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Manned Systems

Marine Corps JVLT Officially Rolled out at Camp Lejeune

The United State Marine Corps first infantry battalion (the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, and 2nd Marine Division) is the first to receive the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, or JLTV – a...

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Communications

Qualcomm Ready with Next-Gen Mobility Connectivity Hardware

If you start doing the modem math on the “everything-connected-to-everything” world swiftly headed our way, you could be in a worse position than the San Diego-based comm...

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Electronics & Computers

Collins Aerospace Redefines Mission Capabilities of C-130H Through Modernization Program with French Air Force

Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has completed the first cockpit modernization of fourteen...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Lockheed Martin Completes NASA's Orion Spacecraft Capsule For Artemis 1 Mission To The Moon

The goal of humans again walking on the Moon is one giant leap closer. Lockheed Martin has completed building the capsule for NASA's Orion...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Robotic Manufacturing in Space

Made In Space (MIS) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a subcontract to support NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) demonstration of the autonomous...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Apollo 11

In this special edition of Here's an Idea, we explore the many tools and materials that began as one small step toward the Moon.

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Automotive

Michigan to Start a Year-Long Autonomous Vehicle Trial This Week

Michigan residents will soon have the opportunity to hop in an electric self-driving autonomous vehicle (AV) and post about their experiences on social media. The Grand Rapids...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Honeywell Acquires TruTrak and Expands General Aviation Avionics Portfolio

TruTrak Flight Systems, an autopilot system developer specializing in experimental and light aircraft, will become part of Honeywell Aerospace’s BendixKing. The...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, 2nd Edition Has Been Expanded to Include New Images and Information

Originally published in 1995 and held in high regard, Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II is Graham White’s...

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Test & Measurement

How Has Automation Transformed Aviation?

Over the past year, the aviation industry has consistently been in the news over unfortunate circumstances. One topic that has been highlighted as a potential failure point is automated systems in...

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Test & Measurement

The F-35 Is Getting Life-Saving Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance Systems from the F-16

The fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II stealth multirole fighter is now a safer aircraft to fly thanks to collision avoidance...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

To Optimize Electrical System Design, Mazda Turns to Siemen’s Mentor for Model-Based Generative Engineering Tools

Mazda Motor Corporation of Hiroshima, Japan, is streamlining automotive design on the system level through electrical design...

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Propulsion

Continental Aerospace Technologies Team with VerdeGo to Develop Hybrid Electric Urban Air Mobility Systems

Mobile, Alabama-based Continental Aerospace Technologies is partnering with VerdeGo Aero Inc. to develop VerdeGo’s Integrated...

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Unmanned Systems

Motion Sickness Meets Autonomous Adaptable Dynamics

Amid the plethora of challenges that face the acceptance of the coming world of autonomous vehicles (AVs), one is distinctly human: motion sickness. The realization that this...

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Manned Systems

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Is Complete, Assembled, and Ready for Integration Ahead of Final Testing

Lockheed Martin Corporation has finished building the capsule for NASA's Orion spacecraft – the spacecraft for the Artemis 1 mission to the...

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Design

Inside Story: Allied Motion

To find out more about the expertise required to develop successful motion solutions for medical equipment, MDB recently spoke with Dave Hawes, Director of Engineering at the Allied Motion facility in Tulsa, OK.

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Aerospace

BendixKing and Airwork Are Developing Cockpit Upgrades for the Often Overlooked Small- and Medium-Sized Helicopter Market

Honeywell International Inc.’s subsidiary BendixKing is working with Airwork New Zealand to develop Supplemental...

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Aerospace

Pratt & Whitney Develops Digitally Curated Maintenance Solutions for General Aviation

Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corporation based in East Hartford, Connecticut, has launched a new data-rich mobile application...

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Aerospace

"Eyes" for the Autopilot

Automatic landings have long been standard procedure for commercial aircraft at major airports; this is usually not the case at smaller airports. Researchers have developed a completely automatic landing with...

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Materials

Air Force Produces Light, Thin Transparent Armor

The Air Force Research Laboratory is manufacturing transparent ceramic armor for both air and ground vehicles. ALON is a transparent ceramic material composed of aluminum, oxygen, and...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Peloton Develops a Level 4 Automated Platooning System, but Keeps the Driver in Charge

Peloton Technology Inc. is taking a novel (or maybe traditional) approach to vehicle automation by placing the driver in control. The company, which...

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Energy

Electrify America Wants an Emoji for Electric Vehicles

When it comes down ordinary, everyday life – especially for those not in the mobility industry – emojis might be more of a household term than electric vehicles (EVs). With about...

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AR/AI

Scope Technology Partners with Microsoft to Advance Connected Car Solutions

Scope Technology has migrated its advanced enterprise solutions to Microsoft Azure, significantly enhance the adoption of innovations in its connected car solutions....

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

MOBI Rolls out the First Blockchain-Enabled Vehicle Identity (VID) Mobility Standard

The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) – a global nonprofit working to create standards in blockchain, distributed ledgers, and related...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Made in Space Is Set to Make in Space

Made In Space, Inc.’s Archinaut One spacecraft has the go-ahead from NASA to manufacture and assemble structures in low-Earth orbit. The demonstration, funded by a $73.7 million public-private NASA...

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Power

Lotus Just Unveiled the World’s Most Powerful Car

Lotus Cars Limited just debuted its latest model – the Evija – and, in doing so, ticked quite a few boxes. It is the company’s first all-electric vehicle (EV) and first hypercar....

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Unmanned Systems

With New Partnerships, OTSL Builds out 3D Real-Time Sensor Simulator Framework for Self-Driving Cars

OTSL Inc., a developer of short-distance wireless and embedded systems based in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, announced partnerships with...

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Electronics & Computers

DENSO Boosts Its Mobility-As-A-Service and Connected Technologies with New Seattle R&D Lab

DENSO Corporation, the world's second largest mobility supplier, has opened a new research and development lab in Seattle focused on the development of...

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Defense

Raytheon to Upgrade B-52 with AESA Radars

The Boeing Company has chosen the Raytheon Company to supply modernized radar equipment for the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress radar modernization program. Under the contract, Raytheon will design,...

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