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Application Briefs Weapons Systems
All Environment (AE) Unmanned Aircraft System
“The Puma AE unmanned aircraft system enables frontline forces to gather real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in any operational environment,” said AeroVironment's Trace Stevenson.
Briefs Test & Measurement
The Purpose of Mixed-Effects Models in Test and Evaluation
While Defense Test and Evaluation (T&E) is different from agriculture, data attributes can be surprisingly similar.
Articles Aerospace
Communicating Via Long-Distance Lasers
There’s a better way to use light to communicate over long distances: lasers.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Migrating Advanced Signal Processing Technology to Rugged SFF Platforms
By enabling distributed system architectures, SFF systems and subsystems solve many of the toughest problems facing embedded system designers.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Satellite Antennas
ThinKom Solutions, Inc., has been selected to supply phased-array satellite terminals for "communications on-the-move."
Articles Data Acquisition
Ruggedization of Electronics for Deployed Military Environments
Commercial-grade electronics will simply not survive in the extremes of military environments.
Products Data Acquisition
New Products
Mezzanine modules, voltage-controlled oscillators, cold-weather servo motors, and more.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Nonlinear Effects in Transformation Optics-Based Metamaterial Shields for Counter Directed Energy Weapon Defense
Applying an iterative solution to the Maxwell equations may accommodate the nonlinear effects produced by directed energy weapons.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Radar Recording Proves Next-Level System Performance
As radar and electronic warfare systems contend with an increasingly crowded environment, recording tests, interactions, and conflicts provide valuable insight.
Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
MIL-DTL-32628/01-X Reusable EMI Shield Termination Band on MIL-DTL-38999 Electrical Connector Accessory Braid Termination/Tensile Qualification Test
A series of reusable bands were evaluated for tensile strength performance.
Application Briefs Imaging
Fighter Jet Armaments
The F3-R Rafale generates images in both the visible and infrared ranges.
Articles Test & Measurement
Facing 5G New Radio (NR) Test Challenges
The use of CA, MIMO, and beamforming technologies will lead to more antennas and radio ports that need to be tested.
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
Secure Wireless Communication System
pureLiFi has announced a new deal to supply the US Army Europe and Africa with Kitefin™, a next generation optical wireless communication system
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Pulse Plasma Nitriding for Aerospace Applications
Aerospace manufacturers who depend on nitriding components can benefit from greater uniformity of results, better-protected materials, and increased throughput.
Briefs Aerospace
Counter-Directed Energy Weapons: Defense of Air Assets
The global proliferation of directed energy weapon technology presents a new threat for the United States.
News Unmanned Systems
Advanced Mobility, Rideshare Pilot Programs Expand
Transportation-sector entities and cities and towns around the globe are continuing to define the role of ridesharing – while vehicle automation, the efficiency- and resource-maximizing...
Articles Design
The Inside Story on Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Qualcomm Technologies leverages its mobile, compute and systems engineering experience to deliver next-gen automotive technologies for telematics, digital cockpit, C-V2X, ADAS and Car-to-Cloud...
News Unmanned Systems
Designing and Assessing Vehicle Safety Functions with a Use Case Approach
The required capabilities of a vehicle’s systems and components will vary depending on the scenarios and use cases in which they are expected to safely operate. This...
INSIDER Propulsion
Machine Could Power the Future of Aviation Propulsion
A one-megawatt electric motor that could help propel future, more environmentally friendly and economically sustainable aircraft was tested by NASA and its industry and academic...
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Training Drones to Avoid Obstacles at High Speeds
The faster drones fly, the more unstable they become and at high speeds, their aerodynamics can be too complicated to predict. Crashes, therefore, are a common and often spectacular occurrence....
News Software
Lincoln Unveils Tech-Refreshed 2022 Navigator
Lincoln has revealed a refreshed 2022 Navigator that sees no drivetrain or electrification upgrades, but gains a smattering of thoughtful technology, including a hands-free advanced...
News Sensors/Data Acquisition
Processing Capability TOPs-Out to Expand Vehicle Automation
Sensors are the vehicle’s eyes and ears, but their inputs must be analyzed, processed and acted upon. A hefty amount of computing power is needed to fuse complex data from...
News Robotics, Automation & Control
From AUVSI 2021: Man’s Next-Best Friend
One of the most interesting — and definitely the most entertaining — technologies on display at this year’s AUVSI XPONENTIAL trade show was Boston Dynamics’s aptly named Spot robot.
INSIDER Communications
Researchers Bring Attack-Proof Quantum Communication Two Steps Forward
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a method for secure communication that uses quantum mechanics to encrypt information. While the security of QKD is unbreakable in...
INSIDER AR/AI
AI Research Strengthens Certainty in Battlefield Decision-Making
A new framework for neural networks’ processing enables artificial intelligence to better judge objects and potential threats in hostile environments. Researchers from the...
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FAA to Replace Aging Network of Ground-Based Radars
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A New Additive Manufacturing Accelerator for the U.S. Navy in Guam
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F-22 Pilot Controls Drone With Tablet
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Powering America’s EV Future: Connect, Collaborate, Innovate
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Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
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A FREE Two-Day Event Dedicated to Connected Mobility
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SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
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SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
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A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force