Latest Stories
Application Briefs Design
Advanced Air Mobility Digital Operations Center
AFWERX is partnering with NASA to develop a digital operations center for future Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) efforts through the Civilian Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program, or CCRPP, awardee, ResilienX.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Hybrid Electric Aircraft Demonstrator
After several years of travelling between Tarbes and Toulouse on a regular basis to oversee EcoPulse’s development, Airbus Project Leader William Llobregat found himself back onsite in November 2023 with his team, and those of Daher and Safran. The occasion? The first EcoPulse test flight.
Briefs Test & Measurement
New Method to Measure Wind Speed Could Unlock Drones’ Potential
Dr. Marc Compere, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus, recently described a new approach to measuring wind effects.
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Report on Human Factors Issues Likely to Affect Air-Launched Effects
Air-Launched Effects (ALEs) are a concept for operating small, inexpensive, attritable, and highly autonomous unmanned aerial systems that can be tube launched from aircraft.
Briefs Communications
Advanced Satellite Communications Research
New algorithm strategies and diverse communication techniques are constantly emerging in the telecommunications realm that consumers, commercial, government, and military demand in order to push the boundaries of data throughput to receive information as quickly as possible.
Briefs Electronics & Computers
New Qubit Circuit Enables Quantum Operations With Higher Accuracy
They utilize a relatively new type of superconducting qubit, known as fluxonium, which can have a lifespan that is much longer than more commonly used superconducting qubits.
Briefs Electronics & Computers
A Perspective on GVSC Crewstation Development and Addressing Future Ground Combat Vehicle Needs
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) has been developing next generation crew stations over the last several decades. In this research, the problem space that impacts design development and decisions is discussed.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Autonomous Navigation Kits
Defense Innovation UnitWashington D.C. info@DIU.milwww.DIU.mil The Department of Defense (DoD) operates a vast array of military vehicles crucial for both sustainment and combat operations. Traditionally, these...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Cold Spray Technology
Naval Air Systems CommandNaval Air Station North Island, CA(619) 545-3415www.navair.navy.mil In the realm of naval aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul, a transformative technology is taking flight. At the heart...
Products RF & Microwave Electronics
New Products
See the new products, including the SST ESF3 third-generation embedded SuperFlash technology NVM solution in the GF 28SLPe foundry process; General Micro Systems' new rugged display using open-standard Thunderbolt™ 4 technology; Rohde & Schwarz' RF test and measurement solutions; and more.
Articles Electronics & Computers
How Business Networks Can Help Stabilize the A&D Supply Chain
If the disruptions of the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that supply chain issues can’t be solved in a vacuum by an individual company, however much leverage that company may wield in the marketplace. These days, it takes a village to keep supply chains humming along.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Unlocking the Potential of 3D-Printed Polymers in Aerospace and Defense
As we look ahead, it’s evident that the aerospace and defense industries are at the forefront of leveraging the potential of additive manufacturing. They are the main reason for the advent of high-performance polymers in AM.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
How to Select the Right Silicone for Space Applications
Selecting the right silicone manufacturer with a proven track record of extensive experience in the application and customization of space-grade silicones is as important as considering the materials’ function, purity and process requirements when choosing a silicone for space applications.
Articles Defense
Key Measurements to Maintain Performance of Critical Electronic Systems on Military Aircraft and Warships
Wireless technology is a critical element of the modern battlefield, making accurate and consistent transmissions of high-speed data essential for mission success. Ensuring wireless system performance has additional challenges when implemented on warships and aircraft.
Articles Photonics/Optics
Physicists Develop a New Type of Antenna
This research and demonstration presents a simple technique for a remote Rydberg-atom-based RF sensor, which was verified for distances of up to 30 m between the passive sensing unit and the base station — currently limited by the length of the hallway used in the demonstration.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
How Distributed Metal Additive Manufacturing Can Add a Surge to Military Supplier Strategies
By embracing advanced metal additive manufacturing, ammunition and systems manufacturers can enhance their responsiveness to changing demands and better secure their supply chains against potential threats.
Articles Test & Measurement
Ensure Aerospace Composite Quality with Force Measurement, Material Testing
Force measurement and material testing is an essential process for product designers and manufacturers to ensure part integrity, and to gain insightful data for creating the highest quality composite components.
Application Briefs Power
RS-25 Rocket Engines
Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, recently completed installation of all four RS-25 main engines on the core stage of NASA’s second Space Launch System (SLS) exploration rocket, binding them to a common destiny: launching humans beyond low Earth orbit for the first time in more than five decades.
Application Briefs Manned Systems
Quantum Sensing Atomic Gyroscope
The Defense Science Board identified three areas of quantum technology that will be most relevant to the DoD's technological superiority: sensing, encryption, and communications.
Application Briefs Manned Systems
New CFM56 High Pressure Turbine Blades
CFM International has introduced a new design for High-Pressure Turbine blades featured on the CFM56 engine, one of the most widely used engines on thousands of in-service commercial and military aircraft, including the Airbus A320 and the Next Generation Boeing 737.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Air Force Receives First Joby eVTOL
The U.S. Air Force received its first electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft from Joby Aviation six months ahead of the expected 2024 delivery date. The delivery was completed during a September ceremony at Edwards Air Force Base.
Briefs Materials
Towards Sustainable Recycling of Epoxy-Based Polymers: Approaches and Challenges of Epoxy Biodegradation
Epoxy polymers are widely used in various industries. However, the disposal of epoxy polymers and composites thereof has become a significant concern due to their recalcitrant nature and the adverse environmental effects caused by traditional recycling methods.
Briefs Materials
Composite Repair Engineering Case Studies for U.S. Army Aerostructures
As technologies develop, aircraft mature, and strides are made in advanced materials development and analysis, aircraft have increased use of advanced composites within the aerostructure. These advanced materials are now being used in highly loaded structures, including aerodynamic profiles.
Briefs Aerospace
Assessment of Noncommercial Icing Prediction Capabilities for Army Applications
Historically, smaller Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), such as Class 2 RQ-1B Raven and Class 3 RQ-7Bv2 Shadow, have been restricted to not be approved to fly in icing conditions under the assumption that any ice accretion would cause an unacceptable risk of loss of the aircraft.
Briefs Materials
Modeling and Experimenting with 2D Materials for CMOS Type Devices and Digital Integrated Circuits
Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides have been proposed as novel optoelectronic materials for space applications due to their relatively light weight. MoS2 has been shown to have excellent semiconducting and photonic properties. Here, we report the effect of gamma irradiation on the structural and optical properties of a monolayer of MoS2.
Products Design
New Products
See the new products, including WAGO’s Compact Controller 100, RLC Electronics' gold plated OFHC copper bandpass filters, WINSYSTEMS' COMeT6-1100 COM Express® Type 6 Compact CPU module, and more.
Articles Information Technology
FACE Technical Standard Offers MOSA Lessons for Safety-Critical Software in Any Sector
The FACE Technical Standard shows that the benefits of MOSA can be leveraged in practice. Automated tools, with which regression test can be automated as the same code is leveraged in a variety of tool chains, go a long way toward ensuring that reused modules are fit for purpose in their new environment.
Articles Information Technology
Adamant: A Soon-to-be Open Source, Mission-Critical Flight Software Framework Written in Ada
By embracing an open-source approach, Adamant opens the doors to wider collaboration, community contributions, and the exchange of best practices in the discipline of flight software. Adamant open-source on GitHub will be released later this year.
Articles Unmanned Systems
DoD to Deploy Thousands of Low Cost Autonomous Systems Under Replicator Program
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks outlined the agency’s new “Replicator” initiative. Under the new Replicator initiative, over the next 18 to 24 months, the Defense Department will deploy thousands of low cost autonomous systems across multiple domains.
Top Stories
INSIDERRF & Microwave Electronics
FAA to Replace Aging Network of Ground-Based Radars
NewsManufacturing & Prototyping
Rewriting the Engineer’s Playbook: What OEMs Must Do to Spin the AI Flywheel
Road ReadyTransportation
2026 Toyota RAV4 Review: All Hybrid, All the Time
NewsDesign
CES 2026: Bosch is Ready to Bring AI to Your (Likely ICE-powered) Vehicle
INSIDERManned Systems
F-22 Pilot Controls Drone With Tablet
EditorialLighting Technology
Webcasts
Energy
Powering America’s EV Future: Connect, Collaborate, Innovate
Power
E/E Architecture Redefined: Building Smarter, Safer, and Scalable...
Power
Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
Electronics & Computers
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Transportation
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
