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Conductive gaskets, an explosive atmosphere test branch, and hydraulic aircraft sealing systems.
Articles Test & Measurement
The Future of Aircraft Electrification
Advancements in electric and autonomous vehicles have sparked renewed excitement about the integration of battery power in aviation.
Articles Software
Developing a 6DoF Aircraft Munitions Optical Tracking System
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software estimates the trajectory of separation between the aircraft and the store. But how reliable is the CFD model in real-life situations?
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
The Inside Story – SOSA: Sensor Open Systems Architecture
What is SOSA? Learn about its beginnings, its objectives, and if it's here to stay.
INSIDER Software
Optimizing Radiation Detection for Homeland Security, DoD
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) integrated an accurate and efficient model of nuclear fission into a new software suite to give users a powerful and flexible...
INSIDER Software
Northrop Grumman to Provide DevSecOps Capabilities for US Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation as one of multiple companies competing for task orders under the five-year Software Development Security...
INSIDER Aerospace
Turbulence Model Could Enhance Rotorcraft
In 2018, passengers onboard a flight to Australia experienced a 10-second nosedive when a vortex trailing their plane crossed into the wake of another flight. The collision of these vortices created...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA Software Sets Stage for Future Flights
As any performer knows, it's important to rehearse, rehearse, and – when you think you're ready – rehearse some more. Similarly, before air taxis, cargo transport, and package-delivery drones...
Products Electronics & Computers
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Modeling software, Fiber-optic adhesive, warfighter cameras, and more.
News Unmanned Systems
10 Best Practices for ADAS and AV Testing
Testing for automated driver-assist systems (ADAS) has required a completely new approach to testing. The most obvious reason for this is the sheer number of sensors and actuators involved in any...
Articles Materials
Using Advanced Computational Engineering Software to Meet Aerospace & Defense Industry Challenges
Advanced computational engineering software and additive manufacturing are now delivering solutions that offer innovation and efficiency together.
Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Reverse Engineering Technology
A company was retrofitting older avionics and needed a CAD model of the panel to see how it would fit.
INSIDER Aerospace
UAV Software Prioritizes Human Safety
Autonomous aircraft systems have the potential to save lives, and NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Resilient Autonomy project is at the forefront of development. These advanced software systems...
Articles Software
Redesigning the Systems Engineering Process to Speed Development of E-Propulsion Aircraft
OEMs should consider replacing traditional, silo-based approaches to systems engineering with a model-based strategy.
Products Test & Measurement
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Network analyzers, FPGAs, mobile surface measurement, and more.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Experimental Design of a UCAV-Based High-Energy Laser Weapon
The day of the first deployable UCAV armed with a high-energy laser weapon is not far away.
Application Briefs Imaging
CAM Software
HyperMILL ® CAM software and 5-axis machining is being used to make parts for an advanced NASA satellite mission.
Briefs Test & Measurement
Beam Propagation Model Selection for Millimeter-Wave Directed Energy Weapons
See how Modeling and Simulation (M&S) can be used to explore the design trade space of directed energy weapons.
News AR/AI
Simulation’s Next Generation
When in recent years it became apparent to developers of autonomous vehicles (AVs) that they could never cumulatively acquire the equivalent of billions of miles of on-road validation necessary to create...
News Software
Virtual and Physical Testing of Third-Generation High Strength Steel
Developing lightweight, stiff and crash-resistant vehicle body structures requires a balance between part geometry and material properties. High-strength materials...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Reverse Engineering the Boeing E-3 Sentry's Secondary Flight Controls
Learn about the challenges that arise when you try to reverse-engineer the console configuration for a NATO E-3 AWACS.
Articles Software
3D Printing Aerodynamic Improvements
Learn about microvanes, one of the only types of 3D-printed parts that are FAA-approved for use on the exterior of an aircraft.
Briefs Software
Development and Verification of Body Armor Target Geometry Created Using Computed Tomography Scans
Previous methods of target geometry can be replaced by more accurate computer scanning technology.
News Software
Embracing the Digital Transformation in Aerospace & Defense
The aerospace & defense (A&D) industry has always been known for great innovation and high expectations. Even during the difficult times with the impact of COVID-19,...
Articles Power
The Electric, Autonomous Revolution Lifts Off
Nearly a quarter-century ago, the Vertical Flight Society, a helicopter-industry group founded in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society, published a graphic dubbed “V/STOL Aircraft and...
Articles Software
Digital Twins: How The Digital Replica Concept Is Used By Robotic Systems
Learn how digital twins improve the use and performance of robotic systems.
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
DDDAMS-based Urban Surveillance and Crowd Control via UAVs and UGVs
Investigating algorithmic approaches to create scalable, robust, multi-scale, and effective urban surveillance and crowd control strategies using UAVs and UGVs.
Products Data Acquisition
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Industrial metal 3D printers, force testers, machining centers, and more.
News AR/AI
Speeding AV Testing with a Digital Twin
A European company has developed time-saving simulation software for users of the University of Michigan’s Mcity CAV (connected and autonomous vehicle) testing facility in Ann Arbor. It has created...
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck
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Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency
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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
Connectivity
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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle
Transportation
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance