Latest Briefs and News
Top Stories
INSIDERAerospace
Northrop Grumman to Unveil the B-21 Raider - Mobility Engineering Technology
INSIDERWeapons Systems
Raytheon Pairs Laser Weapon with NASAMS Air Defense System - Mobility...
INSIDERDefense
Air Force Explores Use of Thermoplastic Fin for F-16 - Mobility Engineering...
INSIDERElectronics & Computers
Airbus Starts Testing Autonomous Landing, Taxi Assistance on A350 DragonFly...
INSIDERDefense
PAC-3 Missile Successfully Intercepts Cruise Missile Target - Mobility...
INSIDERPropulsion
Air Force Pioneers the Future of Synthetic Jet Fuel - Mobility Engineering...
Feature Videos
Latest News & Briefs
INSIDER Aerospace
Airbus Starts Testing Autonomous Landing, Taxi Assistance on A350 DragonFly Demonstrator
Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing new, on ground and in-flight, pilot assistance technologies on an A350-1000...

INSIDER Data Acquisition
F-35 Completes First Flight with Technology Refresh 3 Upgrades
A developmental test team from the 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 in the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) configuration at Edwards Air Force...

Application Briefs Imaging
Rapidly Adaptable Standards-Compliant Radio
RASOR™, L3Harris’ new Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) solution, delivers next-generation JADC2-enabling capability to the U.S. military.

News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Ensuring Aircraft Safety by Optimizing Ice Protection Systems
By Boris Marovic and Thierry Olbrechts, Siemens Digital Industries Software

INSIDER Communications
InSight Mission Retired by NASA After Four Years on Mars
NASA has officially declared an end to the InSight mission, after recent attempts to communicate with the Mars lander were unsuccessful. The agency made the declaration on Dec. 15,...

INSIDER Defense
US Air Force Targets First Flight of B-21 Raider This Year
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are targeting a first flight of the recently unveiled B-21 Raider stealth bomber this year, although the timeline is dependent upon ground...

INSIDER Weapons Systems
SDPE’s Rapid Dragon Capability Demonstrated in Norway
The Air Force Rapid Dragon Experimentation Program, led and developed by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office, part of the Air Force...

INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Airbus Defence and Space Produces 2,000th Target Drone
For more than 20 years, air defenders around the world have been training with Airbus Defence and Space target drones, ensuring that their countries' air defenses work when it...

INSIDER Weapons Systems
PAC-3 Missile Successfully Intercepts Cruise Missile Target
For the first time, the U.S. Army used a newly developed Lockheed Martin communication technology to help a PAC-3 missile intercept a cruise missile target.

INSIDER Manned Systems
Orion Spacecraft Launched to Moon on Historic Artemis I Mission
With the backdrop of a Florida starlit sky, NASA's Artemis I mission, with the Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft on top, launched to the Moon and propelled the world...

INSIDER Aerospace
AFTC Gains New Test Capability
As weapon system designers continue to innovate for the defense of the nation, the Air Force Test Center must advance the test capabilities available to develop and prove the superiority of those systems...

INSIDER Manned Systems
Air Force Pioneers the Future of Synthetic Jet Fuel
Jet fuel relies on a complex network of drillers, refiners, and shippers, but those who were near the Hsu STEM Range in Laurel Hill, Florida recently heard the sound of a small jet...

Articles Electronics & Computers
The Role of DevSecOps in Modern Edge Systems
DevSecOps in the IT domain implies that any infrastructure can be created with a set of scripts and all the testing and integration can be automated.

Articles AR/AI
Making Machines Curious
Remote and autonomous vehicles are now helping us make discoveries in places where humans cannot easily go.

Articles Photonics/Optics
Designing Multi-Channel Microwave Radio Systems Using Optical Interconnects
Imagine if it was possible to build multi-channel microwave radio systems leveraging optical rather than copper interconnects.

Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Solving Military Satellite, Radar and 5G Communications Challenges with GaN-on-SiC MMIC Power Amplifiers
Systems need to meet higher gain targets but not if it comes with any increases in cost and complexity, or size and weight.

Briefs Weapons Systems
Advanced Airborne Defensive Laser for Incorporation on Strike Fighter Aircraft
Short-range missiles pose a significant threat to U.S. strike fighters.

Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing Utilizing a Novel In-Line Mixing System for Design of Functionally Graded Ceramic Composites
Exploring the development of a direct ink writing system with multimaterial and in-line mixing capabilities for printing inks composed of high solids-loaded ceramic particulate suspensions.

Briefs Aerospace
Hierarchical Diamond-Based Ceramic Composites
This research developed and utilized advanced processing, modeling, and micromechanical tools.

Briefs Green Design & Manufacturing
Biobased Carbon Fibers and Thermosetting Resins for Use in DOD Composites Applications
The aim was to use renewable resources derived from plants and other sources to prepare high-performance carbon fiber and thermosetting matrix resins with high strength and high thermal resistance.

Briefs Defense
MOVPE Growth of LWIR AlInAs/GaInAs/InP Quantum Cascade Lasers: Impact of Growth and Material Quality on Laser Performance
Quantum cascade lasers are compact coherent optical sources that emit over a wide wavelength range in the mid- to long-infrared as well as into part of the terahertz spectrum.

Application Briefs Imaging
Real-Time Signal Analyzer
Jamming and spoofing, two types of intentional disruption of communications, are ever-increasing threats, and getting ever more difficult to combat.

Application Briefs Defense
Through-Wall Imaging System
Camero-Tech has launched the Xaver™ 1000, a new generation of the Camero Xaver™ product line.

Application Briefs Power
Main Propulsion Electric Motor
DRS announced that it has completed factory acceptance testing and shipment of the first production unit of the main propulsion motor for the U.S. Navy’s new Columbia Class submarine.

Application Briefs Weapons Systems
B-2 Spirit Modernization
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are continuing enhancements to the B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber fleet.

Articles Aerospace
Why are Aerospace & Defense Companies Embracing Additive Manufacturing?
It’s no longer a question of when metal additive manufacturing will become an accepted, reliable production technology, particularly in aerospace and defense.

Articles Electronics & Computers
Simplifying Power Design with Modular Architectures
The design of complex, high-power DC-to-DC converter architectures poses some challenges to engineers developing aerospace and military-grade power systems.

Trending Stories
ArticlesAerospace
Middleware Offers Integration Framework for Dynamic UAV Applications
Webcasts
Software
Better Products in Less Time: How Automation and Optimization...
Sensors/Data Acquisition
Flexible Technology and Material Options for Automotive...
Motion Control
EV Motor Improvement With Torque-Dense Materials and Advanced...
Transportation
Extending ICE Life for Commercial Vehicles
Automotive
Future Trends and Challenges for Connector Solutions in...