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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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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Defense

Venus Aerospace’s Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Completes First Flight Test

Houston, Texas-based startup Venus Aerospace claims to have completed the first U.S. flight test of a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) this week. The...

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Robotics, Automation & Control

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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RF & Microwave Electronics

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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Weapons Systems

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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Manned Systems

Radian Aerospace Unveils R3V: Reusable Hypersonic and Spaceflight Test Platform

Radian Aerospace has announced the launch of a new technology platform: the Radian Reusable Reentry Vehicle (R3V). Designed to generate near-term revenue while...

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Power

Air-to-Air Refueling Milestone for E-7A Wedgetail and KC-46A

In a historic first, the U.S. Air Force (USAF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and Royal Air Force (RAF) collaborated to rapidly improve global combat capability while...

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Propulsion

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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Energy

ACT Expo 2025: Heavy-Duty EVs, H2 Trucks and Tariff Talk Dominate Day One

Opening day of the ACT Expo 2025 in Anaheim, California, was a flood of product announcements and clean-fuel initiative updates. While the trucks and the technology...

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Design

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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Transportation

Taiwan Suppliers Look Around the World for Solutions

Speaking at the 360 Mobility shows in Taipei in late April, the chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, James Huang, put a positive spin on the chaos that new tariffs – which at the time of writing were 25% for automobiles and auto parts – are putting on the many auto parts suppliers. Read on to learn more about it.

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Manned Systems

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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Software

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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Manned Systems

Amprius Eyes Mass Production for Next Generation Electric Aircraft Battery

Amprius announced the launch of its 450 Wh/kg SiCore™ lithium-ion battery. This is Amprius’ most energy-dense SiCore cell, offering 450 Wh/kg and 950 Wh/L, and...

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Defense

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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Manned Systems

Slate Unveils Bare-Bones EV Mini Truck

The American truck market is huge. The trucks, they're also quite large. Pickups went from workhorse machines to enormous luxury vehicles with equally large price tags. Even the Maverick, Ford’s...

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Unmanned Systems

New York Auto Show 2025: News from the Floor

The 2025 edition of the New York International Auto Show proved some automakers still value the attention that comes with debuting a vehicle on a flashy convention center stage. Hyundai, Kia and...

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Energy

Challenges and Opportunities of Electrifying Off-Highway Machines

The off-highway machine industry is embracing new technologies to optimize operations, specifically regarding electric and hybrid off-highway equipment. The electric...

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Software

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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Sensors/Data Acquisition

German Researchers Claim 'World First' In-flight Measurement of Hydrogen Propulsion Contrails

Formed in the upper troposphere when the air is sufficiently cold and humid, condensation trails (known as contrails) may be one of the most...

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Connectivity

Aitech’s New Palm-Sized Satellite Enables Space-Based AI Processing

Aitech's new IQSat picosatellite constellation platform is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and comes equipped with commercial off the shelf (COTS) computing...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

What is the Defense Innovation Unit’s New Blue Manufacturing Program?

For nearly a decade, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has identified, prototyped and scaled commercial technologies that deliver advantages to warfighters. To meet...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

A New Additive Manufacturing Strategy for the UK Defense Industry

The U.K.'s Ministry of Defense (MoD) published a new 17-page strategy outlining their vision for the wider use of advanced manufacturing and specifically additive...

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Design

WCX 2025: Luminary Cloud Debuts Foundational Datasets for Aerodynamic Sims

Luminary Cloud this week announced Shift Models, a suite of foundation constructs for its engineering simulation platform, at the WCX 2025 event in Detroit,...

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Electronics & Computers

15 Companies to Build Quantum Computer Prototypes for DARPA's QBI Program

Nearly 20 quantum computing companies have been chosen to enter the initial stage of DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), in which they will characterize...

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Power

Supersonic X-59 Completes Cruise Control Engine Speed Test Ahead of First Flight

The team behind NASA’s X-59 supersonic demonstrator completed another critical ground test in March, ensuring the quiet supersonic aircraft will be able to...

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Unmanned Systems

Two Startups Partner to Expand Hydrogen-Powered Drone Production

Two U.S.-based startups have formed a new partnership that will see the use of a "survivable manufacturing network" to produce hydrogen-powered drones. California-based...

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Energy

Hydrogen Is Hitting Some Headwinds

Nikola announced on February 19 that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and had begun pursuing “value-maximizing sale transactions” for its operations. Also a maker of battery-electric heavy...

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Propulsion

Delta Air Lines, JetZero to Design Commercial Blended Wing Body Airliner

Delta Air Lines is partnering with JetZero on a revolutionary, more sustainable aircraft that looks and feels like nothing flying today’s commercial skies. The...

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