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Aerospace

Rocket Propulsion, AI, and the Future of Engineering Workflows

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Reaction Dynamics propulsion engineer and Morius founder Balin Moher explains how artificial intelligence, digital engineering, and structured engineering data could help reshape how aerospace teams design and validate complex rocket systems. Listen now!

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AR/AI

Accelerating Spacecraft Development with AI, Digital Twins, and Simulation

During the 2026 Siemens Realize Live conference and exhibition in Detroit, MI, the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast interviewed Dr. Tom Stoumbos, Simulation and Test Leader at Northrop Grumman, about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital simulation and testing tools to design, manufacture, and produce new satellites and space technologies. Listen now!

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Software

Automating Geometric Inconsistencies in Computer-Aided Design of Aircraft Parts

When aerospace companies build digital models of new aircraft, they often combine computer-aided design (CAD) files for individual parts into a single system....

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Manned Systems

Northrop Grumman’s AI Revolution in Space Engineering

Teaming with Flexcompute powered by NVIDIA, Northrop Grumman recently created a physics AI model that accurately predicts thruster impingement – a challenging simulation and modeling problem that exists when the exhaust from a spacecraft or rocket will interact or impact other nearby spacecraft or surfaces. Read on to learn more.

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AR/AI

AI Excites and Scares Cybersecurity Professionals at WCX

AI and SDVs are changing the face of automotive cybersecurity.

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Software

Bombardier Selects CoLab AI Software for Jet Design and Manufacturing

Bombardier has signed a multi‑year, multimillion‑dollar agreement with CoLab AI Inc. to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) software supporting the design and...

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Robotics, Automation & Control

How Machina Labs is Reshaping Defense Manufacturing with AI-Driven 7-Axis Robotics

Machina Labs recently closed its latest round of financing with $124 million, enough to develop a facility featuring up to 50 of its RoboCraftsman cells capable of producing thousands of complex structural assemblies for aerospace and defense customers — a list that already includes Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force, among others. Read on to learn more.

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Aerospace

Talon IQ Flight with Shield AI’s Hivemind Software

Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ™ testbed completed its first partner mission autonomy flight with Shield AI’s Hivemind software, showcasing a ready to fly platform that accelerates innovation, cuts development costs and eliminates the need to build a dedicated airframe for every new autonomy solution. Read on to learn more.

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Software

RPI Researchers Harness Agentic AI for Smarter, Faster Aerospace Design

A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute engineering professor, Shaowu Pan, Ph.D. and his team of students have integrated agentic AI into computational fluid dynamics to optimize the aerospace design process and alleviate bottlenecks. Read on to learn more.

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Software

Smarter Aerospace Manufacturing & Design with Digital Twins and Agentic AI

The fusion of digital twins and agentic AI is revolutionizing aerospace manufacturing and design by enabling intelligent, adaptive, and autonomous systems. This...

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AR/AI

How Modular Computing Is Accelerating Modern Defense Technology

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Shaun Fischer, Director of Development and Open Systems Solutions at Leonardo DRS, discusses the company’s newly launched THOR — Tactical, High‑Performance Embedded Computing, Open Architecture, Rugged — embedded computing chassis and the new military applications it is designed to enable. Listen now!

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Aerospace

How AI Acceleration Strategies Are Changing Embedded Computing Architectures

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, we continue our Season 14 focus on military embedded computing and networking, featuring keynote remarks from the 2026 AUSA Global Force Symposium and an interview with Jeff Baldwin, Director of Engineering at Sealevel. Listen now!

Summits

AR/AI

2026 Battery & Electrification Summit (Online)

As electrification reshapes how vehicles are designed, powered, and integrated into energy ecosystems, OEMs and design engineers are faced with complex design challenges.

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Information Technology

Arm’s Agentic AI CPU: Engineering the Next Generation of AI Data Centers

This episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast features highlights from Arm CEO Rene Haas’ keynote at the recent live‑streamed Arm is Everywhere event, where he outlines how agentic AI is reshaping the future of compute. The discussion centers on Arm’s landmark move into silicon with the launch of its Arm agentic AI central processing unit (CPU), purpose‑built for next‑generation AI data centers. Listen now!

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Robotics, Automation & Control

Leonardo DRS Expands Production Capacity to Advance Naval Power, Sensors, and AI-Driven Mission Systems

Leonardo DRS has opened a new naval power and propulsion manufacturing and testing facility in Charleston, South Carolina, expanding its role in delivering next generation electric propulsion, integrated power systems, and high energy payload support for U.S. Navy surface and undersea platforms. Read on to learn all about it.

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Automotive

CES 2026: Caterpillar Launches AI Assistant for Jobsites and Machines

Caterpillar used the CES 2026 venue to unveil Cat AI Assistant.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

NVIDIA’s Space 1 Vera Rubin Brings Data Center Computing to Orbit

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced the launch of the Space‑1 Vera Rubin Module during his keynote at the company’s 2026 GPU Technology Conference (GTC) last week.

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Automotive

Tensor Goes with 433 Arms in Upcoming Robocar

Tensor and Arm announced they will partner to develop a Level-4 capable automated driving platform for their upcoming self-driving Robocar.

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AR/AI

Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA Partner to Build Industrial AI Platform Powering Virtual Twins

Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA have announced a long-term strategic partnership to establish a shared industrial architecture for mission-critical artificial intelligence across industries. Read on to learn more about it.

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Software

In-Memory Computing Chip Is a Processing Breakthrough for On-Device AI Applications

EnCharge AI, a California-based startup, recently launched the EnCharge EN100 artificial intelligence (AI) chip, developed with a scalable analog in-memory computing architecture. Read on to learn more about it.

Videos of the Month

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Videos of the Month

See the videos of the month, including one on NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang launching the company’s latest six-chip AI computing platform, Rubin, during the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show; one on the Air Force’s first collaborative combat aircraft, marking the opening move in a new era of airpower; one on the U.S. Space Force launching the eighth mission of Boeing’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle; and more.

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Robotics, Automation & Control

Faraday Future Says New Robot Business Not a Pivot, but a Plus

Faraday Future launches a line of primarily humanoid robots.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Rewriting the Engineer’s Playbook: What OEMs Must Do to Spin the AI Flywheel

The automotive industry’s future hinges on a new AI-native engineering workflow.

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AR/AI

From Redundancy to Resilience: Building Smarter Safety Systems Through Sensor Collaboration

Sensor collaboration delivers a scalable and future-ready path to building systems that use existing sensors more intelligently. Read on to learn more.

Articles

Power

AI Influence on ICE Design

Experts offer their outlook on the future of heavy-duty internal combustion engines, and of course AI will play a role.

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Software

Hydraulics Remain Relevant in Software-defined Future

Bosch Rexroth engineering manager says hydraulics will remain relevant in software-defined future.

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Design

CES 2026: Bosch is Ready to Bring AI to Your (Likely ICE-powered) Vehicle

Bosch’s efforts to connect the digital and physical worlds can be seen in a meaningful update to its Vehicle Motion Management system.

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Transportation

Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy

Commercial success of the autonomous truck may be closer than we think.

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AR/AI

Digital Tech a Las Vegas Headliner

SAE Media interviewed Erik Neandross, president of the Clean Transportation Solutions group at TRC, about the upcoming ACT Expo.