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Supplier Eye Manufacturing & Prototyping
A Re-regionalized Industry
Any supply issues upstream will reverberate exponentially.
Editorial Design
DarkSky One Wants to Make the World a Darker Place
A Q&A with the CEO and executive director of DarkSky International, Ruskin Hartley, about the DarkSky One concept car.
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Digital Tech a Las Vegas Headliner
SAE Media interviewed Erik Neandross, president of the Clean Transportation Solutions group at TRC, about the upcoming ACT Expo.
Technical Innovation Robotics, Automation & Control
Komatsu Augments Intelligent Machine Control in New Excavator
The IMC 3.0 platform is currently only available on the PC220LCi-12. Komatsu plans to expand IMC 3.0 into its new excavators and dozers for future launches, Matthew Moen, Komatsu product manager for excavators, and Darrell Binnion, Komatsu digital products training manager, said.
Application Briefs Defense
Integrated Electric Power Kits for Army Vehicles
Leonardo DRS has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop prototype Vehicle Integrated Power Kits (VIPKs) to support the growing need for easy-to-access, on-demand electrical power in the field. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
A New Clean Room for Missile and Satellite Propulsion Components
Moog Inc. announced the groundbreaking on its new clean room in Niagara Falls, New York. This will support the growing demand Moog is seeing for innovative satellite and missile propulsion components and systems from space and defense customers. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Collaborative Combat Aircraft Engine Testing
Raytheon’s Pratt & Whitney is developing a new family of engines, scalable from 500 to 1,800 pounds of thrust, that are capable of powering munitions and Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs AR/AI
Helsing’s New CA-1 Europa Autonomous Fighter Jet
Defense technology startup Helsing unveiled its new CA-1 autonomous fighter jet powered by their proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) software Centaur during a launch ceremony in Germany last week. Read on to learn more about it.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
How the US Space Force is Leveraging Commercial Antennas for Defense Applications
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) achieved a major milestone during a demonstration event in August, showcasing the Joint Antenna Marketplace (JAM) and successfully transferring the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Transmit/Receive Enterprise (TREx) Service from a research and development project into an SSC operational prototype. Read on to learn more.
Articles Materials
How Lightweight Coatings Protect Aerospace and Defense Electronics
While stresses such as altitude changes, vacuum, vibration, moisture and chemical exposure have the potential to wreak havoc on electronic components, conformal coatings have become essential to providing protection in the midst of these challenges. Read on to learn more.
Articles Software
Digitally Transforming the Future of Defense: Collaborative Combat Aircraft
A very promising application of technologies is the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs) being developed for sixth-generation fighter aircraft. On top of an advanced crewed jet integrated with cutting-edge software and equipment, sixth-generation aircraft will be accompanied by several autonomous CCAs, supporting the crewed aircraft in a multitude of functions. Read on to learn more.
Articles AR/AI
Future-Proofing the Tactical Edge: Converging AI, Edge Processing, and Hybrid Cloud for Modern Battlefield Operations
In the emerging era of information warfare, the cognitive tactical network — a system that senses, learns, and adapts autonomously — will define victory. Future-proofing the tactical edge is not optional; it is the strategic imperative for achieving dominance across the multidomain battlespace of tomorrow. Read on to learn more.
Articles Materials
High-Flying Output: Key Machining Techniques for Structural Aircraft Components
Structural aircraft components and the methods for making them have changed significantly, driven by advancements in technology and new demands in the industry. Aerospace assemblies are becoming lighter and more complex, while every aspect of how these components are designed and made is evolving. Read on to learn more.
Articles Automotive
IAA 2025: Arbe Chipset Improves Automated Driving Decisions
Arbe designed and now sells three types of chips for its systems: transmitters, receivers and processors.
Articles Internet of Things
IAA 2025: Qualcomm’s Superbrains Are Here to Help With Automated Driving
The way Ride Pilot was developed and certified means it will be available to automakers in over 100 countries by next year.
Articles Software
Machine Learning Drives Design Space Exploration
Opportunities for innovation can be missed. Entire regions of the design space – potentially rich in viable or even optimal solutions – remain unexplored.
Supplier Eye Manufacturing & Prototyping
OEM Growth in China
The growth of the Chinese automotive sector is going to alter the industry globally.
Editorial Manufacturing & Prototyping
Off-highway Innovators to Demo Digital Prowess at CES 2026
JLG and Caterpillar are among the equipment manufacturers demonstrating their intelligent systems.
Original Equipment Transportation
Thor Lets Campers Go Further Off Grid With Electric Embark RV
The Embark Class A RV offers less range anxiety thanks to an onboard range extender.
Articles Green Design & Manufacturing
EV Industry Grapples with Unprecedented Battery Regulation Compliance Challenges
The EU Battery Regulation demands unprecedented granularity in supply chain tracking. Read on to learn more about what this means.
Articles Automotive
The Future of Axial- and Radial-Flux Motors
Traditionally, most motors used in EVs and mobility platforms have been radial flux systems. In recent years, there have been major strides in alternative axial flux motor architectures. What exactly do these architectural differences mean for motor design and production? Read on to find out.
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
Heavy-Payload Conveyance Paves the Way for Next-Generation Battery Manufacturing
Battery packs are becoming larger and heavier, particularly in applications such as electric trucks, aviation and renewable energy storage. As payload requirements increase, manufacturers are turning to advanced automation and material handling systems to keep pace. Read on to learn what this means.
Articles Energy
The End of the Beginning: Why the EV Market Will Overcome the Loss of Tax Credits
Will EV sales in the U.S. double by the end of the decade, or more? Will the U.S. keep pace with China’s relentless iterative improvements on EV technology, or will China increasingly dominate the rapidly electrifying global transportation industry? Read on to learn more.
Articles Automotive
Driving Safety Forward: How Simulation and MODSIM Accelerate ADAS Innovation
Dassault Systèmes offers MODSIM for model-based systems engineering, integrating modeling and simulation from the very start of the design process. This methodology enables multidisciplinary teams to work together on a shared platform, using common data and synchronized models. Read on to learn more.
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Bailey Electrohydraulics and Specialized Scenarios
As mobile equipment is pushed to perform in increasingly demanding and challenging environments – ranging from frozen construction sites to harsh marine applications – some OEMs are...
Q&A Software
PACCAR CTO Offers Insights on SDVs, AVs and BEVs
PACCAR provided the executive leadership guiding this year’s SAE COMVEC conference held in mid-September in Schaumburg, Illinois. It was fitting, then, that John Rich, senior vice president and chief technology officer at PACCAR, kicked off the event as the featured keynote speaker. Read on for a few of the key insights Rich shared with attendees in the packed venue.
Q&A Green Design & Manufacturing
Q&A: AVL Addresses Path to Greater Hybridization
The powertrain landscape of the future is sure to be a mix that includes clean diesel engines and other ICE options running alternative fuels. Zero-emissions technology such as...
Articles Motion Control
Revolutionizing Vehicle Technology Through Intelligent Actuators
Autonomous driving is often seen as just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to public perception of how artificial intelligence has been implemented in vehicles. However,...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
SAE Books: 'Automated Fiber Placement' with Ramy Hari
Ramy Harik, a Fulbright alumnus and director of the Clemson Composites Center, is pushing the boundaries of manufacturing with his latest book, Automated Fiber Placement: Status,...
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