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Future-Proofing the Tactical Edge: Converging AI, Edge Processing, and Hybrid Cloud for Modern Battlefield Operations
In the emerging era of information warfare, the cognitive tactical network — a system that senses, learns, and adapts autonomously — will define victory. Future-proofing the tactical edge is not optional; it is the strategic imperative for achieving dominance across the multidomain battlespace of tomorrow. Read on to learn more.
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New Products
See the new products, including Kontron's VX307C, a rugged 3U VPX computing module based on the Intel® Xeon® D-1700/1800 platform; Concurrent's Narvi, a rugged XMC form factor GPGPU and graphics processing card developed in collaboration with EIZO Rugged Solutions; ITT Cannon’s C5 Warrior connectors; and more.
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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 Manufacturing & Prototyping
L3Harris Starts Low Rate Production Of New F-16 Viper Shield
L3Harris is ready to start low-rate initial production of the Viper Shield, a next-generation software-defined electronic warfare (EW) upgrade for the U.S. Air Force fleet of F-16...
INSIDER Software
A Quantum Leap for Defense Computing Applications
Several U.S.-based government and defense agencies, and customers are exploring quantum use cases in areas such as radar detection, resource deployment, military logistics optimization,...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Demonstrator Jet Completes First Flight
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, and NASA recently completed the first flight of the X-59, a quiet supersonic aircraft that is being flight tested to help establish an acceptable...
INSIDER AR/AI
A New AI-Piloted VTOL Fighter Jet for Contested Environments
Shield AI unveiled its new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet, X-BAT, during an event held in Washington D.C. last week.
INSIDER Manned Systems
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
Satellite Communications for the Army’s NGC2 Pilot
Kymeta Corporation has been selected as a multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) capability provider for the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) Pilot with the...
INSIDER Design
AUSA 2025: New CMOSS Chassis, Plug-in-Card Prototypes in Development for Army Vehicles
The U.S. Army has selected two companies to develop prototype chassis and plug-in-cards for aviation and ground vehicles. The selection is the Army’s...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Four Recent GE Aerospace Research Breakthroughs in Propulsion and Autonomous Flight
At the Air & Space Forces Association (AFA)’s 2025 Air, Space & Cyber Conference, GE Aerospace highlighted four recent research and development...
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New Products
See the new products, including Littelfuse's Pxxx0S3H SIDACtor® Protection Thyristor Series; Knowles Corporation's Type BLS 125°C DC-Link Capacitors for harsh environments; Aitech's Aitech A230 Vortex AI GPGPU supercomputer; and more.
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Could Metasurfaces Be The Next Quantum Information Processors?
Optics researchers in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have created specially designed metasurfaces — flat devices etched with nanoscale light-manipulating patterns — to act as ultra-thin upgrades for quantum-optical chips and setups. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
The World’s Largest Real Time EW Test Range
The U.S. Department of Defense faces an increasingly complex electromagnetic environment, in which rapid advances in radar and electronic warfare (EW) demand new tools for development, testing, and training. DARPA’s Digital RF Battlespace Emulator (DRBE) program took up this challenge, resulting in the development of the world’s largest high-fidelity, real-time virtual radio frequency (RF) test range. Read on to learn more.
INSIDER Manned Systems
Honeywell to Use Time Triggered Ethernet in Next Generation Flight Management System
TTTECH Aerospace’s TTEthernet End System solution has been chosen by Honeywell Aerospace Technologies for the data network in its next-generation flight...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Helsing Unveils New Autonomous Fighter Jet 'CA-1 Europa'
Defense technology startup Helsing unveiled its new CA-1 autonomous fighter jet powered by their proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) software Centaur during a launch ceremony in...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Mercury Signs Embedded Production Agreement for AeroVironment’s Satellite Augmentation Technology
Mercury Systems announced a new production agreement with AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) to support the U.S. Space Force’s Satellite...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Boeing X-37B Latest Mission Tests Quantum Inertial Sensor in Space
Boeing's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 on August 22 for its eighth mission, and has been confirmed to be...
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How Airbus Is Designing the Future of Combat Aircraft Cockpit Avionics
Read on to learn more about the Enhanced Pilot Interfaces & Interactions for Fighter Cockpit (EPIIC) project. The project aims to future-proof Europe’s defence capabilities by providing pilots the tools they need to optimize their work in the cockpit during military air operations.
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Korean P-3C Maritime Patrol Aircraft Receive Satellite Communications Upgrades
Get SAT, the Seoul, South Korea-based satellite terminals maker, has completed installations and upgrades of two P-3C maritime patrol aircraft for the Republic...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Advanced Subsystems Improve Performance of Eurofighter Radar Mk1
Eurofighter Common Radar System Mark 1 (ECRS) is the next-generation Eurofighter radar system to be fielded by the air forces of Germany and Spain. Based on a multi-channel...
Articles Manned Systems
Are Military Avionics Systems Ready for Artificial Intelligence?
This article highlights trends across several industry partnerships, demonstration flights and the enabling elements that are providing opportunities to integrate AI and ML into military avionics systems. Read on to learn more.
INSIDER Defense
Air Force Pilots Control XQ-58s from Fighter Jets
The U.S. Air Force recently demonstrated a major leap in human-machine teaming, flying autonomous collaborative platforms (ACPs), alongside crewed fighter aircraft during a training event at...
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Paris Air Show: New Aerospace Technologies, Updates and Research
Did you miss the product launches, partnership agreements and other updates at the 2025 Paris Air Show? Check out this recap of some of the technology highlights from the event.
INSIDER AR/AI
Helsing AI Agent Completes Saab Gripen E Test Flight
Saab, in collaboration with German startup Helsing, has completed the first three flights integrating Helsing’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent ‘Centaur’ into a Gripen E fighter...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
UK Air Force Funds Production of Typhoon Jet's New Radar
The U.K. government has released £204.6 million in funding towards the production of an advanced new radar for the Royal Air Force (RAF) fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon jets.
Products Electronics & Computers
New Products
See the new products, including Microchip's BR235 and BR235D series of 25A QPL hermetically sealed electromechanical power relays; PIC Wire & Cable’s new Single Pair Ethernet; Galleon Embedded Computing's high performance recorder (HPR); Pixus Technologies' new SOSA aligned ATR enclosures utilizing the 3U OpenVPX form factor; and more.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
IQSat: Aitech’s AI-Enabled Picosatellite for Earth Observation and Imaging Applications
Aitech introduced its new AI-enabled picosatellite constellation platform, IQSat, at the 40th annual Space Symposium in April. The platform is designed to bring ready to use COTS embedded computing to data heavy earth imaging and pattern recognition applications. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
In-Orbit Commercial Spacecraft Undocking
A Mission Extension Vehicle developed by Northrop Grumman’s Space Logistics LLC has successfully undocked with Intelsat’s IS-901 satellite, completing its life extension service. This marks the first undocking between two commercial spacecraft in the geosynchronous earth orbit graveyard. Read on to learn more.
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