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Software

How a Cloud-Based Remote ID System Helps Monitor Random Drone Sightings

Taylor Sinatra, Chief Operating Officer of AeroDefense, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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Automotive

In Tariff Talks, Cooler Heads Should Prevail

For my nearly 60-year lifetime, I have had the benefit of being part of a North American Automotive Industry that was, from a production perspective, completely rationalized and optimized. Given...

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AR/AI

New Developers for the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System

Microsoft Corp. and Anduril Industries have expanded their partnership to drive the next phase of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program....

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

3D Printing Parts for Ships, Submarines and Underwater Vehicles

Additive manufacturing has been a game-changer in helping to create parts and equipment for the Department of Defense’s (DoD's) industrial base. A naval facility in...

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Materials

DARPA is Transitioning NOM4D from Labs to In-Space Manufacturing Demos

Based on outstanding technical progress by research teams to date, DARPA has pivoted the third and final phase of its NOM4D (pronounced nō- mad) program[1] from planned...

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Articles
Electronics & Computers

Advanced Silicones for ADAS in Light Vehicles

Today’s ADAS designers are adding more electronic components and redundant computing systems to printed circuit boards (PCBs). These heat-generating electronic assemblies are installed in...

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Manned Systems

The International Fight over EFuels, Internal Combustion’s Would-Be Savior

Efuels, synthetic gasolines made from captured carbon dioxide and renewable energy (usually wind and solar power) are“ a valuable part of the solution” said...

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News
Software

Not Quite Your Father’s Cab

When New Holland developed its model year 2025 FR Forage Cruiser self-propelled forage harvester, the operator environment was top of mind, evidenced by the “more informative cab” leading the list of...

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Podcasts
Design

Dronetag's New Pocket-Sized Drone Detection System

Lukáš Brchl, CEO and Founder of Dronetag is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in New Design of Superconducting Quantum Processor

Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have realized a new design for a superconducting quantum processor —...

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Power

Safran's ENGINeUS 100 Electric Motor Earns EASA Certification

Safran Electrical & Power is celebrating a world first: certification awarded by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) of the ENGINeUS 100 motor – the first...

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Materials

Can Microvanes Improve Fuel Efficiency for Legacy Air Force Aircraft?

Air Force Operational Energy and Air Mobility Command are entering the final phase of evaluation for Microvane drag reduction technology on the C-17 Globemaster III....

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News
Sensors/Data Acquisition

Power over Coaxial in Automotive: A Simplified Path to Advanced Vehicle Systems

As automotive technology advances, modern vehicles increasingly rely on complex electronics such as cameras, sensors, radar, and lidar. These components are...

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Q&A
Sensors/Data Acquisition

Mercedes CEO Talks SDVs and 30 Years in Silicon Valley

Nestled in a commercial park in Sunnyvale, California, sits the Mercedes-Benz research and development North America Office. A spinning star sits in the front of the building. It is...

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Podcasts
Electronics & Computers

UxV/35: A New Approach to Lowering the Cost of Designing Drones

On the first episode of Season 7 of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Dom Koenig, Marketing Manager, Kairos Autonomi, explains how the UxV/35 standard could be used to lower the cost of designing and manufacturing drones in the future.

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Q&A
Power

Elektrobit Sees the Future in SMH Afeela Software

At CES 2025, we sat down with Moritz Neukirchner, senior director of strategic product management for software-defined vehicles for Elektrobit, to talk about his excitement for SDVs and why...

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Articles
Materials

Manufacturing Spotlight: Machining Complex Parts and Materials for Space Flight and Exploration

This is the first article in a new section of Aerospace & Defense Technology called “Manufacturing Spotlight,” where we will cover some of the latest machines, tools, and other technologies being used by aerospace and defense industry design and manufacturing engineers. The first topic in this new section is “Machines,” specifically the computer numerical control machines. Read on to learn more.

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Articles
Software

The Art of Reverse Engineering Yesteryear for Aerospace and Defense Data Storage Drives

The failure of electromechanical drives has been placing, and continues to place, the reliability of many computer-based systems in use in the aerospace and defense industries at risk. Read on to learn how the industry can ameliorate this.

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Products
Electronics & Computers

New Products

See the new products, including EIZO Rugged Solutions' Condor VC300xX, an XMC form factor Ultra High-Definition (UHD) video capture card for C5ISR applications; new R&S NRPxE power sensors from Rohde & Schwarz; Q-Tech Corporation's new AXTAL GHz Series of high-performance/ultra-low noise/high-frequency crystal oscillators and modules; Concurrent Technologies' TR MDx/6sd, which is a compute intensive rugged Plug In Card; Samtec's LL043 Series Nitrowave™ high-performance microwave cable assembly; and more.

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Application Briefs
Test & Measurement

Excalibur Flight Test and Modification

Leonardo, 2Excel and the Ministry of Defence recently announced that the flight test aircraft ‘Excalibur’ Flight Test Aircraft (FTA) has successfully completed its first phase of modification and flight testing. The milestone saw Excalibur, now equipped with new side and belly pods, assessed for stability during flight. Read on to learn more.

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Application Briefs
Software

Quantum Processor Unit Manufacturing

STMicroelectronics has signed a new collaboration agreement with French quantum computing startup Quobly to produce quantum processor units at scale. This collaboration is set to make large-scale quantum computing feasible and cost-effective. Read on to learn more.

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Application Briefs
Power

Updated High-Pressure Turbine Kit for A320neo Engine

In December, the Federal Aviation Administration and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency certified the updated high-pressure turbine hardware durability kit for the CFM LEAP-1A engines that power Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Read on to learn more about the durability kit.

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Application Briefs
Unmanned Systems

Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Completes 100-Hour Demonstration

Anduril Industries is trying to define the next frontier of autonomous maritime operations. Just as the Dive-LD set a new global standard for Large-Diameter Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (LD-AUV), the Dive-XL, Anduril’s commercial Extra-Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL-AUV), is setting a new global standard for what is possible for vehicles of this size. Read on to learn more.

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Briefs
RF & Microwave Electronics

Revolutionizing the Waves: A Breakthrough in Surf Observation Technology for Sailors and Marines

The Office of Naval Research Global TechSolutions program — which sponsors the development of rapid prototype solutions based on direct requests from Sailors and Marines — worked with scientists and engineers from the Naval Research Laboratory and the U.S. Army’s Engineering Research and Development Center to create the latest advancement in surf observation technology. Read on to learn more.

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Photonics/Optics

Atomic Fountain for Research in Quantum Sensing Nears Completion of First Phase

Dr. Frank Narducci, Chair of the NPS Department of Physics, and his Ph.D. student U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jens Berdahl, are nearing completion of the first phase of construction in what will be a superlatively precise atomic-based instrument. Read on to learn more about it.

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Aerospace

Airman Brings Fuel Sampling Innovation to Eglin, Possibly Air Force

An innovation, known as the single-point nozzle adapter, or SN, removes two-thirds of the time and steps required to take a fuel sample from multiple fuel sources, such as trucks and mobile stations. It also removes almost any chance of direct exposure, from spillage or spray to the hazardous chemicals that make up the fuel. Read on to learn more.

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