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Design

AUSA 2025: Secretary Driscoll Wants Army to Save Time and Money by 3D-Printing Replacement Parts

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's brutally honest keynote speech to open AUSA's 2025 annual meeting included a focus on how much money the...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

MAPS GEN II: Navigation System Upgrades for Army Vehicles

Fielding of the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System, MAPS, GEN II hardware is underway across the Army to provide increased operational effectiveness with...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Satellite Communications for the Army’s NGC2 Pilot

Kymeta Corporation has been selected as a multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) capability provider for the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) Pilot with the...

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Weapons Systems

AUSA 2025: The Army's New Anti-Vehicle Terrain Shaping Munition is Ready for Deployment

Textron Systems recently delivered the first XM204 Top Attack Munition to the U.S. Army in support of its European operations. XM204 is an anti-vehicle...

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Aerospace

In-Flight 3D Printing of Drone Parts on a Black Hawk Helicopter

The Indiana Army National Guard, in collaboration with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, achieved a historic milestone during August's...

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Defense

Anduril Brings AI-Powered Display to New EagleEye Army Helmets

Anduril has unveiled its new EagleEye artificial intelligence (AI)-powered helmet designed to meet the startup company's vision of turning every warfighter into a connected node...

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Connectivity

A Wearable Next-Generation Tactical Networking System for Dismounted Military Operations

Silvus Technologies has developed a new chest-mounted tactical networking system that delivers mission-critical connectivity and data access for...

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Research Lab

Two of the Army's Lead Technology Researchers Retire

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, or DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory (ARL) recently announced the retirements of two of its longest standing researchers: Chief...

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Electronics & Computers

AUSA 2025: New CMOSS Chassis, Plug-in-Card Prototypes in Development for Army Vehicles

The U.S. Army has selected two companies to develop prototype chassis and plug-in-cards for aviation and ground vehicles. The selection is the Army’s...

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Aerospace

Army Conducts First Switchblade 600 Loitering Munition Live-Fire Exercise

As part of Pegasus Charge, 1st Cavalry Division's effort in support of the Army's "Transforming in Contact" initiative to modernize armored formations, soldiers assigned...

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Defense

Scaling Precision: Designing and Manufacturing the Army's Next-Generation Strike Missile

As the U.S. Army transitions into a new era of modernization, its Precision Strike Missile program is a powerful example of how innovation at scale can...

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Podcasts
Unmanned Systems

Designing Low-Cost, Long-Range Autonomous Strike Drones

MGI Engineering recently unveiled their new long-range autonomous precision strike drone, TigerShark, at the 2025 DSEI event in London. MGI is a U.K.-based engineering consultancy founded by former F1 Chief Designer Mike Gascoyne. Gascoyne is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain how MGI is leveraging their history of collaborating with F1 racing teams to design low cost precision strike drones that can be manufactured at scale.

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News
Automotive

5 More HP for 2026 Kia Sportage: First Drive

For 2026, Kia kept the powertrain from last year’s Sportage Hybrid as it made light updates to the look and interior. The automaker has been in the hybrid business for a while, but the automaker is still looking to make a splash in the gas-electric space. Read on to learn more.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Mobileye Ready to Meet FMVSS 127 with Vision-Only System

In April 2024, the U.S. DoT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finalized a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard to make automatic emergency braking (AEB), including pedestrian AEB, standard on all passenger cars and light trucks by September 2029. While other companies use at least two sensors in their AEB systems, Mobileye said it can meet the new FMVSS No. 127 rule with a vision-only system. Read on to learn more.

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Energy

Experts agree on need for large-scale fire testing of battery energy storage systems

A panel of four battery testing experts from different fields agreed that large scale fire testing, as called for in a proposed update to testing standard...

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Energy

Battery Show: Bosch Rexroth adds HS linear motion, 6D floating prototype to multi-axis systems

Bosch Rexroth displayed new battery automation solutions at The Battery Show 2025 in Detroit this week, focusing on making batteries in a more...

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Energy

Battery Show: Pickering 5-amp battery simulator speeds up BMS testing

Engineers looking for a new way to simulate battery cells as they develop new battery management systems might be interested in the latest PXI battery simulator modules...

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Energy

GM to have LMR long-distance battery deployed by 2028

A GM battery executive told an audience at the Battery Show North America audience Tuesday that the company would deploy a lithium manganese-rich (LMR) battery by 2028 in some of its...

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Automotive

Designing Secure Automotive HSM Solutions

Modern vehicles require advanced cybersecurity to protect critical systems. A fully open source and portable hardware security module (HSM) framework simplifies embedded security across diverse...

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Energy

Battery Show 2025: Freudenberg’s new busbar seals handle the bends

As EV battery designs continue to explore new pack shapes, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed a new, flexible busbar sealing technology that enables...

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News
Communications

AI-Powered Military Communications at the Tactical Edge

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Fuse Integration CEO Sumner Lee is the guest to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining how military communications and networks are leveraged in contested environments.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Meet Arc: Inversion's New Autonomous Space Vehicle for Logistics and Hypersonic Testing

Inversion, the California-based defense and space manufacturing startup, has unveiled its new flagship space vehicle designed for cargo delivery...

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Aerospace

Air Force Streamlines Tactical Communications with Portable Command and Control Unit

The 90th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight was given the opportunity to exhibit a project after four years of development at the...

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Aerospace

Four Recent GE Aerospace Research Breakthroughs in Propulsion and Autonomous Flight

At the Air & Space Forces Association (AFA)’s 2025 Air, Space & Cyber Conference, GE Aerospace highlighted four recent research and development...

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Robotics, Automation & Control

A New Quantum Materials Research System

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have a powerful new tool to accelerate discovery in quantum materials for advanced electronics. The laboratory recently completed installation of...

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Articles
Manned Systems

JCB Heads to the Front of the Line

JCB recently announced that it has secured a contract to provide 4CX backhoe loaders to the United States Marine Corps. According to JCB, the agreement includes not only machines but also attachments...

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Original Equipment
Transportation

ZM Trucks Starts Production in Fontana, California

In late August, ZM Trucks celebrated the grand opening of its U.S. headquarters and assembly facility in Fontana, California. SAE Media was in attendance for the opening ceremony, which included the U.S. debut of the ZM8 Class 4/5 truck. Read on to learn all about it.

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Products
Electronics & Computers

New Products

See the new products, including Littelfuse's Pxxx0S3H SIDACtor® Protection Thyristor Series; Knowles Corporation's Type BLS 125°C DC-Link Capacitors for harsh environments; Aitech's Aitech A230 Vortex AI GPGPU supercomputer; and more.

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Application Briefs
RF & Microwave Electronics

Vulcan Rocket Completes First National Security Launch for Space Force

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur V rocket recently completed its first National Security Space Launch mission for the U.S. Space Force. Read on to learn more about it.

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