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INSIDER Manned Systems
Leonardo to Provide AW149 for UK's New Medium Helicopter Program
The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced a £1 billion contract award for new medium helicopters (NMH). Under the program, Leonardo will build and deliver 23 of its latest...
INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency
For decades, aircraft have carried a fundamental compromise between their engines and wing flow interactions by using strakes. These are small fins attached at the sides of...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Time-Sensitive Networking for the Army’s HADES Jets
TTTECH North America has been selected by the U.S. Army to provide advanced Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) solutions for its High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES)...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Northrop's New Multifunction Active Electronically Scanned Array
Northrop Grumman has introduced Valen, the newest multifunction active electronically scanned array (AESA) in the company’s advanced sensing portfolio. Valen's next...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Air Force Validates Software Architecture for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program
The U.S. Air Force has achieved another development milestone for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program by demonstrating the performance of...
INSIDER Defense
Additive Manufacturing Lab Boosts Operational Readiness for Legacy Air Force Aircraft
A small team at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is using cutting-edge additive manufacturing technology to...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Modular Mission Computer Upgrades for the Air Force C-17 Globemaster III Fleet
Boeing has selected Curtiss‑Wright Corporation to supply a new generation of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)‑aligned mission computers for the U.S. Air...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
The Defense Department has announced new separate framework agreements with RTX’s Raytheon and Lockheed Martin aimed at rapidly scaling production of both...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Breakthroughs in Testing Solid-Fuel Ramjets Advance Research
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are developing the next generation of solid-fuel ramjet (SFRJ) propulsion, addressing one of the field’s most persistent...
INSIDER Design
Argonne AI Tools Power Safer, Faster Aerospace Inspections
Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping industry move faster, safer and smarter. A research collaboration among Spirit AeroSystems Inc., the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s)...
INSIDER Design
A Next Generation Helmet System for Navy Pilots
The U.S. Navy is giving its fixed-wing pilots a next generation helmet system that represents one of the most significant modernization efforts for Navy aircrew flight equipment in recent...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Army Unveils New Prototype M1E3 Abrams Tank
The U.S. Army unveiled the first M1E3 Abrams early prototype at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit recently.
INSIDER Manned Systems
Can This Self-Healing Composite Make Airplane and Spacecraft Components Last for Centuries?
Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine blades and other...
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
Meeting the Demands of Defense Production and Sustainment Through Additive Manufacturing
When a chilled water pump failed aboard a U.S. guided missile destroyer, maintainers ran into an all-too-familiar problem. The six-blade cooling rotor...
INSIDER Green Design & Manufacturing
How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
Airbus is using wire‑directed energy deposition (w‑DED) to 3D print titanium aircraft parts at much larger scales than earlier additive manufacturing methods allowed....
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Blue Origin Tests Gravity-Independent Fuel Cells for Lunar Lander Program
In a key milestone for future human spaceflight, Nimbus Power Systems announced the successful completion of shock and vibration tests on Nimbus’ gravity-independent...
INSIDER Manned Systems
SpaceRAN Demonstrator Will Test 5G Connectivity on Software-Defined Satellite
Satellite connectivity is essential for global communications, and Airbus is leveraging its experience in satellites to test the capabilities of a 5G...
INSIDER Materials
European Researchers Leverage AI in Manufacturing Rocket Parts
Artificial Intelligence (AI), promises many benefits in all domains, and rocketry is no different. The European Space Agency’s Future Launchers Preparatory Program(FLPP) is...
INSIDER Manned Systems
The Critical Impact Of SAE Aerospace Standards: Certified AS1895/7 and /23 Metal Seals
In an industry where failure is not an option and precision is paramount, aerospace manufacturers and suppliers are constantly seeking components and...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Eve Air Mobility's eVTOL Prototype Completes First Flight
Eve Air Mobility recently completed the first flight of its uncrewed full-scale electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) prototype at Embraer’s test facility in São Paulo,...
INSIDER Aerospace
FAA to Replace Aging Network of Ground-Based Radars
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued separate contract awards to RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace and Indra for its "Radar System Replacement" program.
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
APFIT Invests $50 Million into US-Made Drone Battery Production for Air Force, Army, Navy, and SOCOM
The Defense Department’s APFIT program has committed up to $50 million to Packet Digital to fast-track production of advanced batteries...
INSIDER Design
New Defense Department Program Seeks 300,000 Drones From Industry by 2027
The U.S. Department of War, on Dec. 2, outlined a new program where it is seeking the development of more than 300,000 drones "quickly and inexpensively" from...
INSIDER Materials
New 3D-Printable Nanocomposite Prevents Overheating in Military Electronics
U.S. Army and university researchers collaborated to develop a 3D-printable material using tiny particles that conduct heat and can be used to more efficiently cool...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
F-22 Pilot Controls Drone With Tablet
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®, with industry partners and the U.S. Air Force, controlled an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) from the cockpit of a fifth generation fighter jet while in flight.
INSIDER Lighting Technology
Using Ultrabright X-Rays to Test Materials for Ultrafast Aircraft
This might seem like an obvious statement, but designing an aircraft that flies at five to seven times the speed of sound is difficult. Paradoxically, materials for...
INSIDER Software
L3Harris Starts Low Rate Production Of New F-16 Viper Shield
L3Harris is ready to start low-rate initial production of the Viper Shield, a next-generation software-defined electronic warfare (EW) upgrade for the U.S. Air Force fleet of F-16...
INSIDER Aerospace
DESCAM Project to Establish Additive Manufacturing Supply Chain for Flight-Ready Parts
GKN Aerospace has joined the Digitally Enabled Competitive & Sustainable Additive Manufacturing (DECSAM) project.
INSIDER Manned Systems
Stevens Researchers Test Morkovin's Hypothesis for Major Hypersonic Flight Breakthrough
If it were to become a reality, hypersonic flight, long the realm of science fiction, could revolutionize global travel, transforming day-long...
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