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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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Defense

What Changes Are Needed for Counter UAS Regulations in Civilian Airspace?

Lisa Ellman, Executive Director, Commercial Drone Alliance (CDA), is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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Aerospace

Blue Ghost Arrives in Lunar Orbit, Prepares for Landing

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander has entered an elliptical orbit around the Moon and captured new images as it prepares for a scheduled landing.

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Unmanned Systems

How a Cloud-Based Remote ID System Helps Monitor Random Drone Sightings

Taylor Sinatra, Chief Operating Officer of AeroDefense, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Blue Origin Rocket Reaches Intended Orbit on First Launch

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket reached its intended orbit during the NG-1 mission completed on Jan. 16, 2025 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Named after John...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Airbus Demonstrates Very High-Speed Optical Link Between Space and Earth

The French Space Agency (CNES) and Airbus have announced completion of the TELEO in-orbit demonstrator designed to prove that massive, rapid ground to space data...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Using Squeezed Light to Develop Sensors That Defy Defense Limits

Raytheon’s BBN Technologies is developing next-generation, compact, low-power, deployable photonic sensors that will provide users with better awareness of environmental...

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Data Acquisition

Atomic Fountain to Host Defense Research for Quantum Sensing

Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) physicists are on track to bring the institution’s new atomic fountain online – the largest of its kind in the world – for applications to...

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Weapons Systems

Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination: The Army's Future Vision for Fused AI

U.S. Army leadership discusses how the Army wants to use AI and ML for processing, exploitation, and dissemination.

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Test & Measurement

Germany's New Military Surveillance Jet Completes First Flight

The Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (PEGASUS), a Bombardier Global 6000 jet modified to provide signals intelligence for the German Armed Forces, completed its...

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AR/AI

Why the Air Force Is Using the Virtualitics AI Approach to Weapon Sustainment

Michael Amori, CEO and co-founder of Virtualitics, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain how the Air Force is using Integrated Readiness Optimization for weapons sustainment.

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Data Acquisition

New Report Analyzes Decline in Number of Aircraft Operated by the Army

In analyzing the availability and use of aircraft by the U.S. Army from 2000 to 2023, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a 16-page report finding that the...

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Data Acquisition

Developing a Data-Driven Digital Strategy for Space Force Operations

Dan Laubach, Raft LLC's Senior Director of Programs, is the guest on episode 2 of season 5 of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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Application Briefs
Electronics & Computers

Replacement Data Storage Drive for F-16 Test Equipment

Arraid LLC is supplying the U.S. Air Force with 45 replacement data storage drives for automatic test equipment stations designed to support F-16 fighter jets operated by the Air National Guard and allied foreign militaries. Read on to learn more about it.

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Electronics & Computers

Streaming Video Over Legacy Military Tactical Networks

Joshua Cryer, President and CEO of Reticulate Micro, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology Podcast.

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Propulsion

Modern Commercial Jets Create Longer Living Contrails Than Older Aircraft, Study Finds

Modern commercial aircraft flying at high altitudes create longer-lived planet-warming contrails than older aircraft, a new study has found.

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Manned Systems

EA-37B Compass Call: The US Air Force's New Electronic Attack Aircraft

The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command received its first EA-37B Compass Call on Aug. 23 for pilot training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

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Test & Measurement

AgilePod Brings Fiber Optic Sensing to Flight Testing

The Air Force Test Pilot School’s research division, in partnership with the 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman AFB and NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, recently conducted a flight test campaign verifying the use of the new AgilePod. Read on to learn more about the topic.

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Electronics & Computers

ESA to Test Canadian Startup's Diamond Quantum Sensors in Space

SBQuantum, a Sherbrooke, Canada-based startup developing quantum diamond magnetometers capable of providing accurate readings from space, announced a pair of new contracts this...

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Communications

This Laser Clock Could Transform Satellite Navigation Accuracy

A new laser clock from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has achieved a record level of accuracy for optical clocks with gas cells:...

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Manned Systems

First Air Force Unmanned Traffic Management System Deployed at MacDill

Air Mobility Command, or AMC, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Information Directorate, began assessing the AFRL Collaborative...

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Defense

Space Lasers: Aiming Towards Next Leap in Global Communications

Space lasers are transforming the world. Not the far-off future of science fiction, but the universe of how data and communications flow today — everywhere from deep space...

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Aerospace

Boeing Adopts New Airplane Manufacturing Quality and Safety Metrics

Boeing has published a new 11-page summary of actions being implemented to prevent airplane manufacturing quality and safety issues such as those that led to the in-flight...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

UK Flight Test Evaluates "Un-Jammable" Quantum Navigation Systems

In a first-of-its-kind achievement, the U.K. has successfully completed commercial flight trials of advanced quantum-based navigation systems that cannot be jammed or spoofed...

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Unmanned Systems

UAV In-Flight Software Upgrades

During a recent demonstration, Collins Aerospace and Parasanti proved they could use UAVs to install software upgrades on other UAVs to update them in-flight.

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Test & Measurement

FAA Adopts New Aircraft Engine Emission Standards for Non-Volatile Particulate Matter

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) adopted a new rule that will set a limit on carbon particles emitted by subsonic aircraft engines, according to...

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Aerospace

Five Missile-Tracking Satellites Launched

Five missile-tracking satellites designed and manufactured by L3Harris Technologies launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida in February, as part of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program and the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) Tracking Layer program.

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Aerospace

Radar and Weapons Upgrades for Netherlands Air Force MQ-9A Reapers

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is adding a series of modifications to its fleet of MQ-9A Reapers.

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Software

Digitally Engineering the Future of Army Off-Road Autonomous Vehicles

The University of Michigan’s Automotive Research Center has a new five-year agreement with the U.S. Army for modeling, simulation, and digitally engineering the next generation of off-road autonomous vehicles.

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