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SAE WCX 2022: Driveline Flexibility Is Key for Electrification
The electrification of light-vehicle powertrains is now not just probable, it is inevitable. OEMs and suppliers around the world are looking at all possible means to reduce the...
INSIDER Propulsion
Purdue Strengthens National Security Focus with New Propulsion Lab
Purdue University’s work in national security took another giant leap forward with university trustees’ approval of a state-of-the-art high-speed propulsion laboratory,...
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Scientists Work to Enhance Faster-Than-Sound Jet Engines
Almost 75 years ago, U.S. Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Engineers have been pushing the boundaries of ultrafast flight...
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Abort Motor for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Successfully Tested
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Lockheed Martin successfully performed the final full-scale ground test of the abort motor for NASA’s Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System...
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SAE WCX 2022: EV Cybersecurity Threats
With war in Europe, a waning pandemic and inflationary and supply pressures rampant, you’d think there was plenty to worry about. Those lucky enough to attend the 2022 SAE WCX panel “Cybersecurity...
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DEVCOM Tests Airdrop System for Rapid Deployment in the Field
For U.S. Army soldiers on the move, getting a vehicle in the field increases their survivability and mobility. Safely airdropping the vehicle and quickly de-rigging it is...
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Next-Generation Polar is Indispensable in Highly Contested Space
On the battlefield, snipers rarely work alone. Snipers act as part of a system with a spotter who surveys a wide area to identify potential targets.
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How AI And Supervised Autonomy Will Change Combat
In the cockpit of a fifth-generation fighter, somewhere high over the ocean, an Air Force pilot gets a heads-up: hostile fighters are airborne and closing. The call didn’t come over the...
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SAE WCX 2022: The Road to Zero Emissions Has Many Lanes
Emissions are currently one of the hottest macro topics across the automotive industry. Governments around the world are ramping up regulations over the coming decades to reduce the...
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SAE WCX 2022: Sustainability Is a Lifecycle Mindset
“Going green” is a mantra that most if not all automotive OEMs and suppliers profess to follow. SAE International is also committed to the dialogue, with its recently announced Office...
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SAE WCX 2022: OEM Learnings from Level 2 ADAS
Drivers behave differently when a driver assist technology is engaged. They tend to drive faster, look away from the road more often and for longer periods of time, and they engage in...
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SAE WCX 2022: Vehicles Are the Gateway to Data, Data, and More Data
The mobility ecosystem is bursting with data from the passenger vehicles, buses, ride-share vehicles, delivery vans, and other transportation modes using driver assist and...
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Lockheed Martin Delivers 500th C-130J Super Hercules Airlifter
Hercules history was made once again when Lockheed Martin delivered its 500th C-130J Super Hercules airlifter. This Super Hercules (Lockheed Martin aircraft #5934) is a...
INSIDER Photonics/Optics
Optical Flow Visualization Applied to Jet Engine Testing
Working together with a local business and academic professionals at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) team members at Arnold...
INSIDER Transportation
Autonomous Freight Aircraft Achieves Design/Development Milestones
Natilus, Inc., the U.S. company working to democratize global freight transport by making air cargo more competitive, recently announced major milestones in the design and...
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Powertrain, Propulsion Lead Tech-Paper Topics at SAE’s WCX 2022
For 2022, advanced powertrain/propulsion-related topics continued to dominate the categories of published SAE technical papers, more than doubling the number of papers in...
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Launching Aerospace Battery Tech for EVs
Advanced materials and energy storage company Nanoramic Laboratories is in the early stages of a 30-month project to develop a low-cost/fast-charge Li-ion battery for electric vehicles using its...
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Boeing Demos MOSA Progress on Apache Attack Helicopter
Boeing recently used its Crewstation Advanced Technology Testbed to demonstrate progress toward implementing a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) on the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter...
INSIDER Aerospace
Airbus’ High-Voltage Battery Technology Prepares for Flight Test
In June last year Airbus successfully performed the EcoPulse™ wind tunnel testing at its facility in Filton, UK. These tests evaluated the performance characteristics of...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Air Force Awards $100 Million to Continue B-1 Digital Engineering Program
The B-1 System Program Office (SPO) recently awarded a six-year, $100 million follow-on contract to Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation...
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Survey Reveals Cyber, Quality Challenges of Vehicle Connectivity
Cybersecurity is viewed as the number one challenge to solve for next-generation vehicles, according to findings from a global survey of automotive industry insiders. The...
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
First Annual Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology USA
SMi is proud to present the 1st annual Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology USA conference, taking place on the 5th and 6th of May 2022 in Arlington, VA.
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ERDC Begins Testing with World’s Largest Heavy Vehicle Simulator
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) completed assembly on the world’s largest heavy vehicle simulator (HVS), the “Titan,” at the end of...
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Sandia-Led Team Helps Extend Life of B61 Nuclear Deterrent
Sandia National Laboratories marked a major milestone when the Nuclear Security Enterprise successfully produced the first completely refurbished bomb for the B61-12 life extension...
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Army Special Operations Forces Train with Robotic Combat Vehicles
Army Green Berets from the 1st Special Forces Group conducted two weeks of hands-on experimentation with Project Origin unmanned systems at Dugway Proving Ground. Engineers...
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Volkswagen ID.Buzz All-electric Vans Combine Iconic Styling With Modern Technology
After a more than two-decade wait from when the concept was first unveiled at the 2001 Detroit Auto Show, Volkswagen finally revealed the production version...
News Energy
Electric Pickup Trucks Bring New Surprise, Delight
Legacy pickup truck OEMs are betting big that they can sway buyers accustomed to monster towing capability and hundreds of miles of driving range that electrified trucks can match, if not...
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Single-chip digital imaging radar heads for 2022 production
The Jeep Grand Cherokee fitted with new single-chip digital imaging radar technology is cruising a residential street in metro Detroit in February. Recent heavy snowfall has wiped...
INSIDER Motion Control
Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport Demos Ground-Based Detect and Avoid Flight
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the Autonomous Pod Transport’s (APT) successful demonstration of a ground-based Detect and Avoid (DAA)...
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