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RF & Microwave Electronics

International Research Team to Test Quantum Satellite Communications on QUICK³

On June 23, 2025, the QUICK³ nanosatellite was launched into space from Vandenberg, California, on a carrier rocket. The satellite, which is part of a research...

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Podcasts
Connectivity

Kymeta Chief Scientist Explains Breakthrough in Multi-Band Antenna Connectivity

Kymeta Chief Scientist Ryan Stevenson is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain their multi-band antenna connectivity breakthrough.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Metamaterials Antenna Makes Generational Leap in Multi-Band Connectivity

Kymeta, the Redmond, Washington-based antenna maker, has achieved a major technological leap: simultaneously operating across both Ku and Ka satellite bands in a...

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News
Electronics & Computers

48V Is Coming, and Not Just for EVs

In every corner of the automotive power engineering world, there are discussions and debates over the merits of 48V power networks vs. legacy 12V power networks. The dialogue started over 20 years ago,...

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Articles
Energy

Developing Next-Gen Diesels to Last Decades

Approaching the John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) exhibit at the Bauma 2025 tradeshow in Munich, Germany, a lineup of next-generation internal combustion engines served as sentinels of sorts,...

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Connectivity

Aitech’s New Palm-Sized Satellite Enables Space-Based AI Processing

Aitech's new IQSat picosatellite constellation platform is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and comes equipped with commercial off the shelf (COTS) computing...

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Electronics & Computers

WCX 2025: Vicor’s New Power Modules Arrive with 48V

As the automotive industry debates the merits of a 48V power network compared to keeping legacy 12V power networks, Vicor will present some of its newest high-power-density DC-DC...

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Road Ready
Power

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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On-Demand Webinars
Connectivity

The Road Ahead for Next-Gen E/E Architectures: Trends and Connectivity Innovations

The automotive industry is entering a new era, driven by increasing consumer demands for safety, sustainability, connectivity, and comfort. To meet these...

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Articles
Defense

Next Level Rugged Fiber Optic Interconnects: A New Era of High-Speed Data Transmission in Defense

In addition to the high level of complexity, the upcoming generation change from fifth- to sixth-generation fighter jets poses major challenges for component suppliers and accelerates the pace of technological competition. Read on to learn more.

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Electronics & Computers

How Will TSN Ethernet Impact the Future of Embedded Computing?

Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) Ethernet is a real-time networking capability that is being developed by a growing number of embedded computing companies for the earliest stages of adoption by aerospace and defense manufacturers and their suppliers. Read on to learn more about it.

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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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News
Electronics & Computers

Closing Gap to Leverage Enhanced Computational Power for SDV Advancement

Developing a standardized approach to harness the power of modern hardware accelerators in a safe and efficient way is essential in furthering the advancement of...

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Communications

Airbus Demonstrates Very High-Speed Optical Link Between Space and Earth

The French Space Agency (CNES) and Airbus have announced completion of the TELEO in-orbit demonstrator designed to prove that massive, rapid ground to space data...

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Podcasts
RF & Microwave Electronics

The Army's Vision for Space and Satellite Communications

Col. Pete Atkinson, Principal Space Advisor for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, discusses the Army’s space vision at AUSA 2024.

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Energy

Battery Analysis Pioneer: North America Has Five Years to Catch China

North American automakers and EV battery firms have five years to erase China’s dominance in technology and manufacturing or they may face the reality of buying...

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Podcasts
RF & Microwave Electronics

Streaming Video Over Legacy Military Tactical Networks

Joshua Cryer, President and CEO of Reticulate Micro, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology Podcast.

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Editorial
Manufacturing & Prototyping

Making Machines Software-Defined No Simple Task

Software-defined machines (SDMs) were a top-of-mind topic at the recent 2024 SAE COMVEC event in Schaumburg, Illinois, with experts expounding on where the industry stands today and where it...

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Articles
Internet of Things

Realizing Software-Defined Commercial Vehicles

Severe driver shortages, rising fuel and material costs, escalating demand for freight transport, higher sustainability requirements – there is no shortage of challenges facing the transport...

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Unmanned Systems

Are Navy Ships Ready for 5G?

The U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) is preparing to deploy the first 5G radios and connectivity designed for the Navy's fleet of ships, according to an update released by the agency last week. The...

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Articles
Electronics & Computers

Digital Twinning and Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information

Creating a digital twin is not just a technical feat; it is a strategic imperative that touches every facet of modern business. From security to sovereignty and from trust to ethics, the decisions made today about digital twin architecture will reverberate long into the future. Read on to learn more.

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Communications

Millennium Space to Build Eight 'FOO Fighter' SDA Satellites

The Space Development Agency (SDA) issued a $414 million contract to Millennium Space Systems, Inc., to build eight new satellites as part of the Proliferated Warfighter Space...

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Technology Report
AR/AI

Cybersecurity Firm Enlists AI in Battle as Threats Increase

Following its annual report detailing the growing cybersecurity threats to vehicles, fleets, and the networks they rely on, Upstream Security announced the launch of a generative...

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Supplier Eye
Mechanical & Fluid Systems

We've Been Here Before

For a couple of decades, virtually every global original equipment manufacturer spent significant capital and attention raising their sales/production profile in China. It became the world’s largest light vehicle...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Army Begins Satcom as a Service Evaluation

The U.S. Army has started fielding commercial satellite communications equipment, bandwidth and services to several units around the globe, under a new pilot that will inform leadership on a...

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Technology Report
Unmanned Systems

NXP S32 CoreRide Platform Simplifies Development of Software-Defined Vehicles

A new industry-first open platform for developing the software-defined vehicle (SDV) combines processing, vehicle networking and system power management with...

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Articles
Connectivity

COM Express: The Architecture to Support the Future of Robotics & Unmanned Systems

COM Express is a family of modular, small-form-factor computer-on-module (COM) specifications. The COM Express specification is one of many developed by PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG), whose goal is to translate desktop PCI standards to industrial applications.

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Technology Report
Energy

Porsche Study: Europe Missing out on Tooling Battery Gigafactories

A study examining the prospects for supplying manufacturing tooling for the scores of EV battery “gigafactories” scheduled to be built worldwide found there are...

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Original Equipment
Green Design & Manufacturing

JCB Re-Enters North American Paving Market

JCB introduced two new tandem-roller compaction machines to the North American market at the Pave/X 2024 show in San Antonio, Texas, in late January. The CT160 and CT260 are designed for ease of...

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