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Air Force Performs First Test of Microwave Counter Drone Weapon THOR
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) conducted a demonstration on April 5, 2023, of its high-power microwave counter drone weapon, the Tactical High-power...

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New Institute to Research Biological, Cognitive AI Foundations for DoD
The Department of Defense announced the award of $10 million for the establishment of an institute dedicated to advancing unified research in artificial and natural...

INSIDER Test & Measurement
NASA Seeks Space Technologies for Suborbital and Orbital Flight Tests
NASA’s 2023 TechFlights solicitation is now open! Through TechFlights, researchers from U.S.-based industry, academia, and private research institutions can test...

INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
DARPA Seeks New Antenna Designs From Nontraditional Defense Contractors
DARPA is soliciting disruptive ideas from small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors for novel antenna designs, materials, manufacturing, or processing...

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New Algorithm Developed by MIT Researchers Keeps Drones from Colliding in Midair
When multiple drones are working together in the same airspace, perhaps spraying pesticide over a field of corn, there’s a risk they might crash into each...

INSIDER Materials
University of Rochester Lab Creates New 'Reddmatter' Superconductivity Material
In a historic achievement, University of Rochester researchers have created a superconducting material at both a temperature and pressure low enough for...

INSIDER Aerospace
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 Energy
Tailoring the Optoelectronic Properties of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Sensing and Electronics
A team of Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, researchers partnered with Pennsylvania State University to publish an article in...

INSIDER Propulsion
Reliable Robotics to Provide Aircraft Automation Study for US Air Force
Reliable Robotics has received a U.S. Air Force contract to explore the automation of large, multi-engine jets. This study will include a feasibility assessment of...

INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
DARPA AI Algorithms Transition from Simulator to Flying Modified F-16
A joint Department of Defense team executed 12 flight tests in which artificial intelligence (AI) agents piloted the X-62A Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test...

INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Airbus Launches European Defense Fund Research and Development Projects
Airbus has launched two defense research and development projects that it is coordinating as part of the 2021 European Defense Fund (EDF). In July 2022, the European...

INSIDER Aerospace
New HPC4EI Project to Create 'Digital Twin' Models for Aerospace Manufacturing
A partnership involving Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory aimed at developing “digital twins” for producing aerospace components is one of six new...

INSIDER Test & Measurement
AFTC Gains New Test Capability
As weapon system designers continue to innovate for the defense of the nation, the Air Force Test Center must advance the test capabilities available to develop and prove the superiority of those systems...

Briefs Test & Measurement
Laboratory Test Requirements for Marine Shock Isolation Seats
This research provides preliminary guidance for laboratory testing of marine shock isolation seats.

INSIDER Test & Measurement
Oscillating Heat Pipes Tested for Use in Space
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has released the results from its Advanced Structurally Embedded Thermal Spreader Two (ASETS-II). The AFRL experiment was 100% effective in testing...

INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Airbus Lays Foundations for Future Urban Air Mobility in Germany
To contribute to the development of advanced air mobility, leading companies, universities, and research institutions, as well as municipalities, are joining forces under...

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Scientists Work to Enhance Faster-Than-Sound Jet Engines
Almost 75 years ago, U.S. Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Engineers have been pushing the boundaries of ultrafast flight...

INSIDER Manned Systems
Purdue Strengthens National Security Focus with New Propulsion Lab
Purdue University’s work in national security took another giant leap forward with university trustees’ approval of a state-of-the-art high-speed propulsion...

Articles Manned Systems
Hydrogen Generates BUZZ in Power Generation
Deutz launched its first hydrogen engine, the TCG 7.8 H2, in August 2021 as a “next step” in its effort to provide carbon-neutral drive systems for off-highway applications.

INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Unlocking the Digital Potential in Composite Manufacturing
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has worked with the National Composites Centre (NCC), Cranfield University and aerospace engineering...

News Test & Measurement
Nissan Opens New Vehicle-Safety Lab in Michigan
It takes days for a safety team to prep a vehicle for a crash test that lasts mere seconds. “The number of required crash tests is increasing, so your flexibility is decreasing when...

INSIDER Materials
Hybrid Nanomaterials Hold Promise for Improved Ceramic Composites
Researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are seeking to patent a novel process for manufacturing a type of material called preceramic polymer-grafted nanoparticles,...

Briefs Software
Real-Time Heuristics and Metaheuristics for Static and Dynamic Weapon Target Assignments
Projectile weapons have been a consistent threat of hostilities throughout history. Military advantage has always been aided by the capacity to inflict damage from a distance. In the 20th century, missile technology advanced to the point that an adversary...
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
ONR Short Pulse Research, Evaluation and non-SWaP Demonstration for C-sUAV Study
The OSPRES (ONR Short Pulse Research, Evaluation and non-SWaP) program performed fundamental work in the areas of Silicon (Si) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) based...

Briefs Materials
Matrix-Free Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Using Metal-Organic Frameworks
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) is a soft ionization technique that is widely applied in the characterization of large biomolecules using...

INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Blast Tube Tests Simulate Shock Waves Nuclear Weapons Could Face
You can learn a lot from a blast tube when you couple blast experiments with computer modeling. Sandia National Laboratories researchers are using a blast tube configurable...

INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Unique Chamber Gives Air Force Real-World Corrosion Test Capabilities
Aircraft corrosion is a multi-faceted issue that requires more than a simple, one-dimensional approach. To enable Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) personnel to...

INSIDER Research Lab
Professor Simulates Bomb Blasts to Study How Things Break Apart
How much force does it take to shatter a Humvee, a soldier’s body armor, or a submarine?

INSIDER Research Lab
Wireless Sensor Enables Study of Traumatic Brain Injuries
A new system that uses a wireless implant has been shown to record – for the first time – how brain tissue deforms when subjected to the kind of shock that causes blast-induced...

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