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Air Mobility Innovations Take Center Stage at Aerospace Systems and Technology Conference

Hundreds of aerospace executives, engineers, scientists, and academics are gathering in London this week for Aerospace Systems and Technology Conference...

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Defense

First Airbus A330-800 Airliner Goes Airborne in Maiden Flight, Enters Flight Test Phase

The first Airbus A330-800 commercial jet, flight test aircraft MSN1888, took off today from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport on its maiden flight over...

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Aerion and Honeywell Collaborate on Revolutionary Flight Deck for Supersonic Bizjet

Aerion Supersonic in Reno, Nevada, and Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix are collaborating on a revolutionary, connected cockpit for the Aerion AS2, regarded...

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Manned Systems

New Zealand Will Become a Testbed for Airbus Unmanned Aircraft and Space Technology

Airbus has entered into an agreement with New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to develop capability in the country’s...

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Automotive

Maintaining the Data-Rich Pratt & Whitney GTF Engine

While telemetry has always played a crucial role in aviation, the volume of data that engine makers used to collect was relatively small. When Pratt & Whitney debuted its first engine...

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Curtiss-Wright Upgrades AVDU Rugged LCD Touchscreen Display Software for Greater Flexibility, Reliability

Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division in Ashburn, Va., has enhanced its range of Advanced Video Display Units (AVDU)...

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Electronics & Computers

Airbus Aerial Harnesses Satellites, UAS, Helicopters, Data Analytics, and AI to Support Hurricane Recovery Efforts

As the third strongest storm in the U.S. was striking the East Coast, Airbus Aerial technology was providing around-the-clock...

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Connectivity

Barker Approaches Aircraft as System of Systems in Latest SAE International Book

Today’s airframe manufacturers have taken on more of the role of systems integrators, putting the focus on the aircraft as a system-of-many-systems. Sean...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Aerospace Materials Testing Could Have Medical-Grade Digital Traceability Through ZwickRoell

The future of the aerospace industry relies on innovative materials to improve aircraft performance, weight, and strength. Beyond the materials...

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Defense

Lockheed Martin Will Merge Machine Learning with 3D Printing

Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, Md. and the Office of Naval Research are exploring how to apply artificial intelligence to train robots to independently oversee and optimize...

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Automotive

Boeing Extends Use of Siemens’ Mentor Graphics Technology for Electrical Systems and Electronics Design, Mechanical Analysis

Boeing officials are expanding the company’s use of Siemens’ Mentor Graphics software as part of its Second...

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Automotive

South Africa’s Paramount Group Will Provide New Mission System for Combat Version of the Aermacchi M-345 Jet Trainer

This article is Part Two of a two-part series on the development of the M-345 for the African market. Click here to read...

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Unleashing AI in Aviation Will Accelerate Move to Zero-Pilot Cargo and Passenger Aircraft

Software has transformed every operational asset of everything in life; artificial intelligence (AI) will have as big an impact on life, predicts Mark...

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Electronics & Computers

SAE International’s Latest Podcast on Cybersecurity and Aerospace

In a connected world, cyber vulnerability is real. Despite the advantages of electronic flight bags, passenger entertainment, and electronic access to maintenance systems,...

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New Products

Microstepping Motor Driver US Digital (Vancouver, WA) announced the release of the MD3 Programmable Microstepping Motor Driver, capable of driving motors from NEMA size 14 to 42. The MD3 accepts 9-50 VDC power inputs and is rated...

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Electronics & Computers

Bringing RF into the Embedded World: It's Time

Embedded systems have been almost entirely digital throughout their long history, while RF and microwave technologies were separate subsystems with no effective interface between the two. For many...

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Electronics & Computers

Maintaining Enterprise Resiliency Via Kaleidoscopic Adaption and Transformation of Software Services (MEERKATS)

This research investigates a new vision for increasing the resilience of computing clouds by elevating continuous change, evolution, and misinformation as first-rate design principles of the cloud's infrastructure. The work is motivated...

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Electronics & Computers

Thermostatic Solutions for Temperature Control Applications

The wax-filled thermostatic element was invented in 1936 by Sergius Vernet (1899-1968). Its principal application was in automotive thermostats used in the engine cooling system. Wax...

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Test & Measurement

Digital Transformation for a CONNECTED ENTERPRISE

Manufacturers around the world are grappling with the challenge of continuous innovation in the face of increasing complexity. In aerospace and defense (A&D), complexity is nothing new, but...

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Weapons Systems

Next Phase of the USAF Pilot Training Next Initiative Includes an Open Call for Innovative Solutions

The United State Air Force (USAF) Air Education and Training Command (AETC) is taking a different look at how people learn and hopes to...

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GoFly Prize Invites Innovators to Shape Future of Flight, Compete for $1.8M in Prizes

Shape the future of flight while competing for a share of $1.8 million in prizes. SAE International, an organizational partner of the Boeing-sponsored GoFly...

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Automotive

JAXA Launches HTV7 Unmanned Cargo Spacecraft on Resupply Mission to ISS

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 7 lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan at 2:54:27 Japan Standard Time (JST) on...

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Aerospace

JAXA MINERVA-II1 Rovers Achieve Asteroid Landing, Autonomy, Image and Data Capture

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) officials have released the first images from two unmanned rovers that landed safely on the surface of asteroid...

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Propulsion

Airlines for America and SAE International Recognize Lufthansa Technik, 3D.aero for Nondestructive Testing Innovation

Officials at SAE International in Warrendale, Pa., and Airlines for America (A4A) in Washington are recognizing Karsten...

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Software

US Army Tests Avionics in Effort to Upgrade Black Hawk Helicopters from Analog to Digital Glass Cockpit

US Army officials and engineers continue work to modernize the defense organization’s fleet of Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter...

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Communications

FLYHT and Spectralux Avionics Integrate Systems to Deliver FANS-Over-Iridium Satellite Communications to Airlines

FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. of Calgary, Canada, and Spectalux Avionics of Redmond, Wash., have teamed up to integrate...

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Defense

NASA Chooses CoreAVI Vulkan API for X-59 QueSST Supersonic, Low-Boom Aircraft

Aerospace engineers at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, working on the NASA X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft in collaboration...

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Electronics & Computers

DARPA Invests Big in Its AI Portfolio

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), headquartered in Arlington County, Va., will invest more than $2 billion in over 20 new and existing programs collectively called the “AI Next”...

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Defense

U.K. and Canada Push Startups to Address Aerospace Ice Protection with AI

A new “AI Innovation Challenge” tasks United Kingdom (U.K.) and Canadian startups and researchers to pitch ideas for how AI could improve aircraft efficiency in...

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