Aerospace & Defense Technology - February 2025

February 1, 2025

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Features

Application Briefs

35 Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Completes 100-Hour Demonstration

35 Updated High-Pressure Turbine Kit for A320neo Engine

36 Quantum Processor Unit Manufacturing

37 Excalibur Flight Test and Modification

Articles

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

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

16 Notre Dame’s New Boundary Breaking Mach 10 Quiet Wind Tunnel

21 Shape-Shifting Antenna Poised to Transform Communications

24 British Army Completes First Test of Drone Killing Radio Frequency Weapon

Tech Briefs

Aerospace

25 A Swarm of Sensors, Rovers and Astronauts Explore the ‘Moon’

26 Army Researchers Examine Nanotechnology for Climate Solutions

28 Airman Brings Fuel Sampling Innovation to Eglin, Possibly Air Force

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

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

Products

38 New Products