The U.S. Defense Department plans to test a new ballistic missile-tracking sensor on a medium-altitude MQ-9 Reaper drone. The Missile Defense Agency on Monday awarded a $10 million contract to ...

IR sensors rely on an emitter (IR LED) and a detector (photodiode or photoresistor) to measure infrared light and convert it ...

A Swedish test pilot prepares to fly a Brazilian F-39E Gripen. Credit: Saab Group Brazilian Air Force pilots have started assessing the Leonardo infrared search and track (IRST) sensor on the Saab ...

Japan's defense research organization successfully conducted the second airborne test of its infrared (IR) missile detection and tracking system during the Dec. 17 interception of a ballistic missile ...

The U.S. Navy has test flown a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet equipped with a new Lockheed Martin-built Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor pod for the first time. The test flight took place on Feb.

Teledyne Gas and Flame Detection is introducing a new infrared (IR) sensor for its class-pioneering OLCT 100 XPIR (explosion-proof IR) fixed gas detector that will bring the advantages of stable and ...

I recently had to build an infrared close proximity sensor that could tell if something was dropped in a parcel delivery drop box. After some searching, I ended up using a microcontroller and a piece ...