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Whether you’re researching biological and germ warfare, intelligence surveillance, sensor networks, or any other aerospace and defense technology, IEEE is your gateway to the most vital information in the industry today. With the intuitive IEEE Xplore® Digital Library, you’ll find the journal articles, conference proceedings, and standards needed to lead aerospace and defense innovation.

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Essential IEEE Content in Aerospace and Defense Technology

IEEE content remains crucial to the aerospace and defense industry—providing research in a wide variety of topics through the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

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IEEE Information Drives Technology Patents

Today’s aerospace and defense organizations deliver new patented technologies at an ever-increasing pace, based on research that is at the forefront of the industry. Organizations like Airbus, Boeing, BAE Systems, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman all cite high proportions of IEEE literature in patents for new technology.

Patent references to IEEE papers have increased 864% since 1997 and recent studies of the top patenting companies show that IEEE scientific and technical articles are cited nearly 3 times more often than any other publisher.

17 of the top 20 Aerospace and Defense companies subscribe to an IEEE online product.

(Source: 2025 Forbes Global 2000 rankings)

IEEE Leads Aerospace and Defense

IEEE enables innovation as a leading developer and producer of content across a wide range of industries, from standards to conferences, eBooks, and eLearning courses for aspiring individuals and growing organizations. Below is a sampling of IEEE content.

Journals

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine
Journal of Lightwave Technology
IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine
IEEE Security & Privacy Magazine
IEEE Sensors Journal
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Conferences

IEEE AUTOTESTCON
IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics, and Photonics Technology Conference
IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology
IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference
IEEE Radar Conference
IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference
Integrated Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance Conference
International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies
International IEEE Conference on Microwaves, Communications, Antennas, and Electronic Systems

Standards

1672 IEEE Standard for Ultrawideband Radar Definitions—Corrigendum 1
1554 IEEE Recommended Practice for Inertial Sensor Test Equipment, Instrumentation, Data Acquisition, and Analysis
1293 IEEE Standard Specification Format Guide and Test Procedure for Linear, Single-Axis, Nongyroscopic Accelerometers Corrigendum 1: Changes to Annex K and Annex L
802 IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview and Architecture
671 IEEE Standard Specification Format Guide and Test Procedure for Nongyroscopic Inertial Angular Sensors: Jerk, Acceleration, Velocity, and Displacement Corrigendum 1: 4.7.2.6 Short-Term Stability and Annex A Sensor Dynamic Block Diagrams

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