine And Ship-Launched Torpedo Countermeasures

Modern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The Movies Modern Submarine Torpedo Attacks Are Nothing Like What You See In The Movies

The Navy’s New Aircraft Carrier Has A Revolutionary Video System That Sees Everywhere All The Time The Navy’s New Aircraft Carrier Has A Revolutionary Video System That Sees Everywhere All The Time

Photo Emerges Showing Sweden’s Stealthy Visby Class Corvette’s Tiny Radar Signature Photo Emerges Showing Sweden’s Stealthy Visby Class Corvette’s Tiny Radar Signature

Retired Submariner Turned Gamer Gives Amazing Video Explainers On Sub Tactics And Tech Retired Submariner Turned Gamer Gives Amazing Video Explainers On Sub Tactics And Tech

US Navy Destroyers And Royal Navy Ships Use These Big Blow-Up Anti-Ship Missile Decoys US Navy Destroyers And Royal Navy Ships Use These Big Blow-Up Anti-Ship Missile Decoys

What U.S. Submariners Actually Say About Detection Of So-Called Unidentified Submerged Objects What U.S. Submariners Actually Say About Detection Of So-Called Unidentified Submerged Objects

U.S. Warships Have This Seldom Discussed But Very Powerful Optical Targeting System U.S. Warships Have This Seldom Discussed But Very Powerful Optical Targeting System

Behold The Navy’s New Radar For Nimitz Class Carriers And Amphibious Assault Ships Behold The Navy’s New Radar For Nimitz Class Carriers And Amphibious Assault Ships

Trump’s Alarming Confusion Over Ballistic Missile Defense Surfaces Again In Japan Trump’s Alarming Confusion Over Ballistic Missile Defense Surfaces Again In Japan

DARPA Wants to Use Fish and Other Sea Life to Track Enemy Submarines DARPA Wants to Use Fish and Other Sea Life to Track Enemy Submarines

Shock Trials or No, the Navy’s Newest Supercarrier Is Still an Unreliable Debacle Shock Trials or No, the Navy’s Newest Supercarrier Is Still an Unreliable Debacle

U.S. Navy’s Hugely Versatile SM-6 Missile Keeps Scoring Hits U.S. Navy’s Hugely Versatile SM-6 Missile Keeps Scoring Hits

South China Sea Underwater “Environmental” Sensor Net Could Track U.S. Subs South China Sea Underwater “Environmental” Sensor Net Could Track U.S. Subs

Royal Navy Sub Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With A Wake Detection System Royal Navy Sub Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With A Wake Detection System

Pics Of USS Zumwalt While Replenishing At Sea Show Yet Another Non-Stealthy Antenna Pics Of USS Zumwalt While Replenishing At Sea Show Yet Another Non-Stealthy Antenna

The Talos Missile Had A Wonderfully Complex Shipboard Assembly Line Of A Launch System The Talos Missile Had A Wonderfully Complex Shipboard Assembly Line Of A Launch System

The Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some Destroyers The Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some Destroyers

This Israeli Drone Ship May Be Small But It Packs A Big Torpedo This Israeli Drone Ship May Be Small But It Packs A Big Torpedo

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