Emerging Trends and Challenges in Reconnaissance, Jamming, and Unmanned Vehicles Capabilities
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 1869
Special Issue Editors
Interests: algorithms signal; image and video processing; security digital signal processing; signal processing; acoustic analysis; pattern recognition; speech processing; electronic engineering
Interests: data gathering; wireless sensor networks；real-time systems; energy-efficient devices
Interests: channel modeling and simulation; localization and navigation
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Dear Colleagues,
The development of advanced technologies has historically been intertwined with various applications, including both civilian and defense contexts. This relationship became particularly evident in the 20th century with innovations such as radar systems, satellite communication, navigation technologies, and the Internet—technologies initially designed for specialized purposes that later found widespread civilian and commercial use. In recent decades, this dynamic has evolved further, with many technological advancements originating in the civilian sector and subsequently being adapted for specialized applications. Dual-use technologies, which can serve civilian and defense needs, have become a focal point in fields such as electronics and telecommunications.
In particular, the proliferation of autonomous platforms, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has brought about new challenges and opportunities for critical infrastructure protection and situational awareness. These developments have driven the adaptation and enhancement of radar, radio frequency, and acoustic sensors; data fusion techniques; and advanced signal processing. Techniques and systems originally designed for specialized contexts are increasingly relevant in areas such as counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UASs), sensor networks, and electromagnetic spectrum management.
This Special Issue of Sensors explores the latest advancements in reconnaissance, radar, jamming, and related systems, emphasizing dual-use technologies with applications across civilian and defense domains. Topics include trends, challenges, and innovative approaches in sensor networks, data fusion, signal processing, optoelectronic and satellite systems, electromagnetic compatibility, and the protection of critical infrastructure. By highlighting these intersections, this Special Issue seeks to foster research that bridges diverse domains and supports technological innovation for broader societal benefits.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Capability development, methods, applications, trends, and challenges in reconnaissance, jamming, and drone systems;
- Radio–electronic devices and systems;
- Imaging and optoelectronic reconnaissance;
- Satellite reconnaissance;
- Monitoring and management of the electromagnetic spectrum;
- Situational awareness and radio environment maps;
- Signal processing, data fusion, and semantic processing;
- Sensor networks;
- Applications of unmanned platforms;
- Sensors, effectors, and counter-drone systems (C-UASs);
- Electromagnetic compatibility and high-energy pulses;
- Microwave electronics and radar technology.
Dr. Jarosław Wojtuń
Dr. Mariusz Bednarczyk
Guest Editor Assistants
Dr. Jan Kelner
Prof. Dr. Zbigniew Piotrowski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drone
- unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
- sensor networks
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