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Defense

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Welds First Ever Metal 3D-Printed Submarine Component

Engineers recently completed inspection, testing, and shipboard installation of a welded, additively manufactured (AM) copper‑nickel flange for the USS...

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Materials

Researchers Introduce New Digital Calibration Method for 'Born Qualified' Parts

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, is developing a comprehensive suite of capabilities to ensure that additively...

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Materials

Army Advances Additive Manufacturing From Experimental Tech to Enterprise Sustainment Tool

The U.S. Army’s adoption of additive manufacturing took another major step forward in March with the opening of a new “Additive Makerspace” at...

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Weapons Systems

Airbus Tests Low Cost Missile on New Bird of Prey Interceptor Drone

Airbus completed the first demonstration flight of its new Bird of Prey drone, featuring a low-cost interceptor missile, at a military training area in northern Germany.

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Software

Developing a Digital Twin to Model Fatigue in 3D-Printed Spacecraft Parts

The rapid production of custom components for rockets and satellites is often essential to support design modifications, repairs, and operational needs in space travel....

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Materials

Gore Challenges Wet Sealing with Dry Sealant for Permanent Aircraft Structures

For decades, wet sealing has been accepted as a necessary constraint in aerostructure manufacturing, despite its impact on throughput, variability and necessary...

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Materials

European Researchers Develop Self-Healing Composite Material for Spacecraft

Healable spacecraft structures could soon be possible thanks to cutting-edge composite technology. Swiss companies CompPair and CSEM, and Belgian company...

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Defense

Shipboard Motion Platform Simulates Additive Manufacturing at Sea

GKN Aerospace has partnered with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to develop a novel capability that simulates shipboard motion for additive manufacturing....

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

How Biomanufacturing Could Transform Defense Material Production

Biomanufacturing uses biological materials to create new materials. For example, bioengineered spider silk is lighter than carbon fiber and stronger than Kevlar — making it...

Technology Report

Automotive

Scout CEO: 160K Reservations, No Unsolvable Problems

CEO Scott Keogh says 160,000 customers have reserved a vehicle, even two years or more before production begins.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Mack Unveils New Granite and Keystone Vocational Trucks at CONEXPO

Mack unveils two new trucks, the Granite and Keystone, at CONEXPO in Las Vegas. The pair of vocational trucks aim to set a new standard in the segment with new safety tech, improved fuel economy, and other new features to make operators more comfortable behind the wheel.

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Weapons Systems

Navy F/A-18 Clears Initial Operational Capability for Stormbreaker Munition

The U.S. Navy recently declared initial operational capability for the Small Diameter Bomb II on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, marking a significant advancement in...

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Manned Systems

Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency

For decades, aircraft have carried a fundamental compromise between their engines and wing flow interactions by using strakes. These are small fins attached at the sides of...

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Defense

Leonardo to Provide AW149 for UK's New Medium Helicopter Program

The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced a £1 billion contract award for new medium helicopters (NMH). Under the program, Leonardo will build and deliver 23 of its latest...

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Manned Systems

New CMOSS Chassis, Plug-in-Card Prototypes in Development for Army Vehicles

The U.S. Army has selected two companies to develop prototype chassis and plug-in-cards for aviation and ground vehicles. The selection is the Army’s latest milestone accomplishment in an effort to feature Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) -aligned embedded computing systems across all of the new investments it makes in technology upgrades for new and legacy vehicles. Read on to learn more.

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Electronics & Computers

Manufacturing Spotlight: Rugged Computing for Infinite Exploration

In the rapidly evolving aerospace and defense landscape, simply keeping pace with trends isn’t enough. Technology is advancing faster than ever, and in mission critical applications, failure is not an option. Enter the Coyotes: WOLF’s specialists in next generation rugged embedded systems, small form factor design, and bold, practical ideas. Read on to learn more.

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Power

GM’s Barra: Electric Vehicles Are Still the Future

GM CEO Mary Barra says the future of the company is still electric, but that it must remain flexible in a changing regulatory and customer-demand environment.

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Power

Turntide Cuts Time to Market for Electric Construction Equipment

A new semi-integrated axial flux EDU platform is validated and tested upfront for electric and hybrid system manufacturers.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Air Force Validates Software Architecture for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

The U.S. Air Force has achieved another development milestone for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program by demonstrating the performance of...

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Manned Systems

Time-Sensitive Networking for the Army’s HADES Jets

TTTECH North America has been selected by the U.S. Army to provide advanced Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) solutions for its High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES)...

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Design

New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production

The Defense Department has announced new separate framework agreements with RTX’s Raytheon and Lockheed Martin aimed at rapidly scaling production of both...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Additive Manufacturing Lab Boosts Operational Readiness for Legacy Air Force Aircraft

A small team at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is using cutting-edge additive manufacturing technology to...

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Aerospace

Modular Mission Computer Upgrades for the Air Force C-17 Globemaster III Fleet

Boeing has selected Curtiss‑Wright Corporation to supply a new generation of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)‑aligned mission computers for the U.S. Air...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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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Materials

Argonne AI Tools Power Safer, Faster Aerospace Inspections

Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping industry move faster, safer and smarter. A research collaboration among Spirit AeroSystems Inc., the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s)...

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Aerospace

A Next Generation Helmet System for Navy Pilots

The U.S. Navy is giving its fixed-wing pilots a next generation helmet system that represents one of the most significant modernization efforts for Navy aircrew flight equipment in recent...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Breakthroughs in Testing Solid-Fuel Ramjets Advance Research

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are developing the next generation of solid-fuel ramjet (SFRJ) propulsion, addressing one of the field’s most persistent...

Podcasts

Aerospace

How Sift's Unified Observability Platform Accelerates Drone Innovation

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology Podcast, we learn about a new tool that could help manufacturers optimize the way they design and create new drones. Austin Spiegel, CTO of Sift, is the guest to explain their "unified observability platform" and how drone manufacturers can leverage it to optimize their design, validation, manufacturing, and overall engineering processes from prototype to operations.

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AR/AI

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.