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Aerospace

RPI Researchers Harness Agentic AI for Smarter, Faster Aerospace Design

A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute engineering professor, Shaowu Pan, Ph.D. and his team of students have integrated agentic AI into computational fluid dynamics to optimize the aerospace design process and alleviate bottlenecks. Read on to learn more.

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Aerospace

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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Software

Why CFD is Stuck in the File Era

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) workflows are stuck in the file era — results disconnected from their geometry, provenance tracked in spreadsheets, certification evidence scattered across email threads. Flexcompute is building Flexcompute Thread: artifact-native simulation where every result you would normally save to result.png becomes a traceable asset that knows where it came from, automatically. Read on to learn more about it.

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Software

New Products

See the new products, including Kontron's VX307C, a rugged 3U VPX computing module based on the Intel® Xeon® D-1700/1800 platform; Concurrent's Narvi, a rugged XMC form factor GPGPU and graphics processing card developed in collaboration with EIZO Rugged Solutions; ITT Cannon’s C5 Warrior connectors; and more.

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Software

High-Performance Enclosure Systems for Aerospace and Defense Applications: Preparing for What’s Next

As mission-critical systems demand more processing power, real-time data movement, and multi-domain interoperability, rugged embedded systems are being transformed. Today’s military and aerospace applications increasingly demand the merging of AI computing, enhanced sensor interfaces, and cybersecurity. At the heart of this evolution is the 3U OpenVPX form factor, a modular, compact, and ruggedized hardware standard. Read on to learn more.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Analyzing Aircraft Antenna Placement and Performance with Unified Modeling and Simulation

Aircraft OEMs and suppliers are implementing unified modeling and simulation technology and processes, which enables them to combine their CAD model with multiphysics simulation within a secure, data-managed and collaborative computing environment. Read on to learn more.

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Software

Physical Designs by Artificial Intelligence

A quick spoiler alert: Using AI still requires well-considered human input to make it all happen and it demands digital manufacturing to do it quickly.

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Electronics & Computers

New Products

See the new products, including Knowles Corporation's High Q Ceramic Core Inductors; HUBER+SUHNER's VITA 67.3 interconnect portfolio designed for use with its proprietary solderless MINIBEND® RF cable termination technology; Rohde & Schwarz's updated R&S FSWP for upcoming applications; VersaLogic Corp.'s expanded line of industrial temperature, rugged expansion boards; and more.

Application Briefs

Software

USSOCOM’s New Generative AI Tool

Legion Intelligence announced the enterprise-wide launch of Legion’s AI platform, SOFchat, to personnel across U.S. Special Operations Command. This marks the first enterprise-wide deployment of a Generative AI platform. Read on to learn more.

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Manned Systems

How the Air Force Leverages Simulation to Explore Lethality Before it's Built

Before a new weapon system is ever built, flown or fired, it begins in a simulated environment digitally constructed, dynamically tested and refined in real time....

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

How Airbus is Leveraging Digital Twins for a Smarter Approach to Manufacturing

The aerospace industry is undergoing a profound transformation, and Airbus is at the forefront, driving innovation from design and manufacturing to operations. A...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Bombardier is Digitally Upgrading its Aircraft Design, Engineering and Manufacturing Process

Canadian business jet manufacturer Bombardier is expanding its adoption of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software for aircraft...

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Software

New Products

See the new products, including SemiNex's narrow-linewidth high-power External Cavity Laser with single frequency; Rohde & Schwarz's extended R&S®BBA300 portfolio with two innovative amplifier series, the R&S®BBA300-F and the R&S®BBA300-FG; Teledyne FLIR's Prism™ Supervisor, the latest addition to its Prism embedded software ecosystem; STMicroelectronics' first product of its strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies to simplify development of next-generation wireless solutions for industrial and consumer IoT applications; and much more.

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Software

New Siemens Simcenter Updates Elevate Automotive and Aerospace Simulation

Siemens Digital Industries Software recently introduced the latest update to its Simcenter portfolio, delivering advancements in aerostructure analysis, electric...

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Design

The Future of Aerospace: Embracing Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies

As we look toward 2025 and beyond, the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry stands at the cusp of a significant transformation. Many programs in the...

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AR/AI

Accelerating Climate-Compatible Aircraft Design with AI

The path to climate-compatible flying involves energy-efficient aircraft, low-emission engines and optimized flight paths. Digitalization can accelerate these developments, for example...

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Transportation

BMW, Classiq Find Better Architectures Through Quantum Computing

As part of BMW’s Emerging Technologies team, Lukas Müller picks apart new ideas to evaluate if they are relevant for the automaker. He told SAE Media that the work he’s doing is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to harnessing more powerful computers that will help build the better cars of tomorrow. Read on to learn more.

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Software

NAVAIR Leverages CFD to Simulate Aircraft Engine Health and Aerodynamics

Developed by Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs, "CharLES" is described by...

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Software

How Sandia’s New Digital Engineering Tool Helps Reimagine Design of Radar Systems

In a whirling geopolitical landscape of new nuclear weapons, hypersonic weapons, drones and satellites, the U.S. is hustling to test new kinds of radars...

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Data Acquisition

Digitally Engineering the Future of Army Off-Road Autonomous Vehicles

The University of Michigan’s Automotive Research Center has a new five-year agreement with the U.S. Army for modeling, simulation, and digitally engineering the next generation of off-road autonomous vehicles.

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Software

Neural Propulsion Systems Claims Significant Radar Breakthrough

Behrooz Rezvani, founder and CEO of Neural Propulsion Systems, cuts to the chase quickly. "We can improve the performance of any radar and help it see clearer, farther and...

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Software

Ford Refines Interior, Exterior on 2025 Explorer

The Ford Explorer will celebrate its 35th anniversary for the 2026 model year, and it is highly likely that America’s best-selling SUV will meet the occasion with a complete redesign. Ford...

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AR/AI

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.

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Aerospace

Production Ready B-21 Bomber on Track for First Flight This Year

During a panel discussion at the 2023 Air Force Association (AFA) Air, Space and Cyber conference, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics President Tom Jones said the first B-21 stealth...

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Software

Physics-Guided Neural Network for Regularization and Learning Unbalanced Data Sets

Directed energy deposition (DED) is a method of metal additive manufacturing (AM) by which parts are built layer by layer from 3-D computer-aided design models.

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Power

Data Analysis Companies Collaborate to Slash EV Battery Production Time

A battery intelligence pioneer will work with a venerable semiconductor yield-improvement firm in a partnership that promises to drastically accelerate the production...

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Software

3D Scanning Provides Key Weapon for Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing

While AI, AR, and IIoT are increasing production efficiency and time to market, 3D scanning still has not been exploited by aerospace and defense manufacturers for its full potential to do the same.

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Software

Dimensional Metrology Beyond the CMM

In the world of high-volume automotive cylinder-head production, the yields realized from casting processes count for a lot.

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Power

2023 Cadillac Lyriq Executive Chief Engineer: New EV Her ‘North Star’

At the Cadillac Lyriq’s media drive program in Utah, SAE Media spoke one-on-one with Jamie Brewer, Lyriq executive chief engineer, about developing the first-ever...