ATHENA smart sensor protects aircraft from heat-seeking missiles

Image caption: The ATHENA sensor. Northrop Grumman. Article by David Szondy. New Atlas – October 22, 2023. Source: Northrop Grumman.

Northrop Grumman has come up with a new warning sensor system called the Advanced Tactical Hostile Engagement Awareness (ATHENA), which is designed to defend aircraft against the threat of heat-seeking, shoulder-fired missiles. As recent events have so starkly demonstrated, among all the sophisticated weapon systems […]

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