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Assembly and Testing Milestone for Artemis II Spacecraft
Lockheed Martin has completed assembly and testing of NASA's Orion Artemis II spacecraft, transferring possession to NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) team earlier this month....
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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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Improving Rocket and Flight Vehicle Testing Under Capital Constraints
Many in need of solutions to overcome complexities in testing for ground support, propulsion, avionics, payload systems, and bus infrastructure also need cost-efficient ways...
On-Demand Webinars Aerospace
Breakthrough in Infrared and Visible Imaging: One Dataset with Spatial and Temporal Alignment
Until now, researchers have had to choose between thermal and visible imaging: One reveals heat signatures while the other provides structural...
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Navy Proves Cold-Gas Approach in Hypersonic Launch Test
The U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs is continuing on the path toward the nation's first sea-based hypersonic fielding with a successful end-to-end flight test of a conventional...
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How the US Army is Advancing Research in Robotics, AI and Autonomy
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) researchers recently highlighted some of the groundbreaking work they're performing...
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New PhantomStrike Radar Completes First Flight Test
Raytheon has successfully completed the first flight test of its PhantomStrike radar on its Multi-Program Testbed aircraft in Ontario, California. PhantomStrike successfully tracked...
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Optimizing Electric Powertrains: Advanced Materials for Performance, Safety, and Efficiency
As the transition to electric vehicles progresses, manufacturers continue to face challenges in balancing performance, safety, and lightweighting. This...
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Firefly Alpha Rocket Loses Engine Nozzle During Launch
Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based space launch vehicle company, published an April 2029, 2025 update on its Alpha FLTA006 rocket, where its “Message in a Booster” mission...
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3D Printing Parts for Ships, Submarines and Underwater Vehicles
Additive manufacturing has been a game-changer in helping to create parts and equipment for the Department of Defense’s industrial base. A naval facility in Washington state has become a leader in implementing additive manufacturing and repair technologies using various processes and materials to quickly create much-needed parts for submarines and ships. Read on to learn more.
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See the new products, including L3Harris Technologies' AMORPHOUS™, its new software that features a single user interface to operate thousands of autonomous assets simultaneously; Rohde & Schwarz's new R&S NRP140TWG(N) thermal power sensor; SBG Systems' expansion of its high-performance inertial navigation systems, Ekinox, Apogee, and Navsight, with new GNSS receiver options; Supermicro, Inc.'s wide range of new systems which are fully optimized for edge and embedded workloads; and much more.
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BlueHalo Completes Test of Next Generation C-UAS Missile
BlueHalo, the company transforming the future of global defense with actively deployed and operationally proven Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) solutions, announced the successful live fire demonstration of its Next-Generation C-UAS Missile (NGCM) – Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1), addressing the critical need for munitions industrial base expansion to meet the rapidly evolving advanced aerial threats. Read on to learn more.
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The Marines New Installation Counter UAS System
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded a 10-year, $642 million program of record to Anduril Industries to develop and sustain their new Installation-Counter small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (I-CsUAS) technology. I-CsUAS is a platform powered by machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to protect Marine Corps installations globally by detecting, identifying, tracking and defeating small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Read on to learn more.
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Lasers Destroy Drones as Additive Manufacturing Builds Them
In February, the Joint Interagency Field Experimentation team at the Naval Postgraduate School executed another highly collaborative week of rapid prototyping and defense demonstrations with dozens of emerging technology companies. Read on to learn more about it.
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Help Responders in Urban Environments
In November 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Urban Security Technology Laboratory teamed up with Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, and DAGER Technology LLC, to conduct an assessment on selected models of cybersecure “Blue UAS.” The drones are cybersecure and commercially available to assist emergency responders with their public safety operations. Read on to learn more.
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Low Cost Air Traffic Control for Drones
Using a network of small, low-cost radars, engineering professor Cammy Peterson and her colleagues have built an air traffic control system for drones that can effectively and accurately track anything in an identified low-altitude airspace. Read on to learn more about it.
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Engineers Enable a Drone to Determine Its Position in the Dark and Indoors
MIT researchers have introduced a new approach that enables a drone to self-localize, or determine its position, in indoor, dark, and low-visibility environments. Self-localization is a key step in autonomous navigation. Read on to learn more about it.
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Human-Focused Research Aims to Enhance UAS Effectiveness, Readiness
As the capabilities of unmanned aerial systems continue to evolve rapidly in response to the tactical and strategic necessities of the modern battlefield, the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory is exploring a unique approach to improving their operational effectiveness – by focusing on the protection and performance of UAS operators. Read on to learn more about it.
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AI Automates Drone Defense With High Energy Lasers
To counter the rapidly mounting threats posed by the proliferation of inexpensive uncrewed autonomous systems, or drones, Naval Postgraduate School researchers and collaborators are applying AI to automate critical parts of the tracking system used by laser weapon systems. Read on to learn more about it.
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Reverse Engineering the Security Risks of the AeroScope Drone Detection Module
Da Jiang Innovations' AeroScope drone detection platform has proven to be an effective security tool for military and law enforcement. It identifies and tracks drones in real time, providing AeroScope users with information like flight status, path and pilot location for drones up to 50 kilometers away. Read on to learn more about it.
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The Evolution of Autonomous Systems in UAV Technology
So, let’s talk about it: What’s happening in 2025? Well, the sky is no longer the limit — it’s just the beginning of a new era in autonomous UAV technology. Read on to learn more.
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Swarm Robotics: A Requiem for the Assembly Line
Aircraft manufacturing is on the cusp of its most profound transformation since the dawn of powered flight. The assembly line — a staple of industrial production for over a century — is about to be replaced by a far more efficient and cost-effective alternative: Swarm Robotics. Read on to learn more about it.
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Accelerate Battery Simulations with Surrogate Models
Battery modeling can be greatly sped up by building simulation apps that contain surrogate models. Whereas the detailed Newman model provides accuracy at a significant computational cost,...
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ACT Expo 2025: Battery Experts Fret Tariffs, Encourage Specific Designs
There’s a chaotic elephant in almost every room of the 2025 Advanced Clean Transportation Expo: Tariffs and the Trump administration’s seemingly hostile approach to environmentally friendly technology like EVs and alternative energy sources. Read on to learn more about it.
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Clarios Brings AI to Idle Management for Heavy Trucks
The predominant low-voltage battery maker Clarios today announced that IdleLess, a sensor-and-AI-driven system for heavy-duty trucks that it says can save up to $3,300 per year per...
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Engineering the EL9: Electra's Ultra Short Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
Marc Allen, CEO of Electra, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.
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3D-Printed C-17 Replacement Part Saves Thousands for Air Force
Innovation isn’t always pretty. Sometimes, it’s downright grimy — but worth its weight in gold. At the 911th Airlift Wing, a collaboration with Boeing has resulted in a...
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Future-Proofing Automotive Software: Modularity, Reuse, and...
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Soar to New Heights: Simulation-Driven Design for Safety in...