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INSIDER Imaging
AI-Enabled Detection System Set To Replace Aging Airspace Awareness System
Execution of new fielding and funding strategies will lead to the delivery of a cutting-edge surveillance, identification, and tracking system that monitors and...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
11 Companies to Develop New Space Exploration 'Tipping Point' Technologies
A total of 11 U.S.-based companies will develop new technologies ranging from lunar surface power systems to tools for in-space 3D printing under NASA's sixth...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Even with Reforms, DoD Struggles with Speed of New Weapons Development
The Department of Defense (DoD) continues to face challenges quickly developing innovative new weapons. These challenges persist even with recent reforms to its...
INSIDER Semiconductors & ICs
New Lockheed Martin Partnership Targets Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing
Lockheed Martin has partnered with GlobalFoundries to advance U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturing and innovation and to increase the security, reliability...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
New Consortium to Develop Thermal Protection Materials for Hypersonic Vehicles
Several countries are competing to develop the most advanced hypersonic vehicles, and a team of researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Air Force to Inspect KC-135 Fleet for Non-Conforming Tail Pins
The Air Force is directing inspections of KC-135 tanker aircraft for a non-conforming part in the vertical tail assembly. The Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) restricts...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
US Air Force Test Center Invests $287 Million in Flight Test Instrumentation
Curtiss-Wright has been awarded a 10-year, $287 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) – Air Force...
INSIDER Connectivity
Navy Experiments With Flight Line of the Future Tagging Technology
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) recently conducted flight line of the future experimentation with artificial intelligence and machine learning...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Ball Aerospace Starts Final Assembly of Space Force's Next Generation Operational Weather Satellite
Ball Aerospace completed the spacecraft bus for the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, the U.S. Space Force's...
Editorial Government
Response to More-Rigid NOx and GHG Regs
The new low-NOx standards are part of the EPA’s Clean Trucks Plan that also includes “Phase 3” greenhouse gas standards for HD vehicles beginning in MY 2027.
INSIDER Aerospace
InSight Mission Retired by NASA After Four Years on Mars
NASA has officially declared an end to the InSight mission, after recent attempts to communicate with the Mars lander were unsuccessful. The agency made the declaration on Dec. 15,...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
US Air Force Targets First Flight of B-21 Raider This Year
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are targeting a first flight of the recently unveiled B-21 Raider stealth bomber this year, although the timeline is dependent upon ground...
Technology Report Green Design & Manufacturing
A New A/C Refrigerant Joins the Global Warming Fight
A tri-part blend refrigerant, R-456A, has been introduced as a service replacement for the original refrigerant in R-134a automotive air conditioning systems.
INSIDER Aerospace
Air Force’s Next Generation Combat Rescue Helicopter Hits Major Milestone
The U.S. Air Force declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter, validating the platform's operational...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Navy Gets Integrated Multi-Mission Laser Weapon System
Lockheed Martin delivered to the U.S. Navy a 60+ kW-class high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS), the first tactical laser weapon system to be...
INSIDER Defense
Soldier Insights Drive Army's Development of Mixed-Reality Training System
On a mid-August afternoon in central Texas, soldiers in combat uniform gather together, preparing to engage in realistic battlefield training. With temperatures...
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
US Marine Corps to Get MQ-9A Extended Range Unmanned Aircraft Systems
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) was awarded a contract for eight MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned Aircraft Systems as part of an ARES...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Engineers Assess Flow Quality in Wind Tunnel Test Facility
Engineers at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex don’t always go with the flow. They realize that flow must be examined from time to time, as good flow quality is...
INSIDER Transportation
KC-46A Pegasus Approved to Refuel 97% of Joint Force Receivers
Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, approved a seventh Interim Capability Release mission set for the KC-46A Pegasus, increasing the aircraft’s...
INSIDER Design
Developing Design Tools for Outer Space Structures
Achieving affordable space exploration will require lightweight structures for vehicles, solar arrays and antennas. Lightweight materials also will be used for components of structures...
INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
NASA Builds Welding Test Article for SLS Exploration Upper Stage
NASA completed manufacturing of a hydrogen tank barrel that will be tested as a weld confidence article for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s Exploration Upper Stage...
Editorial Automotive
Safety, Standards Crucial to AVs’ Advance
The details and cost of the Biden Administration’s $1.2-trillion ($555 billion in new spending) federal infra- structure bill may have been exhaustively debated by the time it was passed last November, but few could argue that substantial investment in the nation’s systems wasn’t long overdue.
News Weapons Systems
Register Now: Counter UAS Technology 2021
The two-day event highlights cutting-edge products and services designed to protect DoD personnel, equipment, and infrastructure from hostile drones.
Supplier Eye Manufacturing & Prototyping
Supplier Opportunities for 2021
We happily put 2020 in the rearview mirror and await the full rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines to gain some level of normalcy. The automotive industry once again underscored its industriousness and...
Articles Regulations/Standards
Playing Defense — Uncertain Regulations Stall the Implementation of Counter-UAS Technology in The U.S.
A raft of companies have emerged to provide counter-UAS technologies, but challenges remain.
Application Briefs AR/AI
Counter-Drone Technology
Titan is an autonomous, A.I.-enabled counter drone solution that forces drones to safely land without disrupting nearby communications or electronics.
Articles Aerospace
The Bus Too Tough to Die
The venerable MIL-STD-1553B bus has survived remarkably well even as other more advanced solutions gained wide acceptance in the last few years. However, the fact remains that its maximum data rate of 1 Mb/s is...
Articles Aerospace
Meeting Environmental Objectives and Regulations
Gone are the days when the impact of products on the environment or human health were optional business concerns. Regulatory constraints on materials and chemicals are increasing, and many...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Probe Could Improve Sonic Boom Investigation
An air data probe intended to improve investigation of sonic booms is flying on the F-15B aircraft at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. NASA's goal for sonic boom research is to...
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Air Force Completes First Magnetic Navigation Flight on C-17 - Mobility...
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Mazda’s Revived Rotary Engine Starts Production - Mobility Engineering...
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Army Launches M1E3 Tank Development, Cancels M1 Abrams Upgrade Program -...
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Air Force Awards JetZero $235 Million to Develop Blended Wing Body Demonstrator...
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Air Force to Buy Archer eVTOL Under New Contracts - Mobility Engineering...
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High-Resolution In-line X-ray Imaging for Lithium-Ion Battery...
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Software Solutions for Battery Management System Applications...
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Choosing a Silicone for Operation in Harsh Thermal Environments
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Scan-Based and Project Design for Medical
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Introduction to the Integration of Electronics Switching and...