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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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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Propulsion

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...

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On-Demand Webinars
Test & Measurement

Improving Rocket and Flight Vehicle Testing Under Capital Constraints

Many in need of solutions to overcome complexities in testing for ground support, propulsion, avionics, payload systems, and bus infrastructure also need cost-efficient ways...

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On-Demand Webinars
Defense

Breakthrough in Infrared and Visible Imaging: One Dataset with Spatial and Temporal Alignment

Until now, researchers have had to choose between thermal and visible imaging: One reveals heat signatures while the other provides structural...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Podcasts
Manned Systems

How Amprius Is Advancing Energy Density for Electric Aircraft Batteries

Dr. Ionel Stefan, CTO, Amprius, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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Articles
Manned Systems

3D Printing Parts for Ships, Submarines and Underwater Vehicles

Additive manufacturing has been a game-changer in helping to create parts and equipment for the Department of Defense’s industrial base. A naval facility in Washington state has become a leader in implementing additive manufacturing and repair technologies using various processes and materials to quickly create much-needed parts for submarines and ships. Read on to learn more.

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Products
Software

New Products

See the new products, including L3Harris Technologies' AMORPHOUS™, its new software that features a single user interface to operate thousands of autonomous assets simultaneously; Rohde & Schwarz's new R&S NRP140TWG(N) thermal power sensor; SBG Systems' expansion of its high-performance inertial navigation systems, Ekinox, Apogee, and Navsight, with new GNSS receiver options; Supermicro, Inc.'s wide range of new systems which are fully optimized for edge and embedded workloads; and much more.

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Application Briefs
Unmanned Systems

GOKBERK C-UAS Testing

Turkish defense company Aselsan completed testing of its mobile laser counter unmanned aircraft system platform GÖKBERK against first-person view drones in March. Previously proven effective against rotary- and fixed-wing kamikaze drones, GÖKBERK has now demonstrated its capabilities for detecting, autonomously tracking, and eliminating FPV drones across multiple test scenarios. Read on to learn more.

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Application Briefs
Weapons Systems

BlueHalo Completes Test of Next Generation C-UAS Missile

BlueHalo, the company transforming the future of global defense with actively deployed and operationally proven Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) solutions, announced the successful live fire demonstration of its Next-Generation C-UAS Missile (NGCM) – Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1), addressing the critical need for munitions industrial base expansion to meet the rapidly evolving advanced aerial threats. Read on to learn more.

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Application Briefs
AR/AI

The Marines New Installation Counter UAS System

The U.S. Marine Corps awarded a 10-year, $642 million program of record to Anduril Industries to develop and sustain their new Installation-Counter small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (I-CsUAS) technology. I-CsUAS is a platform powered by machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to protect Marine Corps installations globally by detecting, identifying, tracking and defeating small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Read on to learn more.

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Briefs
Power

Lasers Destroy Drones as Additive Manufacturing Builds Them

In February, the Joint Interagency Field Experimentation team at the Naval Postgraduate School executed another highly collaborative week of rapid prototyping and defense demonstrations with dozens of emerging technology companies. Read on to learn more about it.

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Briefs
Aerospace

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Help Responders in Urban Environments

In November 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Urban Security Technology Laboratory teamed up with Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, and DAGER Technology LLC, to conduct an assessment on selected models of cybersecure “Blue UAS.” The drones are cybersecure and commercially available to assist emergency responders with their public safety operations. Read on to learn more.

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Briefs
RF & Microwave Electronics

Low Cost Air Traffic Control for Drones

Using a network of small, low-cost radars, engineering professor Cammy Peterson and her colleagues have built an air traffic control system for drones that can effectively and accurately track anything in an identified low-altitude airspace. Read on to learn more about it.

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Briefs
RF & Microwave Electronics

Engineers Enable a Drone to Determine Its Position in the Dark and Indoors

MIT researchers have introduced a new approach that enables a drone to self-localize, or determine its position, in indoor, dark, and low-visibility environments. Self-localization is a key step in autonomous navigation. Read on to learn more about it.

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Briefs
RF & Microwave Electronics

Human-Focused Research Aims to Enhance UAS Effectiveness, Readiness

As the capabilities of unmanned aerial systems continue to evolve rapidly in response to the tactical and strategic necessities of the modern battlefield, the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory is exploring a unique approach to improving their operational effectiveness – by focusing on the protection and performance of UAS operators. Read on to learn more about it.

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Articles
Photonics/Optics

AI Automates Drone Defense With High Energy Lasers

To counter the rapidly mounting threats posed by the proliferation of inexpensive uncrewed autonomous systems, or drones, Naval Postgraduate School researchers and collaborators are applying AI to automate critical parts of the tracking system used by laser weapon systems. Read on to learn more about it.

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Articles
Software

Reverse Engineering the Security Risks of the AeroScope Drone Detection Module

Da Jiang Innovations' AeroScope drone detection platform has proven to be an effective security tool for military and law enforcement. It identifies and tracks drones in real time, providing AeroScope users with information like flight status, path and pilot location for drones up to 50 kilometers away. Read on to learn more about it.

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Articles
RF & Microwave Electronics

The Evolution of Autonomous Systems in UAV Technology

So, let’s talk about it: What’s happening in 2025? Well, the sky is no longer the limit — it’s just the beginning of a new era in autonomous UAV technology. Read on to learn more.

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Articles
AR/AI

Swarm Robotics: A Requiem for the Assembly Line

Aircraft manufacturing is on the cusp of its most profound transformation since the dawn of powered flight. The assembly line — a staple of industrial production for over a century — is about to be replaced by a far more efficient and cost-effective alternative: Swarm Robotics. Read on to learn more about it.

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Power

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...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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...

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On-Demand Webinars
Aerospace

A Fork in the Road: The Potential of Debian Linux for Mission-critical Solutions in A&D

Linux continues to gain traction for embedded systems in Aerospace and Defense. It's an open-source and customizable operating system that can be...

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Aerospace

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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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...

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Aerospace

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...

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Podcasts
Manned Systems

Defining the Use Case for Future Military Electric Vehicles

Mark Findlay, CEO, Drive System Design, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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