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F-22 Pilot Controls Drone With Tablet
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®, with industry partners and the U.S. Air Force, controlled an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) from the cockpit of a fifth generation fighter jet while in flight.
INSIDER Data Acquisition
MAPS GEN II: Navigation System Upgrades for Army Vehicles
Fielding of the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System, MAPS, GEN II hardware is underway across the Army to provide increased operational effectiveness with...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Fiber Deep Upgrade Improves Cyber Resilience for JBPHH
An Air National Guard fiber cable installation team is implementing the 'Fiber Deep' project on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. This project aims to save up to $10 million by...
INSIDER AR/AI
Google, OpenAI to Lead Development of AI Agents for Department of Defense
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) announced individual contract awards — each with a $200 million ceiling — to Anthropic, Google, OpenAI...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
GURU Generation 2 Supercomputer Will Accelerate Prototyping Process for Mach 5 Vehicles
MSBAI, a California-based AI design and simulation startup, has been awarded a $2 million Phase III contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for...
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Renewably Powered Ocean Buoy to Enhance Navy Research and 5G Maritime Applications
Floating in Monterey Bay, California, five miles north of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) campus, a self-powered ocean buoy will showcase a unique...
INSIDER Aerospace
New Ukraine Agreement Links Battlefield Data to UK Defense Production Lines
The U.K. and Ukraine have signed a new agreement that will increase Ukraine's drone production, while bringing battlefield data and design expertise from the...
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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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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...
Podcasts RF & Microwave Electronics
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.
INSIDER Imaging
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.
Podcasts Defense
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.
INSIDER Aerospace
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...
INSIDER 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...
INSIDER Photonics/Optics
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...
INSIDER 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...
Podcasts 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.
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
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...
Podcasts Aerospace
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.
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
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...
Podcasts 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.
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.
Podcasts Aerospace
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.
INSIDER Aerospace
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.
INSIDER Communications
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.
Application Briefs Aerospace
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.
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
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...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
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:...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
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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