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Thailand Army Vehicle Computer System Upgrades
Leonardo DRS received a new contract to provide and integrate the latest Battle Management Systems C4I hardware and software into new Royal Thailand Army combat vehicles. The total value of the award is more than $7 million. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army through the U.S. Government Grant Assistance program. Read on to learn more.
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6.8 MM Ammunition Production Facility
The U.S. Army’s Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, along with the Joint Munitions Command, officially broke ground on a new 6.8 mm ammunition production facility in support of the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri. Read on to learn more about the 6.8 mm family of ammunition, set to be produced at the new facility.
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Eurofighter Common Radar System Upgrade
The Eurofighter Common Radar System Mark 1 project is the next-generation Eurofighter radar that is to be fielded by the air forces of Germany and Spain. This E-Scan radar will enhance the capabilities of the Eurofighter — which Airbus produces for the German and Spanish air forces — in air-to-air and air-to-ground operations and also equip it with electronic warfare capabilities. Read on to learn more.
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Robust Quantum Sensors Program
To address quantum sensors' barriers, DARPA is launching the Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) program. RoQS will seek to develop quantum sensors that are inherently resistant to environmental disruptions, ensuring they can operate reliably outside of a laboratory without sacrificing their sensitivity. Read on to learn more.
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Army Researchers Develop Chemical Threat Scanning on the Fly
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center researchers are developing a way to scan for chemical biological agent on surfaces on the fly. It is called Hyperspectral Threat Anomaly Detection, or HyperThreAD for short. Read on to learn more about it.
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Fiber Computer Allows Apparel to Run Apps and Understand the Wearer
MIT researchers have developed an autonomous programmable computer in the form of an elastic fiber, which could monitor health conditions and physical activity, alerting the wearer to potential health risks in real-time. Read on to learn more.
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How Generative AI Wargaming Can Accelerate Mission Analysis
A team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is creating an artificial intelligence-driven capability that automates much of the work that goes into designing, setting up, developing and running wargames. The effort holds promise to dramatically amplify the impact and value of wargames and similar exercises for the military and other government agencies. Read on to learn more.
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Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability Makes Tremendous Progress in First Year
Just one year after signing a ground-breaking trilateral agreement, the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability partnership is completing facilities construction at the first of three sites that will host a global network of advanced ground-based sensors. Read on to learn more.
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Physicists Measure a Key Aspect of Superconductivity in ‘Magic-Angle’ Graphene
Physicists at MIT and Harvard University have now directly measured superfluid stiffness for the first time in “magic-angle” graphene — materials that are made from two or more atomically thin sheets of graphene twisted with respect to each other at just the right angle to enable a host of exceptional properties, including unconventional superconductivity. Read on to learn more.
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The Future of Aerospace: Embracing Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies
Most A&D companies are not seeing the ROI they expect from their digital transformation journeys. This does not mean digital transformation is not working, it just means it is not mature. Read on to learn what this means.
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The Power Behind the Growth in Intelligent Munitions
This article describes the technologies enabling the evolution of intelligent munitions and focuses on the importance of stable power supplies. Read on to learn more.
Articles Materials
Manufacturing Spotlight: Advanced Drilling, Threading and Milling Tools Maximize Productivity in Challenging Aerospace Materials
Before threading holes, drilling is a necessary and critical step. Drilling challenging aerospace materials demands an application-specific solution. Stainless, titanium, and nickel- based alloys are highly heat resistant so heat generated during the drilling process is pushed into the cutter. Read on to learn more.
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Ensuring the Quality of EV Batteries with CT-Scan Data Analysis and Visualization
Research and development aimed at optimizing both the technology and the cost of that most expensive of EV components — the battery — continues. Not only are the makers of current batteries under pressure to produce the highest-quality product, but they may also be considering how to participate and compete in the next-generations of these key components. Read on to learn more.
Articles Energy
How Test Equipment Is Evolving to Keep Up with EV Batteries
Whatever technology is employed in the future, it is clear that battery test systems will continue to adapt to keep pace with changes in EV battery technology and production. Ensuring that you choose a future proof, scalable, and capable bi-directional DC source is critical in planning for testing success today and tomorrow. Read on to learn more.
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Developing Advanced Recycling Technology to Restore Spent Battery Cathode Materials
A research team has developed a novel technology for directly recycling spent cathode materials from lithium-ion batteries through a simple process that addresses the limitations of conventional recycling methods. This innovative approach restores the spent cathode to its original state. Read on to learn more.
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Safe and Energy-Efficient Quasi-Solid Battery for Electric Vehicles and Devices
A team of researchers from Japan has developed a non-flammable quasi-solid-state LIB that can overcome the limitations of conventional batteries. Read on to learn more.
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A Triple-Layer Battery Resistant to Fire and Explosion
The triple-layer solid electrolyte features a robust middle layer that boosts the battery’s mechanical strength, while its soft outer surface ensures an excellent electrode contact, facilitating an easy movement of lithium ions. Read on to learn more.
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A Quick and Easy Way to Produce Anode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries Using Microwaves
A research team led by Dr. Daeho Kim and Dr. Jong Hwan Park at the Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center of the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute has developed a groundbreaking process technology that enables ultrafast, 30-second preparation of hard carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries, using microwave induction heating. Read on to learn more.
Articles AR/AI
For EV Safety Tests, AI Is Here to Help
It’s important to note that skepticism toward AI is reminiscent of past attitudes toward now-standard technologies. Thirty years ago, tools such as CFD were met with trepidation — an attitude defined by limited understanding. Today, engineers see them as indispensable. Similarly, adopting AI requires a shift in perspective and embracing its potential.
Articles Energy
Thermal Management Lies at the Heart of EV Innovation
Along with rapid innovation in cooling methods, a major trend in EV thermal management is the use of technology to better design more thermally efficient vehicle architectures. AI and digital technologies have been major boons to the engineering toolkit for better design, helping to radically speed up system testing and development. Read on to learn more.
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Elaphe Readies In-Wheel Motors for OEM EVs After 2030
Elaphe unveiled what it claims is the first and only in-wheel electric motor (IWM) designed to fit existing EVs at CES in January. Elaphe Propulsion Technologies, a pioneer of in-wheel...
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2025 Toyota 4Runner: Capable Across the Lineup
The sixth-generation 4Runner, Toyota’s serious and accessible off-roader, is built at the Tahara Plant in Japan. That’s important because Tahara is also where Toyota builds the Land...
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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Brings All the Right Updates
The place doesn’t look like much: A Sonic drive-through in Cathedral City, California, and a row of eight Tesla Superchargers. But the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 I’m driving is helping to...
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Artificial Intelligence Being Schooled for Mining Applications
A battery-electric Honda midsize SUV entering production in early 2026 will use Helm.ai’s artificial intelligence to facilitate conditional automated driving. The start-up...
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