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Toyota Tops 12th Straight Supplier-Relations Survey
Toyota marks 12 straight years as the top performer in an annual study focused on OEM-supplier working relations. That consistency reflects the automaker’s engineering philosophy....
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Electric Mobile Machines Won’t Abandon Hydraulics
Equipment manufacturers in every major global market are launching full-electric and diesel-electric vehicles to respond to increasing market demands, reduce carbon footprints and stay...
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GM’s Hummer EV Is Still like Nothing Else
The revival of the Hummer brand has produced a vehicle that is concurrently of its time and a throwback to conspicuous consumption from the decade that spawned its predecessor. Like the original,...
Executive Viewpoints Unmanned Systems
Aftermarket Augments Off-Highway Autonomous Efforts
Continually transformed with more than a century’s advances in capabilities, hydraulics and fuel efficiency, today’s heavy mobile equipment must also become more intelligent and...
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New Biodiesel Strains Offer Measurable Gains
Extensive research and development of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a renewable and environmentally friendly fuel for diesel engines has been carried out by various OEMs and Tier 1s over...
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The Next Generation of Mission-Critical Communications Infrastructure is Here
The critical role of spectrum superiority in the success of battlefield campaigns is evidenced by the enormous investments being made in electronic warfare (EW)...
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SAE WCX 2022: All Transportation Modes Targeting Alternative Fuels
Although the auto industry is rushing to electrify, batteries, in their current state of development, aren’t the answer for many modes of transportation, or even many use...
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Designing Transportable, High-Performance AI Systems for the Rugged Edge
System design requirements are well understood for high-performance artificial intelligence applications destined to reside in enterprise or cloud data centers. Data...
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Digitalization in the Aerospace Sector
The aerospace and defense industry has laid ambitious plans to reconcile mobility with sustainability. Sustainable aviation fuels, electrification, hydrogen-powered aircraft and eVTOLS (electric...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Printing Metal Parts on a Ship
Senior level military members are constantly evaluating risk and finding ways to articulate and mitigate risks on the battlefield. When it comes to new technology adoption and consideration, these same...
Articles Defense
Pushing the Boundaries of RF Passive Hardware with Additive Manufacturing
Following significant impacts from COVID-19, the demand for satellite telecommunications services is rebounding to its historical trajectory of strong growth. With...
Articles Communications
What is Pulse Shaping?
Pulse shaping, as it is done today, is an effort to fix fidelity issues caused by the transmitting amplifier and is accomplished by a combination of imperfect methods, most external to the amplifier. This article will...
Briefs Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Support Environmental Applications within USACE Civil Works
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) flood risk management (FRM) mission strives to reduce the nation's flood risk and increase resilience to disasters. FRM is inherently interdisciplinary, requiring accurate identification of environmental, physical, and infrastructure features that can reduce risk from flood and coastal storm disasters.
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Dynamically Managing Task Allocation Between Humans and Machines in Surveillance Operations
Increasingly sophisticated technology must be leveraged in surveillance environments to enable eventually achieving the goal of allowing analysts to increase throughput by managing multiple simultaneous feeds.
Briefs Defense
Modeling Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) in Combat Simulations
During the 2021 Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Gap Forum, space intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) modeling was identified as...
Briefs Unmanned Systems
Environmental Applications of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Reconnaissance and Surveillance
Environmental engineering is the study of a...
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Missile Protection System
BIRD Aerosystems Herzliya, Israel+972 9-972-5700www.birdaero.com BIRD Aerosystems, a global provider of defense technology and solutions that protect the air, sea, and land fleets of governments and related agencies,...
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Cryocooler Technology
Northrop GrummanFalls Church, VA215-675-4949www.northropgrumman.com NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation, is one step closer to being fully commissioned. Enabled by...
Application Briefs Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC)Warminster, PA215-675-4949www.nasc.com Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC) announced the ongoing development of a new, multirole, jet-engine-powered, unmanned aerial...
Application Briefs Aerospace
CAD-CAM-CNC System
Siemens Industry, Inc.Munich, Germany1-800-743-6367www.siemens.com DMG MORI manufactures a wide variety of conventional chip-cutting and ultrasonic machining centers for OEMs and production job shops serving the aerospace...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Anti-Ship Missile
MBDAArlington, VA703-387-7139www.mbdainc.com MBDA’s new Marte ER anti-ship missile successfully completed its final test firing at the end of November 2021. Carried out at an Italian test range in Sardinia, the firing was a...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Hybrid Auxiliary Propulsion System
Leonardo DRS Inc.Arlington, VA571-447-4624www.leonardodrs.com Leonardo DRS Inc. recently announced that it has again been awarded a contract by Eastern Shipbuilding Group to provide the auxiliary propulsion...
Application Briefs Defense
Electric Satellite Thruster
IVO Ltd.Bismark, ND+1 701-390-9567https://ivolimited.us/ IVO Ltd., a company that specializes in capacitive based technologies, recently unveiled the IVO Quantum Drive, the first pure electric thruster for satellites...
Application Briefs Defense
Chemical Hazard Sensor
Teledyne FLIR DefenseWilsonville, OR+1 877-773-3547www.teledyneflir.com Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, teamed up with MFE Inspection Solutions to integrate the FLIR MUVE™ C360...
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New Products
Modeling and Simulation Software COMSOL (Burlington, MA) announced a major update to the COMSOL Multiphysics ® software version 6.0. The update builds out the Model Manager server with a web interface — an asset management...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Designing for Space and Other Extreme Environments
In aerospace and defense, applications rely on mission-critical components to ensure proper functioning in extreme environments. In the many instances in this field where...
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Allison Purpose-Builds More Powerful TerraTran Transmission
After more than two years of field testing and development, Allison has launched its new TerraTran off-highway transmission designed to meet the harsh operating conditions common...
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Making the Torque-Transfer Transition
A reckoning has arrived at suppliers whose product portfolios, engineering resources, and R&D activities are not aligned with the EV horizon. The challenge of pivoting their focus to...
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SAE WCX 2022: Paving the Way for the Hydrogen Highway
With the majority of public debate centering around the internal combustion engine (ICE)-to-EV transition, the engineering community continues to explore alternative forms of...
Executive Viewpoints Electronics & Computers
Solving the Challenges of Megawatt Chargers
The most significant barrier to the growth of electric vehicles (EVs) is the battery charging infrastructure. The availability of charging stations and the time required to recharge vehicles have...
News Energy
EV, Give Me Heat!
Cabin heating and cooling, and their negative impact on vehicle efficiency and range, are among the challenges still to be solved in battery-electric vehicles. For drivers and passengers, interior comfort — being warm...
Supplier Eye Manufacturing & Prototyping
Inflation Ignites Another Supplier Squeeze
For more than 100 years, OEMs and suppliers have partnered to build components, engineer and integrate systems, offer servicest, and even manufacture complete vehicles.
Podcasts Aerospace
3D-Printed Lubrication System for Single-Use Engines
CTO Daniella Sladen and her team at Zulu Pods have created an oil-delivery system that fits in the palm of your hand.
INSIDER Aerospace
B-21 Raider Passes First Loads Calibration Test
In early May, Northrop Grumman successfully completed the first — and most critical — loads calibration test of the first B-21 aircraft. The recent test is one of three major conditions...
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Short-Takeoff & Landing Capability to be Added to MQ-9B Aircraft
To further extend the versatility of its MQ-9B line of remotely piloted aircraft, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced that it will begin developing a...
INSIDER Aerospace
Air Force and Lockheed Martin Complete ARRW Hypersonic Boosted Test Flight
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully conducted a hypersonic-boosted flight test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) from the...
News AR/AI
Pushing the Boundaries of Automated Driving
In late April 2022, SAE Media editor Bruce Bennett spoke with Paul Mitchell, CEO of Energy Systems Network, a 13-year-old nonprofit organization that organizes and manages various public-private...
News Unmanned Systems
BMW Engineers for the EV-Transition Reality
When the time comes for the debut of a new generation of a German flagship sedan, it’s best to expect the incremental. Sure, there will be technology stretches and conveniences so impressive...
News Unmanned Systems
Navigating the Language of Vehicle Autonomy
Call them what you may – autonomous vehicles, automated vehicles, self-driving vehicles – they are coming. But you can’t buy one yet, and like many technological revolutions, capabilities...
INSIDER Photonics/Optics
New Technology Demonstrated During Arctic Exercise
During a multi-service exercise, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) successfully demonstrated a...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
Researchers Test Cooling Solutions for Directed Energy Weapons
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate recently signed a five-year Strategic Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with New Mexico State University...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Army Programs Promote Strength and Agility of Long Range Precision Fires
The Army understands that preparing for fast-paced, multi-domain conflict requires developing breakthrough warfighting systems and technologies, including the critical...
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Registration Closing for the Military Robotics and Autonomous USA Conference 2022
With critical host nation support and an unrivalled speaker line-up, the Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems USA Conference, taking place on June 20th and 21st, 2022, at the Hilton Arlington, Virginia, will ensure delegates are provided with vital updates on the...
INSIDER Aerospace
KC-46A Pegasus Approved to Refuel 97% of Joint Force Receivers
Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved a seventh Interim Capability Release mission set for the KC-46A Pegasus, increasing the aircraft’s operational...
INSIDER Aerospace
SAE International and IAQG Sign Global Aerospace Standards Agreement
The International Aerospace Quality Group® (IAQG) formally announced SAE International (SAEI) as the organization’s international standards publisher. The IAQG/SAE...
INSIDER Defense
Engineers Assess Flow Quality in Wind Tunnel Test Facility
Engineers at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex don’t always go with the flow. They realize that flow must be examined from time to time, as good flow quality is...
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VinFast Continues Assertive Expansion Plan
If the name VinFast seems unfamiliar, that’s no surprise. The Vietnamese automaker has been around for barely half a decade, its first product going on sale in its home market in 2019. But as...
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