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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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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...
INSIDER 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...
INSIDER 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...
INSIDER 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...
INSIDER 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...
INSIDER 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...
INSIDER 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...
News 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...
News 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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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.
News 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...
INSIDER 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...
INSIDER 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...
INSIDER 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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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...
News 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...
News 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...
INSIDER 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...
INSIDER 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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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...
INSIDER 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...
INSIDER 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...
News 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,...
INSIDER 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...
INSIDER 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...
INSIDER 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...
News 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...
INSIDER 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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3D-Printed C-17 Replacement Part Saves Thousands for Air Force
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Navy Proves Cold-Gas Approach in Hypersonic Launch Test
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