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Military Sensor Solutions

For military applications, Amphenol Sensors provides advanced engineering design and product offerings to solve diverse challenges across today’s sophisticated military technologies and rugged applications. We provide sensor solutions for military aircraft, ground systems, vehicles, missiles, munitions, soldier-worn systems, unmanned systems, underwater naval applications, and space.

Temperature    Pressure    Gas   Vibration   Shock & G   Level  Position   Force   Acoustics

Solider-Worn Systems

● Temperature Sensors
● Pressure Sensors
● Gas Detection Sensors

Missiles • Munitions • Torpedoes

● Temperature Sensors
● 
Pressure Sensors
 Shock & Vibration Sensors
  Vibration Sensors
● 
Position Sensors

Space

● Temperature Sensors
● Pressure Sensors
Force Sensors
● Microphones
  Shock Sensors
  Vibration Sensors
● Gas Detection Sensors
● Position Sensors

Ground Vehicles

● Pressure Sensors
● Gas Detection Sensors
● Position Sensors
 Shock Sensors
● Ultrasonic Level & Concentration Vibration Sensors
● Vibration Sensors

Military Aircraft

● Gas Detection Sensors
● Pressure Sensors
● Vibration Sensors
● Ultrasonic Level Sensors
● Position Sensors

Naval

● Vibration Sensors
● 
Pressure Sensors
Microphones
● Gas Detection Sensors
● Position Sensors

● Temperature Sensors

Applications: Various
High accuracy
Proven reliability
Various temperature and resistance values

● Pressure Sensors

Application: Blast gauge
High stability
Miniature size
Low power requirements
Board-mounted

● Gas Detection Sensors

Application: detection of toxic gases
• Detectable gases: VOCs, CO 2, NO 2, NH 3
• Custom and robust packaging options

● Pressure Sensors

Applications: Engine fuel and air filter, transmission fluid, air blast measurement, underwater blast pressure measurement
• 
High accuracy
• 
Harsh media compatibility

● Gas Detection Sensors

Application: Fuel leakage
• 
0 to 100% LEL
• 
Approved EX-d
• 
Mechanically robust

Application: detection of toxic gases
• Detectable gases: VOCs, CO 2, NO 2, NH 3
• Custom and robust packaging options

● Position Sensors

Application: Multi-turn steering wheel angle
• 
Patented through-hole solution
• 
Long life for harsh environments

● Ultrasonic Level & Concentration Sensors

Applications: Fuel, coolant, hydraulic fluid, DEF SCR systems
• 
Continuous monitoring
• High
accuracy
• 
Robust, non-contact sensing

Applications: Wheel speed, engine speed and position
• 
Variable reluctance, active hall effect or magneto resistive sensors
• 
Zero speed, large air gap capability

● Vibration Sensors

Application: Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS)
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Rugged
• 
Reliable
• 
Durable
• 
Condition-based maintenance of vibrating / rotating parts
• Vehicle dynamics
• NVH
• Shock measurement due to blast

● Position Sensors

Application: Door control, armoured hatch control, suspension control, protective shield control, outrigger control, steering control
• 
Rugged design
• 
Reliable position feedback

● Temperature Sensors

Applications: Torpedo guidance and tracking
• 
High accuracy
• 
Proven reliability
• 
Various temperature and resistance values

● Pressure Sensors

Application: Torpedoes, air blast measurement, underwater blast pressure measurement
• 
Calibrated -55°C to +200°C
• 
Robust and rugged
• 
Long-term stability

● Gas Detection Sensors

Application: Fuel leakage
• 
0 to 100% LEL
• 
Approved EX-d
• 
Mechanically robust

● Shock & Vibration Sensors

Application: Fuzing and alarming
• 
Accelerometers
• 
Rugged, reliable, and durable

● Position Sensors

Application: accurate positioning
• Rugged design
• Reliable position feedback

● Gas Detection Sensors

Application: fuel leakage
• 
0 to 100% LEL
• 
Approved EX-d
• 
Mechanically robust

Application: detection of toxic gases
• Detectable gases: VOCs, CO 2, CO, NO 2, NH 3
• Custom and robust packaging options

● Ultra Low Pressure Sensors

Applications: Test/simulation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
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High stability
• 
High repeatability
Total error band
• 
Compact size

Applications: General military grade and barometric pressure
• 
Calibrated -40°C to +125°C
• 
High stability and repeatability
• 
Digital and amplified outputs

● Vibration Sensors

Application: Healt and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS)
• 
Rugged
Reliable
• 
Durable
• 
Condition-based maintenance of vibrating / rotating parts

● Ultrasonic Level Sensors

Applications: Fuel, coolant, hydraulic fluid, DEF SCR systems
• 
Continuous monitoring
• 
High accuracy
• 
Robust, non-contact sensing

Applications: Helicopter landing gear and fuel systems
• 
Absolute, gauge and sealed gauge
• 
From 3 psi to 7500 psi
• High
accuracy

VC Flight Test Accelerometers 
Applications: Flutter testing, vibration and g loading during maneuvers
• from 2 g’s to 200 g’s

6DoF Accelerometers and Rate Measurement
Applications: Aircraft, helicopter, and missile flight testing
•  Acceleration from 2 g’s to 500 g’s
• Angular range from 100 to 18,000 degrees per second

● Position Sensors

Application: automated positioning
• Rugged design
• Reliable position feedback

● Temperature Sensors

Application: Atomic clock
• 
Long-term stability
• 
Proven reliability
• 
All definitions and test methods per MIL-PRF-23648

● Pressure Sensors

Application: Satellite propulsion
 Robust and rugged 
 Long-term stability
 High repeatability
 High aacuracy

● Vibration Sensors

Applications: Vibration and shock testing of spacecraft before launch and during flight
 Hermetic and low outgassing accelerometers
 Force limited vibration testing sensors
 Shock accelerometers for explosive bolts and stage separation

High Temperature Accelerometers
Application: Rocket motor testing
 Continuous vibration measurement up to 760°C

Cryogenic Accelerometers
Application: Cryogenic fuel system testing
 Vibration measurement capability down to -269°C

● Pressure Sensors

Application: Combustion instability measurement
 Dynamic pressure measurement capability down to -240°C for cryogenic fuel system testing
 Dynamic pressure measurement capability up to 760°C for combustion instability measurement

● Microphones

Application: Acoustic stress testing of spacecraft before launch
 From 16 dB to 174 db

● Position Sensors

Application: unfolding control
• Rugged design
• Reliable position feedback

● Gas Detection Sensors

Application: fuel leakage
• 0 to 100% LEL
• Approved Ex-d
• Mechanical robust

Application: detection of toxic gases
• Detectable gases: VOCs, CO 2, CO, NO 2, NH 3
• Custom and robust packaging options

Major Markets Served

Thermometrics, Inc.
Temperature
Telaire
Gas & Moisture
NovaSensor
Pressure
Protimeter
Moisture Meters
Kaye
Thermal Validation
SGX Sensortech
Gas
Piher Sensing Systems
Position
Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
Vibration
Piezo Technologies
Ultrasonic
i2s
Pressure & Temperature
All Sensors
Ultra Low Pressure
SSI Technologies
Level, Quality, & Pressure
Exa Thermometrics
Temperature
PCB PiezotronicsEndevcoTemposonics
Aerospace (Commercial)
Airframe & Avionics
Engine
Flight & Ground Testing
Fuel Systems
In-Cabin & Galley
Wind Tunnel Testing
Agriculture
Air Quality (Indoor)
Air Handling Unit
Air Quality Monitoring
Clean Rooms
Filter Monitoring
Room Monitoring
Safety (Personal & Industrial)
Automation
Automotive
After-Treatment
Cabin Comfort
Engine Management
Fuel Handling System
HVAC
Powertrain
Safety Systems
Construction & Restoration
Electrification EV/HEV
Battery Coolant
Battery Pack
Cell Connection System (CCS)
Charger Connector
Motor Coil
Power Inverter/E-Motor
Thermal Runaway
Fuel Cell
Energy
Environmental Monitoring
HVACR
Air Handling Unit
Boiler Control
Building Pressurization
Chiller Control
Duct Measurement
Filter Monitoring
Outdoor Air
Room Monitoring
Water Management
HVAC - Medical Facilities
Air-Conditioning
Climate Control Systems
Differential Pressure Measurement
Equipment Conditions
Floor Heating
Fresh Air Ventilation Control
HMI Controls
Hospital Beds & Wheelchairs
Humidity Control
HVAC Refrigerant
HVAC Systems
Inline Oxygen Measurement
Medical Equipment
Heavy Equipment & Off-Road (HVOR)
After-Treatment
Cabin Comfort
Engine Management
Fuel Handling System
HVAC
Powertrain
Safety Systems
Industrial
Marine
Medical
Critical Care
Medical Instrumentation
Patient Monitoring
Respiratory Care
Surgical Assemblies
Military
Ground Vehicles
Military Aircraft
Missiles / Munitions / Torpedoes
Naval
Space
Soldier-Worn Systems
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
Oil & Gas
Pharmaceutical & Biotech
Process Control
Process Air
Process Equipment
Process Fluids
Process Gases
Process Automation
Railway
Thermal Validation