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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...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
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....
Articles Connectivity
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.
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
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...
Technology Report Manned Systems
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...
Supplier Eye Manufacturing & Prototyping
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...
INSIDER 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...
Technology Report Software
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...
Articles Electronics & Computers
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.
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
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...
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...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
New Commercial Satellite Connectivity Terminals for Air Force Research Aircraft
Intelsat will supply new satellite connectivity terminals on several different U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) aircraft, according to a Feb. 14...
Technical Innovation Transportation
TE Connectivity Powers down High-Power Systems
Commercial trucks and off-highway vehicles, faced with new regulatory developments, customer demands and market pressures, are responding by undergoing a renaissance of innovation. In the...
News Test & Measurement
Porsche Engineering Turns to AI to Improve AV Simulation
Porsche Engineering has teamed with a variety of partners for a new research project seeking to enhance the data available for simulating automated driving systems’ reaction in...
INSIDER Connectivity
LEO Satellites Complete First Ever Link 16 Broadcast From Space
The Space Development Agency (SDA) recently demonstrated the first ever Link 16 network entry from space, connecting tactical messages from low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites...
Articles Software
TE Connectivity Enhances Digital Platform with CT Data Analysis
As impressive as interconnected digital-platform benefits are for traditional CAD/CAE/CAM disciplines, computed tomography (CT) data analysis for quality inspection has greatly expanded its reach and purpose within today’s growing digital landscape.
News Unmanned Systems
Clarios Sees Low-Voltage Electricals as Vital in EV, AV Future
In an increasingly electrified world, there’s still a need for 12-volt batteries and a low-voltage electrical architecture in vehicles. Clarios, which provides the...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
100 Satellites Under Development for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Oct. 30 announced a new $617 million agreement with Denver, Colorado-based York Space Systems to...
Articles Energy
Can Solid-State Batteries Commercialize by 2030?
The 1915 Detroit Electric Brougham was powered by lead-acid batteries, and so was the first generation of the General Motors EV1 back in 1996. The 1915 car could reportedly travel 80...
Application Briefs Communications
5G OSIRIS Testing
Lockheed Martin delivered the final Phase 1 Initial Prototype 5G testbed variant for the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solution to the Marine Corps program management team aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA, to begin mobile network experimentation.
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Solid-State EV Batteries Project to Low Penetration in 2030
Although the automotive industry sees solid-state batteries as the next game-changer for EV driving range, performance and safety, the technology is projected to penetrate the...
INSIDER AR/AI
Intelligent Gateway Connects Aircraft to Space Force Unified Data Library in Northern Edge Exercise
During the latest demonstration in the U.S. Indo Pacific Command's 2023 Northern Edge exercise series, an intelligence data gathering and...
News Connectivity
Defining the Software of ‘Software-Defined’ Vehicles
The phrase “software-defined vehicle” has embedded in the vehicle-development lexicon as the catchall for a new era of digitally driven products. But there is persistent...
Articles Connectivity
Assure 5G NTN Performance Before Launch
Simulation and emulation support NTN exploration and testing, verifying current performance while supporting next-generation evolutions.
News Connectivity
NXP Processors Evolve to Enable Software-Defined Vehicles
As efforts to develop software-defined vehicles (SDVs) intensify, the technology that powers vehicles loaded with increasingly sophisticated computing, networks, connectivity,...
INSIDER Connectivity
Moonlighter Satellite to Host First On-Orbit Cybersecurity Challenge
Moonlighter reached low earth orbit July 5 after a short visit at the International Space Station (ISS) and is on track for its inaugural mission: to host an on-orbit...
The Navigator Connectivity
The Subscriptions Are Coming for Your Wallet
It’s probable that the global market for new vehicles is becoming saturated and is unlikely to grow much past 100 million sales annually. Despite that, automotive remains one of the most...
Application Briefs Connectivity
Platform Agnostic In-flight Connectivity
Northrop Grumman showcased its Software Programmable Open Mission Systems Compliant (SPOC) multifunction processor in a flight test for the U.S. Air Force, highlighting the ability to integrate existing and future platforms using advanced data links.
Technical Innovation Manned Systems
ZF Premieres AxTrax 2 Electric Axle Platform at ACT Expo
ZF unveiled its all-new AxTrax 2 electric axle platform at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Anaheim, California. The fully integrated and modular e-powertrain...
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Modern Commercial Jets Create Longer Living Contrails Than Older Aircraft,...
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