How to Use electro-optical in a Sentence

electro-optical

adjective
  • On top is a large electro-optical turret that houses the laser.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Both versions can use electro-optical and infrared cameras.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
  • After launch, the onboard computer uses an electro-optical camera to track the target’s outline.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Operators can engage threats from several miles away using electro-optical guidance systems.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
  • China has also unveiled a two-seater variant of the J-20, which features a new electro-optical sensor system, a revised paint scheme, and other refinements.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Among the systems presented was an anti-drone swarm platform with a detection range of roughly 6 miles, combining radar, electro-optical and electromagnetic sensors to track aerial threats.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
  • These include electro-optical sensors, strike munitions, and communication relay systems.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
  • According to Merio, the Milvus gimbal (a stabilized camera/turret unit) houses electro-optical and infrared sensors plus the laser designator.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
  • For surveillance, the system integrates high-resolution electro-optical and thermal cameras, supported by a 20x optical zoom.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Last month, a low-observable electro-optical targeting system (EOTS), Toygun, was integrated with the drone.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Sensors mounted on the vessel, including radar and electro-optical tracking systems, monitor the UAV’s position relative to the landing platform.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
  • The system provides an additional defensive layer against unmanned systems, especially reconnaissance drones that rely heavily on cameras and electro-optical sensors.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
  • The interceptor transitions to autonomous flight in the terminal phase, using onboard electro-optical seeker and machine vision capabilities to acquire, track and neutralize the target.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
  • Operators can equip the drone with various payloads, including electro-optical and infrared sensors, laser illuminators, and communications relay systems.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Jackal employs an electro-optical/infrared guidance system with automatic target recognition capability.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
  • The photos show an F-22A flying with angular, low-observable external tanks and two faceted pods mounted under the wings, one of which appears to include a transparent forward aperture consistent with an infrared or electro-optical sensor.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Equipped with high-resolution electro-optical, infrared, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors, UAVs can detect, track, and monitor enemy movements in real time.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
  • Other companies, such as BlackSky and Maxar, are providing their own electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imagery—that is, images in the visible and infrared light spectrums—commercially.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • How active protection systems work An APS integrates radar, electro-optical and infra-red (EO/IR) sensors, a fire control processor, and a countermeasure launcher into a single defensive suite mounted on an armored vehicle.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
  • The company pointed out that WESCAM MX-Series EO/IR systems bring a new generation of forward-looking infrared and electro-optical sensor capability to a market where advanced asymmetrical threat identification technologies have become a necessity.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Unmanned threats that require faster responses L3Harris tested the passive capabilities using WESCAM MX-Series electro-optical/infrared sensors integrated with Shield AI’s Tracker counter-UAS software to detect multiple classes of unmanned aerial systems.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The system combines a command post known as the Fire Distribution Center, Raytheon’s AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel 3D radar, electro-optical and infrared sensors, and multiple missile launchers equipped with AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM).
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025

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