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Inter-Laboratory Combat Helmet Blunt Impact Test Method Comparison
As the medical community learns more about brain injury, the importance of blunt impact mitigation becomes more apparent. As such, it is critical to make sure that research labs...
Briefs Materials
Hydraulic Testing of Polymer Matrix Composite 102mm Tube Section
The objective of this research was to hydraulically pressurize the internal diameter of one 102mm Polymer Matrix Composite (PMC) over-wrapped cylinder up to 25,000 pounds per...
Briefs Energy
Permeation Tests on Polypropylene Fiber Materials
The Toxic Industrial Chemical/Toxic Industrial Material (TIC/TIM) Task Force MFR#1 published in February 2009 focuses on inhalation hazards in an operational environment and provides a list of...
Articles Government
Meeting Environmental Objectives and Regulations
Gone are the days when the impact of products on the environment or human health were optional business concerns. Regulatory constraints on materials and chemicals are increasing, and many...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Using the Full CAD-CAM-CNC Process Chain in Ultrasonic and Conventional 5-Axis Machining
DMG MORI manufactures a wide variety of conventional chip-cutting and ultrasonic machining centers for OEMs and production job shops serving the aerospace...
Products RF & Microwave Electronics
New Products
RF and Microwave Power Amplifier Accessories Pasternack (Irvine, CA) has released a new series of RF and microwave power amplifier accessories that includes heat sinks, heat sinks with cooling fans, and power control cable...
Articles Materials
Improving Component Life in Abrasive, Corrosive Aerospace Environments
In industries such as aerospace, characterized by extreme operating environments that push materials and components to the edge of their design capabilities, companies are...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Beyond VMEbus A New Concept
Deployability and life-cycle management of large and disparate collections of weapons, combat and C4ISR computing systems is one of the most critical challenges facing the Department of Defense today. Numerous...
Articles Photonics/Optics
Taming the Thermal Behavior of Solid-State Military Lasers
Laser diodes and laser diode arrays (LDAs) are widely used throughout military systems, for sighting and range finding, but also at high power levels as offensive and defensive weapons....
Articles Electronics & Computers
Surviving the Challenge of Thermal Design in Aerospace Electronics
The aerospace sector places some uniquely challenging demands on electronics designers. For a start, the environments that the electronics are exposed to are much harsher than...
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
Validation of Ubiquitous 2D Radar
Seastema SpA, a company owned by Fincantieri (Genova, Italy), designs, develops, and supplies integrated automation systems for different areas of the marine industry. The company established an Innovation...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
New Pulse Analysis Techniques for Radar and EW
Pulsed signals are widespread in radar and other electronic warfare (EW) applications, and they must be accurately measured for manufacturing, design of countermeasures, and threat assessment;...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
How Additive Manufacturing is Changing the Aerospace Industry
Additive manufacturing was invented more than 30 years ago and, from small beginnings in prototyping, has developed and grown into a $6 billion industry. While additive manufacturing...
Articles Software
CAM Software Technology Keeps Pace with Aerospace Manufacturing Challenges
Aerospace industry component manufacturing is in a large growth cycle. Advancements to materials and engine efficiency have created clear benefits for replacing a...
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Digital Radar Warning Receiver
Northrop Grumman CorporationFalls Church, VA703-280-2900www.northropgrumman.com Northrop Grumman Corporation recently received a $124.7 million award for production of AN/APR-39D(V)2 digital radar warning receiver...
Application Briefs Software
Game-Based Training Environment
Charles River AnalyticsCambridge, MA617-491-3474www.cra.com Charles River Analytics Inc., a developer of intelligent systems solutions, has announced a two-year, $2 million Phase III contract to enhance the...
Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Armament Test Set
Marvin Test Solutions, Inc.Irvine, CA888-837-8297www.MarvinTest.com Marvin Test Solutions, Inc., a company that specializes in globally-deployed test solutions for military, aerospace, and manufacturing organizations,...
Briefs Aerospace
Low-Cost Ground Sensor Network for Intrusion Detection
Perimeter surveillance of forward operating locations, such as Forward Arming and Refueling Points (FARPs), is crucial to ensure the survivability of personnel and materiel. FARPs are...
Briefs Imaging
Co-Prime Frequency and Aperture Design for HF Surveillance, Wideband Radar Imaging, and Nonstationary Array Processing
A co-prime array uses two uniform linear subarrays to construct an effective difference coarray with certain desirable...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Converting Existing Copper Wire Firing System to a Fiber-Optically Controlled Firing System for Electromagnetic Pulsed Power Experiments
After extensive review from the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Electrical Safety Office, it was...
Briefs Imaging
In-Network Processing on Low-Cost IoT Nodes for Maritime Surveillance
The effective distribution of offensive weapon capabilities to naval units at the tactical edge is a critical focus for Navy leaders. A direct byproduct of this priority is...
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New Products
Rapid Deployment SIGINT Sensor VStar Systems (San Diego, CA) announced the addition of a pod version of its MA-C SIGINT Sensor, the MA-C MiniPod™. Two active high frequency (HF) antennas allow for intercept and copy of land...
Articles Aerospace
New Technologies Tackle UAV Challenges
Unmanned vehicles for air, land, and water represent an increasingly-important capability for virtually all military services worldwide. Because each new generation of device technology promises...
Articles Imaging
Robotic Applique Kits Leverage Existing Assets
When it comes to modern military operations, robotic technology provides a tremendous tactical advantage. Drones, ground robots and autonomous vehicles are routinely used for missions such as...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Protecting Critical Data on Unmanned Underwater Platforms
Emerging mission requirements from global defense forces are driving new programs and applications for Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) platforms. Like their airborne counterparts, UUVs...
Articles Data Acquisition
Educating UGVs
Advancements in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) are accelerating as the technology matures from being research-orientated to being deployed in a wide range of products and services, such as autonomous vehicles. While...
Application Briefs Electronics & Computers
Miniature Data Recorder
DTSSeal Beach, CA+1 562-493-0158www.dtsweb.com Harsh, wet and dusty environments pose serious reliability issues for data collection. The SLICE IP68 data acquisition system is designed to measure physical signals in...
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Autonomous Helicopters
Northrop Grumman CorporationFalls Church, VA+1 703-280-2900www.northropgrumman.com/firescout Fire Scout is a combat proven, autonomous helicopter system that provides real-time Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance,...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Automated Flight System Software
KittyhawkSan Francisco, CA+1 415-598-7757https://kittyhawk.io Kittyhawk recently announced new features to its flight system software platform. Kittyhawk is adding an automated flight system to its Flight Deck...
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