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Sensors/Data Acquisition

SAE Automotive Podcast: Autonomous Driving Technology

Bringing and keeping robotaxis on the road requires a village.

Q&A

AR/AI

Hydraulics Remain Relevant in Software-defined Future

Bosch Rexroth engineering manager says hydraulics will remain relevant in software-defined future.

Original Equipment

Design

CONEXPO 2026: Volvo CE to Reveal New Articulated Hauler and Short-swing, Compact and Wheeled Excavators

Volvo CE set to reveal new articulated hauler and short-swing, compact and wheeled excavators.

Articles

Weapons Systems

Smarter Pyrovalve Alternatives for Modern Missile and Munition Launcher Applications

If you’re exploring alternatives to your current pyrovalve, this article shares best practices to help guide your design: what to use instead, how to make the switch, and who can help you navigate the transition to ensure mission success.

Articles

Photonics/Optics

Aerospace Aluminum Laser Welding: Advancing Material Performance for the Future of Flight

Together, microsecond pulsing, alloy-specific pulse shaping, core-and-ring beam modulation, and controlled oscillation provide far greater precision than CW welding. Read on to learn how.

Articles

Manned Systems

Model-Based Design Is Shaping the Next Phase of eVTOL Systems Development

During a recent interview with Aerospace & Defense Technology, Paul Barnard, Application Engineering Manager, MathWorks, provided insights on how the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector is tackling the complexities of eVTOL systems design, with a focus on batteries, avionics and other critical systems. Read on to learn more.

Articles

RF & Microwave Electronics

How RF-over-Fiber is Providing the Backbone of Next Generation Mil/Aero Networks

RF and fiber have long co-existed within modern military and aerospace systems, with each medium dedicated to separate, mission-critical roles. Increasingly, however, system designers are turning to RF-over-fiber (RFoF) architectures to bridge the gap between over-the-air RF interfaces and the long, interference-resistant transport advantages of fiber. Read on to learn more.

Articles

RF & Microwave Electronics

NASA Demonstrates a First-of-Its-Kind Space Communications

NASA's Space Communications and Navigation Program and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory have successfully tested wideband technology that allows spacecraft to communicate with both government and commercial networks for the first time. Read on to learn more.

Briefs

Test & Measurement

A Rainfield Simulator for Hypersonic Testing

The eventual goal is to be able to characterize and model vehicle reactions with rainfields at hypersonic velocity.

Briefs

Materials

Next Generation Carbon Fiber Composites 3D Printer for Hypersonic Research

In collaboration with Auburn University’s Center for Polymers and Advanced Composites and the Department of Aerospace Engineering, the institute recently acquired a CF3D Enterprise Cell — a next-generation 3D carbon fiber composites printer set to define the future of the nation’s hypersonic programs. Read on to learn more.

Briefs

Aerospace

The Critical Impact Of SAE Aerospace Standards: Certified AS1895/7 and /23 Metal Seals

As the aerospace sector evolves to meet sustainability goals, enhance efficiency, and reduce lifecycle costs, the importance of durable, lightweight, and high-performance sealing solutions will only grow. Read on to learn more.

Application Briefs

Manned Systems

The B-52’s New Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar System

Boeing delivered the first B-52 Radar Modernization Program flight test aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for testing with the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The test aircraft is equipped with an APQ-188 active electronically scanned array radar system that is akin to those on fighter aircraft. Read on to learn more.

Application Briefs

Manned Systems

The New Evio Hybrid Electric Regional Aircraft

Evio Inc. made its public debut in December with the launch of its Evio 810 hybrid-electric regional aircraft, having secured conditional purchase agreements and options for 450 aircraft, targeted to enter into service by the early 2030s. Read on to learn more.

Application Briefs

Manufacturing & Prototyping

Factory-as-a-Service for Missile Production

Lockheed Martin and Hadrian signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the pace and value of advanced manufacturing at Lockheed. Read on to learn more about it.

Application Briefs

RF & Microwave Electronics

Preparing Germany’s New Surveillance Aircraft for Service

Hensoldt, Lufthansa Technik Defense, and Bombardier Defense have reached another key milestone in the Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System program: the first aircraft has arrived in Germany. Read on to learn more.

Products

Software

New Products

See the new products, including Pacific Defense's SDR4320VP, its newest ultra-wideband software-defined radio transceiver; Microchip Technology's Radiation-Tolerant ATA6571RT CAN FD Transceiver; Smalley's Nestawave™ — the spring that redefines compact power; and more.

Articles

Manufacturing & Prototyping

Plasma Surface Activation for Stronger, More Durable CFRP Bonds in Aerospace

Achieving reliable adhesive bonds on CFRP surfaces remains a persistent engineering challenge. Plasma surface treatment has emerged as a pivotal solution, offering a fast, controllable, and non-destructive way to increase surface energy, improve wettability, and enhance adhesion across complex geometries. Read on to learn more.

Technology Report

Transportation

GM Announces SAE Level 3 Autonomy and SDV Technology

While full autonomy continues to be a work-in-progress, automakers have been rolling out various degrees of SAE Level 2 driver assistance, including hands-off, eyes-on systems from BMW,...

Technology Report

Motion Control

Engineering Flexibility into EV Powertrains

When developing specialist and performance EVs, the challenge goes far beyond selecting an off-the-shelf powertrain. Each manufacturer brings unique performance targets, packaging constraints, and...

Road Ready

Transportation

2026 Nissan Sentra Review: Putting the Pieces Together

The Nissan Sentra has provided straightforward behavior and performance for sedan shoppers in the U.S. for over forty years. For 2026, Nissan took the solid 2025 model and made enough mechanical tweaks and visual changes to call it an all-new vehicle. Read on to learn more about it.

News

Transportation

AI Influence on ICE Design

Experts offer their outlook on the future of heavy-duty internal combustion engines, and of course AI will play a role.

Technology Report

Materials

Now Playing: MUSiC, the First Multi-user Silicon Carbide Fabrication Facility in the U.S.

The University of Arkansas opens the nation’s first multi-user silicon carbide fabrication lab.

Articles

Manufacturing & Prototyping

Rewriting the Engineer’s Playbook: What OEMs Must Do to Spin the AI Flywheel

The automotive industry’s future hinges on a new AI-native engineering workflow.

Technology Report

Connectivity

Mercedes Brings Music Production Into the Backseat

Mercedes program helps musicians, producers work on the go from the back seat of a vehicle.

Road Ready

Energy

2026 Nissan Leaf First Drive: Fun and More Efficient

By law, you have to mention that at one time, the Nissan Leaf (actually, LEAF, which stands for Leading Environmentally-friendly Affordable Family car) was the number one selling EV in the...

Articles

Robotics, Automation & Control

Etching for a Greener Future

Chemical etching doesn’t make headlines like a new EV launch or hydrogen refueling station, but it’s a quiet enabler.

Technology Report

Software

Survey: QNX Finds Challenges, Openings in SDV Work

QNX recently released the latest version of its safety-certified operating system.

Podcasts

Defense

How Sift's Unified Observability Platform Accelerates Drone Innovation

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology Podcast, we learn about a new tool that could help manufacturers optimize the way they design and create new drones. Austin Spiegel, CTO of Sift, is the guest to explain their "unified observability platform" and how drone manufacturers can leverage it to optimize their design, validation, manufacturing, and overall engineering processes from prototype to operations.

Webinars

Power

E/E Architecture Redefined: Building Smarter, Safer, and Scalable Vehicles

The automotive industry is undergoing a transformative shift with the rise of electrification, connectivity and software-defined vehicles (SDVs). This webinar explores...

Technology Report

RF & Microwave Electronics

Microvision Aquires Luminar, Plans Relationship Restoration, Multi-industry Push

Microvision has completed its acquisition of Luminar, once a shining star of the lidar sector that entered its Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December.

INSIDER

Aerospace

Breakthroughs in Testing Solid-Fuel Ramjets Advance Research

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are developing the next generation of solid-fuel ramjet (SFRJ) propulsion, addressing one of the field’s most persistent...

INSIDER

Wearables

A Next Generation Helmet System for Navy Pilots

The U.S. Navy is giving its fixed-wing pilots a next generation helmet system that represents one of the most significant modernization efforts for Navy aircrew flight equipment in recent...

INSIDER

Materials

Argonne AI Tools Power Safer, Faster Aerospace Inspections

Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping industry move faster, safer and smarter. A research collaboration among Spirit AeroSystems Inc., the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s)...

Podcasts

Aerospace

SiPhog Technology: Enabling GPS‑Independent Flight for Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, we sit down with the CEO of Anello Photonics Mario Paniccia to explore how their breakthrough SiPhog technology is transforming drone navigation. Listen now!

Articles

Automotive

Faraday Future Says New Robot Business Not a Pivot, but a Plus

Faraday Future launches a line of primarily humanoid robots.

INSIDER

Manned Systems

Modular Mission Computer Upgrades for the Air Force C-17 Globemaster III Fleet

Boeing has selected Curtiss‑Wright Corporation to supply a new generation of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)‑aligned mission computers for the U.S. Air...

INSIDER

Aerospace

Additive Manufacturing Lab Boosts Operational Readiness for Legacy Air Force Aircraft

A small team at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is using cutting-edge additive manufacturing technology to...

INSIDER

Manufacturing & Prototyping

New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production

The Defense Department has announced new separate framework agreements with RTX’s Raytheon and Lockheed Martin aimed at rapidly scaling production of both...

News

Sensors/Data Acquisition

Startup Neumo Says It Can Detect Impaired Drivers by Scanning Brain Waves

Neumo claims its new application of decades-old technology can help detect impaired drivers by monitoring brain waves.

Editorial Webinars

Power

Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty

Zero-carbon fuels are gaining momentum for hard-to-electrify mobility sectors as well as for stationary power generation. Hydrogen internal combustion engines are staking their claim as a future...

Podcasts

Unmanned Systems

How a New DHS Office Is Redefining Counter Drone Deployment

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology Podcast, Jeffrey Starr, CMO of D‑Fend Solutions, breaks down what this new office means for advancing counter‑UAS capabilities in civilian airspace. We also explore DHS’s newly announced $115 million investment in counter‑drone systems to help secure America250 celebrations and FIFA World Cup 2026 venues.

Technology Report

Unmanned Systems

Mobileye, VW Gearing Up for 100,000 AVs by 2033

The building blocks for the partnership’s large autonomous driving fleet include video, lidar and radar data from around 100 ID.Buzz AD test vehicles running in Europe and the U.S.

INSIDER

Defense

Time-Sensitive Networking for the Army’s HADES Jets

TTTECH North America has been selected by the U.S. Army to provide advanced Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) solutions for its High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES)...

INSIDER

Design

Northrop's New Multifunction Active Electronically Scanned Array

Northrop Grumman has introduced Valen, the newest multifunction active electronically scanned array (AESA) in the company’s advanced sensing portfolio. Valen's next...

INSIDER

Aerospace

Air Force Validates Software Architecture for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

The U.S. Air Force has achieved another development milestone for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program by demonstrating the performance of...

News

Automotive

First Drive: 2026 Subaru Outback Wilderness

The Subaru Outback Wilderness is bigger, bolder, and more capable.

Technology Report

Sensors/Data Acquisition

Aumovio’s Remote Temp Sensor Far More Accurate for E-mobility

Aumovio’s remote temp sensor is more accurate and requires fewer rare earth materials to be used in e-motors.

News

Automotive

Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck

Ford is focusing on efficiency to build its $30,000 electric pickup in 2027.

News

Transportation

Sony Honda Afeela Prototype 2026 Was the Easier Engineering Challenge

Sony Honda Mobility will add a larger, SUV-like EV to the Afeela family, previewed by the Prototype 2026.

Podcasts

Energy

Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology Podcast, Sesame Solar Co-founder and CEO Lauren Flanagan explains how the company’s new mobile hydrogen‑powered nanogrids are redefining what’s possible for long‑range drone operations. Listen now!

Articles

Power

Mercedes Unveils S-Class Amidst Celebrating 140 Years

Mercedes-Benz is celebrating a landmark. It's been 140 years since Carl Benz filed a patent for the first automobile. Fast forward to Stuttgart, Germany in January 2026, where Mercedes took the wraps off the latest generation S-Class, the jewel in the automaker's crown. Read on to learn more.

Webinars

Semiconductors & ICs

Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive & Transportation

Engineers face increasing pressure to design power distribution units (PDU) that can support higher complexity, greater electrification, and stricter safety...

Editorial Webinars

Unmanned Systems

Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle

Noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) is critical in cars because it directly shapes the driver and passenger experience. This 60-minute webinar from the editors of...