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Defense

Why the Air Force Is Using the Virtualitics AI Approach to Weapon Sustainment

Michael Amori, CEO and co-founder of Virtualitics, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain how the Air Force is using Integrated Readiness Optimization for weapons sustainment.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Ultraviolet Camera System for Small Satellites Could Advance Space Weather Studies

Virginia Tech researchers are collaborating with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to gain new insights on space weather and Earth's upper atmosphere.

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Sensors/Data Acquisition

Germany's New Military Surveillance Jet Completes First Flight

The Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (PEGASUS), a Bombardier Global 6000 jet modified to provide signals intelligence for the German Armed Forces, completed its...

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Power

Collins Develops Prototype High-Voltage Power Distribution Components for Clean Aviation SWITCH Engine

Collins Aerospace has completed prototype development of a solid-state power controller and power distribution panel as part of the...

Q&A

Software

Q&A: Envorso Wants to Help OEMs Make Better Software In-House

At the Reuters Automotive USA 2024 conference in Detroit, SAE Media had the opportunity to speak with Stuart Taylor, chief product officer of Envorso, a software consultancy...

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Energy

Liebherr Reveals Towering Battery-Electric Haul Truck

Liebherr and Fortescue unveiled their first autonomous battery-electric T 264 haul truck at MINExpo 2024, garnering a steady stream of attendees eyeing and climbing on the giant...

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Data Acquisition

Qualcomm Expands Line of SOCs

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. president and CEO Cristiano Amon is not humble. While announcing updates to the Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite platforms during the 2024 Snapdragon Summier in...

Technical Innovation

Propulsion

Shell’s Starship 3.0 NG Shines a Bright Light on Efficient Powertrain and Aero Tech

Innovation often comes a piece at a time, but what happens when you put all those pieces together at once? That is precisely the question Shell is...

Podcasts

Weapons Systems

Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination: The Army's Future Vision for Fused AI

U.S. Army leadership discusses how the Army wants to use AI and ML for processing, exploitation, and dissemination.

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Power

ZF CubiX Lays out One Future for Chassis Design

What can we expect from the chassis of the future? That was the question posed by ZF at a recent event staged at its UK Hub, a center for R&D into control, materials, mechatronics,...

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Test & Measurement

Patriot Missile Hits Target in Test of Upgraded ICBS Radar

Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 (PAC-3) missile successfully integrated with Raytheon’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar to defeat an...

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Robotics, Automation & Control

This Robot Dog Detects Nuclear Material and Chemical Weapons

Buckley Space Force Base is home to one of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) only two chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles (QUGV).

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Unmanned Systems

Integrating Sensor Data: Selecting an ADAS Decision-Making Process

Governments have been studying Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) since at least the late 1980s. Europe’s Generic Intelligent Driver Support initiative ran from...

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AR/AI

Honda Pioneering New Manufacturing Tech for Zero Electrified Platform

Honda has long been at the cutting edge of mobility and tech, with everything from the Asimo robot of 20 years ago to plans for reusable rockets to launch lightweight...

Podcasts

Aerospace

The Unusual Machines Approach to Low-Cost Drones and Drone Components

Unusual Machines CEO Allan Evans is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Testing the Viability of Autonomous Laser Welding in Space

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, recently participated in a parabolic flight experiment led by a team of scientists and engineers from The Ohio State University. The...

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Defense

Airbus Starts Operating 'Historic' First C295 Assembly Line in India

Airbus operates assembly lines and production sites around the world, but the Indian C295 program is the first time the company has deployed the entire production system...

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Unmanned Systems

New Drones and Software Selected for DoD's Replicator 1.2

In a Nov. 13 announcement, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced additional capabilities selected for accelerated fielding as part of the Replicator initiative. This...

News

Motion Control

Driving Success with the Software-Defined Product

Across industries, more and more products are becoming smart and connected devices. The cellphone is the quintessential example of this development. It has evolved beyond a single-purpose...

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Energy

Volvo XC90 Line-Up Keeps Hybrid Futures Safe

Two years ago in Stockholm, Volvo staged a splashy unveiling of its electric EX90 SUV, and boldly claimed it would ditch gasoline cars entirely by 2030. Here in Gothenburg, Volvo boldly claimed...

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Energy

Honda Unveils Solid-State Battery Demonstration Production Line

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is taking the next step in bringing its proprietary solid-state batteries to production. The automaker unveiled its demonstration production line for...

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Imaging

Inside Tesla's Cybercab Future

For over a decade, the autonomous vehicle problem has been far more difficult than originally expected for every company involved. The landscape is littered with abandoned attempts.

Podcasts

Manned Systems

Scaling Manufacturing and Production for 'Data as a Service' Electric Drone

Fatema Hamdani, co-founder of Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Toyota Tacoma’s Resin Seat Named SPE’s 2024 Best Automotive Plastic Innovation

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) announced the winners of the 53rd annual Automotive Innovation Awards Gala (IAG) in mid-November, naming Toyota’s...

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Aerospace

Accelerating Climate-Compatible Aircraft Design with AI

The path to climate-compatible flying involves energy-efficient aircraft, low-emission engines and optimized flight paths. Digitalization can accelerate these developments, for example...

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Government

German eVTOL Company Needs Buyers to Keep Manufacturing Operations Alive

Lilium, the Munich, Germany-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer, has appointed financial services firm KPMG to conduct an open,...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

GKN Aerospace Reinvigorates Supply Chain to Deliver First C-27J Nacelles to Leonardo in Over 5 Years

GKN Aerospace announced the successful delivery of the first two C-27J nacelles to Leonardo Aircraft since 2018, marking a significant...

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Software

European Aerospace Companies Developing Prototype AI to Protect Aircraft Systems

A total of 28 European aerospace industry partners, start-ups and research centers have joined forces on the new Artificial Intelligence Deployable Agent...

Articles

Unmanned Systems

Making Software-Defined Vehicles Cyber-Secure

There is one sure-fire way to secure commercial vehicles from cyber-attacks. “You just remove the connectivity,” quipped Brandon Barry, CEO of Block Harbor Cybersecurity and the moderator...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Securing the Software-Defined Vehicle

Old car models with mechanical components are rapidly giving way to the increasingly software-defined vehicle (SDV) with features that not only allow drivers and passengers to stay connected to the...