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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.
Articles Electronics & Computers
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.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
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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Sourcing Re-Evaluation Underway
The events of the last few months (re: tariff structures) underscore that the world is becoming more insular. Last month’s column (on re-regionalization) outlined that major markets like China, the U.S. and the EU already have or are increasingly building a moat around their markets. Read on for this month's column.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Driving down the High Cost of Overspray in Automotive Paint Processes
When painting automotive exteriors, automotive paint robot arms quickly move around the body to deliver paint. As the arm constantly changes position, the angle of...
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All (Robot) Hands on Deck
For more than 100 years, BMW has been manufacturing vehicles in the heart of downtown Munich at a three-story plant that currently produces 1,000 cars a day. At the same time, the plant is in a state of being both...
Articles Software
Making Virtual Vehicle Design a Reality
With products more and more diverse and growing vehicle portfolios on the market, variant management has become of enormous significance in coping with challenging cost and quality requirements. Modular...
Q&A Design
Seeking Validation at Navistar
As Chief Engineer, Vehicle Engineering at Navistar Inc., Craig Birkett (SAE member, 1983) oversees the entire validation process for Navistar vehicles, including testing and simulation. Having spent many years...
Articles Transportation
Machines Working Remotely
Remotely operated machines have been researched and developed in various industry sectors including military, automotive, agriculture, aerospace, and construction, to name a few. Remote operation is desired where...
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WCX 2025: Stellantis Design Chief Gilles Asks - What's Wrong with Diversity?
“It’s not rocket science,” Stellantis design chief Ralph Gilles said when asked about diversity at the leadoff keynote of WCX 2025 in Detroit.
Application Briefs Defense
F/A-18 Infrared Search and Rescue System
The U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability for the F/A-18 E/F Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Block II system in November 2024, providing the fleet with an enhanced capability to search, detect and track airborne targets at long range. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Defense
Thailand Army Vehicle Computer System Upgrades
Leonardo DRS received a new contract to provide and integrate the latest Battle Management Systems C4I hardware and software into new Royal Thailand Army combat vehicles. The total value of the award is more than $7 million. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army through the U.S. Government Grant Assistance program. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
6.8 MM Ammunition Production Facility
The U.S. Army’s Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, along with the Joint Munitions Command, officially broke ground on a new 6.8 mm ammunition production facility in support of the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri. Read on to learn more about the 6.8 mm family of ammunition, set to be produced at the new facility.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Eurofighter Common Radar System Upgrade
The Eurofighter Common Radar System Mark 1 project is the next-generation Eurofighter radar that is to be fielded by the air forces of Germany and Spain. This E-Scan radar will enhance the capabilities of the Eurofighter — which Airbus produces for the German and Spanish air forces — in air-to-air and air-to-ground operations and also equip it with electronic warfare capabilities. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Defense
Robust Quantum Sensors Program
To address quantum sensors' barriers, DARPA is launching the Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) program. RoQS will seek to develop quantum sensors that are inherently resistant to environmental disruptions, ensuring they can operate reliably outside of a laboratory without sacrificing their sensitivity. Read on to learn more.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability Makes Tremendous Progress in First Year
Just one year after signing a ground-breaking trilateral agreement, the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability partnership is completing facilities construction at the first of three sites that will host a global network of advanced ground-based sensors. Read on to learn more.
Articles Test & Measurement
Physicists Measure a Key Aspect of Superconductivity in ‘Magic-Angle’ Graphene
Physicists at MIT and Harvard University have now directly measured superfluid stiffness for the first time in “magic-angle” graphene — materials that are made from two or more atomically thin sheets of graphene twisted with respect to each other at just the right angle to enable a host of exceptional properties, including unconventional superconductivity. Read on to learn more.
Articles Electronics & Computers
The Future of Aerospace: Embracing Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies
Most A&D companies are not seeing the ROI they expect from their digital transformation journeys. This does not mean digital transformation is not working, it just means it is not mature. Read on to learn what this means.
Articles AR/AI
The Power Behind the Growth in Intelligent Munitions
This article describes the technologies enabling the evolution of intelligent munitions and focuses on the importance of stable power supplies. Read on to learn more.
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Manufacturing Spotlight: Advanced Drilling, Threading and Milling Tools Maximize Productivity in Challenging Aerospace Materials
Before threading holes, drilling is a necessary and critical step. Drilling challenging aerospace materials demands an application-specific solution. Stainless, titanium, and nickel- based alloys are highly heat resistant so heat generated during the drilling process is pushed into the cutter. Read on to learn more.
Articles Unmanned Systems
Design Considerations for Rugged Naval Equipment Enclosures
New, efficient approaches to cabinet and console design, fabrication, integration, and qualification are enabling prime defense contractors to equip the Navy faster with better technology while increasing ROI. Read on to learn more.
Articles Test & Measurement
For EV Safety Tests, AI Is Here to Help
It’s important to note that skepticism toward AI is reminiscent of past attitudes toward now-standard technologies. Thirty years ago, tools such as CFD were met with trepidation — an attitude defined by limited understanding. Today, engineers see them as indispensable. Similarly, adopting AI requires a shift in perspective and embracing its potential.
Articles Energy
Thermal Management Lies at the Heart of EV Innovation
Along with rapid innovation in cooling methods, a major trend in EV thermal management is the use of technology to better design more thermally efficient vehicle architectures. AI and digital technologies have been major boons to the engineering toolkit for better design, helping to radically speed up system testing and development. Read on to learn more.
Articles Energy
Ensuring the Quality of EV Batteries with CT-Scan Data Analysis and Visualization
Research and development aimed at optimizing both the technology and the cost of that most expensive of EV components — the battery — continues. Not only are the makers of current batteries under pressure to produce the highest-quality product, but they may also be considering how to participate and compete in the next-generations of these key components. Read on to learn more.
Articles Software
How Test Equipment Is Evolving to Keep Up with EV Batteries
Whatever technology is employed in the future, it is clear that battery test systems will continue to adapt to keep pace with changes in EV battery technology and production. Ensuring that you choose a future proof, scalable, and capable bi-directional DC source is critical in planning for testing success today and tomorrow. Read on to learn more.
Q&A Manned Systems
Propane Powers Ahead for Medium Duty Sector
The seemingly constant changing winds of North American emissions regulations have put many alternative propulsion-supplying OEMs on high alert over the first quarter of this year. However, not...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Autonomous Trucking Tech Hits High Gear
After a tumultuous 2023 that saw several autonomous trucking startups pivot out of or exit the arena entirely, there has been a recent resurgence of investment and efforts to bring the vision of...
News Transportation
Manufacturers Must Take the Wheel to Scale SDV Success
The automotive industry is moving rapidly toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs), where cars are as much about software as they are about mechanics. The race to SDV is driven by...
Road Ready Energy
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Brings All the Right Updates
The place doesn’t look like much: A Sonic drive-through in Cathedral City, California, and a row of eight Tesla Superchargers. But the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 I’m driving is helping to...
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