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Defense

High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites: New Battle for Inner Space, Part I

Farnborough International Airshow 2018 coincided with the opening of the world’s first serial HAPS assembly line by Airbus Defence and Space, with the Farnborough-based...

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Unmanned Systems

SAE Demo Day Captures Public Perception of Autonomous Vehicles

With the goal of gaining insight into the public’s perception of self-driving technology, SAE International on Dec. 12-14 hosted its second “SAE Demo Day” at Babcock Ranch, a...

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Defense

Latest Boeing Business Jets 777X VIP Cabin Concept Debuts at MEBAA in Dubai

Pulling out all stops, Boeing Business Jets debuted the “Shaheen” BBJ 777X at the 2018 Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) show in Dubai, United...

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Defense

Moog to Collaborate on Bell Air Taxi

Forth Worth, Texas-based Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., will collaborate with Elma, New York-based Moog, for the development of the Flight Control Actuation System (FCAS) to support...

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Weapons Systems

Japan Signs on for Second Boeing KC-46 Military Tanker and Transport Aircraft

Japan officials continue to boost the country’s defenses against threats, exercising the option to add a second Boeing KC-46 Pegasus military aerial refueling...

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Connectivity

Automation Streamlines Accreditation to Speed Aerospace and Defense Technology Deployment

Government agencies are not known for moving quickly, and the Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation process is a prime example. For defense...

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Transportation

Could This Infinitely Variable Compression Mechanism Be the Next Piston Engine Game-Changer?

Whether its for economic incentives or reaching environmental goals, automotive and aerospace engine makers are continually chasing fractions of...

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Defense

Self-Generated Power Will Reduce Soldier Load

The bionic power knee harvester, also known as the PowerWalk, is an energy-harvesting device that is attached to both the upper and lower areas of both legs and generates power from movement....

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Test & Measurement

Wind Tunnel, Lasers Provide Hypersonic Proving Ground

It’s about speed, and Sandia National Laboratories, with a hypersonic wind tunnel and advanced laser diagnostic technology, is in a position to help U.S. defense agencies understand...

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Robotics, Automation & Control

AUDS Goes Undetected With New Ammunition

For the third iteration, the AUDS (anti-unmanned aerial vehicle defense system) recently returned to Fort Sill for the Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX). During the last few MFIX events,...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

FADA-CATEC Uses 3D Printing to Slim down the CHEOPS Satellite

The “CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite” (CHEOPS) – the first European Space Agency (ESA) scientific satellite to developed and manufactured in Spain – will launch in...

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Transportation

Just Say the Words: What3words

If you’re standing in the middle of New York’s Rockefeller Center or on beachside road outside Cape Town, how do you tell a rideshare where to pick you up? Most places on our planet, from fields and...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

German Air Traffic Controllers Shift to Completely Remote Operations at Saarbrücken Airport

Yesterday, a Luxair regional airliner arriving at Saarbrücken Airport was the first aircraft remotely cleared for landing from the Deutsche...

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Unmanned Systems

Logos Technologies Redkite Airborne, Wide-Area Sensor Takes Flight in the Netherlands

European government officials gained their first glimpse of Logos Technologies’ Redkite wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) sensor in operation, during a...

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Manned Systems

National Space Council Receives Report on Human Spaceflight in Low-Earth Orbit

As requested by the National Space Council; NASA, the Department of State, and the Department Commerce have submitted a report outlining future opportunities...

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Photonics/Optics

A Chat with 2019 Toyota RAV4 Chief Engineer Yoshikazu Saeki

Yoshikazu Saeki (above) is the chief engineer for the Toyota RAV4 and Toyota Highlander. Saeki (54) joined the company in 1987 as a suspension engineer on the Land Cruiser team...

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Aerospace

Smart Skin Simplifies Spotting Strain in Aircraft

Thanks to one peculiar characteristic of carbon nanotubes, engineers will be able to measure the accumulated strain in an airplane over the entire surface or down to microscopic levels....

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Aerospace

United Technologies Completes Acquisition of Rockwell Collins, Sheds Non-Aero Business Units

This week, United Technologies Corporation (UTC) of Farmington, Connecticut announced the completion of its acquisition of Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based...

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Manned Systems

Etihad and Eos Partner to Develop 3D-Printed Cabin Interiors

EOS GmbH and Etihad Airways will partner to significantly expand local capabilities for industrial additive manufacturing – also known as 3D printing – in aviation. The...

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Manned Systems

NASA InSight Landing a Success

NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander successfully touched down on Mars after an almost seven-month, 300-million-mile (458-million-kilometer)...

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Test & Measurement

SAE International Launches Aerospace Technology Symposium at Japan Aerospace 2018

SAE International, a global association committed to being the ultimate knowledge source for mobility engineering, is bringing together subject-matter experts...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Boeing Completes Assembly of the First 777X

In a major production milestone called “final body join,” Boeing teams connected the major fuselage sections of the first 777X long-range, wide-body airliner in the company’s factory in...

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Aerospace

Live Footage of NASA’s First Mars Landing in Six Years

NASA's Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet at approximately 3 p.m....

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Is Arm the Future for Airborne Platforms in Aerospace and Defense?

In recent years, Arm processors have made a quiet, understated entry into the aerospace and defense market. With a well-established reputation in commercial markets for...

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Defense

NASA’s Next X-Plane Passes Major Review

NASA has officially committed to a three-year development timeline that will lead to the first flight of its X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft.

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

BorgWarner Integrated Drive Module in Testing Phase

BorgWarner’s new integrated Drive Module (iDM - left), currently in development, takes key propulsion-system elements for electrified vehicles and bundles those into a self-contained...

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Connectivity

Latest Enterprise Resource Planning Tool from Locatory Aimed at Revolutionizing Airline MRO

Aircraft maintenance, repair, and operational (MRO) services are full of strict deadlines, vital decisions, and intense documentation. With that...

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Automotive

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Begins Manufacturing X-59 Supersonic Aircraft Parts

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, is manufacturing the first part for the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft, a milestone...

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Manned Systems

GKN Aerospace, COMAC, and AVIC to Manufacture Advanced Aerostructures

GKN Aerospace, COMAC subsidiary Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Company (SAMC), and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC International) are establishing a joint...