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VR, COTS, NextGen and SESAR to Take Center Stage at Flight Simulator Engineering and Maintenance Conference
Hundreds of flight simulation and training experts from aerospace organizations worldwide – including airframe manufacturers,...
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Stratos Aircraft Evolves Carbon-Fiber Very Light Jet, Offers Limited Number of Kit Aircraft
Stratos Aircraft in Redmond, Ore., is introducing the Stratos 716 model, an evolved version of its 714 proof of concept (PoC) aircraft. A multi-role...
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Textron Systems, Textron Aviation Defense Demonstrate Simulated Manned-Unmanned Teaming Capability
The ability to control unmanned systems from the cockpit of a manned tactical aircraft is coming closer to reality. Engineers at Textron...
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Gulfstream G500 Earns FAA Type and Production Certificates
The Gulfstream G500 twin-engine business jet – designed and manufactured by Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. of Savannah, Ga. – recently completed type certification and received a...
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SaraniaSat Wins $5M NASA InVEST Contract for Hyperspectral Thermal Imager
SaraniaSat, an aerospace start-up in Los Angeles, won a three-year, $5.1 million NASA In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST) contract to test and...
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NASA Invests in Aerospace Start-Up, University Projects on CubeSat Platform
NASA Science Mission Directorate officials in Washington are funding three new projects selected from a pool of 25 received in response to the NASA Earth Science...
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New Products
Barometric Pressure Sensor Bosch Sensortec (Reutlingen, Germany) has introduced a new high performance barometric pressure MEMS sensor, the BMP388. The BMP388 delivers outstanding altitude stabilization in drones, where accurate...
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Maritime Unmanned Aircraft System
AeroVironment, Inc.Monrovia, CA626-357-9983www.avinc.com AeroVironment, Inc., a specialist in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, and ESG Elektroniksystem- und...
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Designing a High-Speed Decoy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Drone aircraft and their uses have been evolving quickly, supported by a great deal of ongoing research. One area of increasing interest is the decoy drone, designed to mimic the radar...
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Optical Seeker for Munitions Systems
BAE SystemsNashua, NH603-885-4321www.baesystems.com The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, has awarded BAE Systems a $13.1 million...
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Laser-Based System Could Expand Space-to-Ground Communication
A new research project announced recently as a collaboration between the Georgia Institute of Technology and satellite communications provider Xenesis could help open the bottleneck...
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Canada’s Future Search and Rescue Aircraft Get Its First Set of Eyes
Today, L3 WESCAM delivered the first of its first MX-15 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) system to Airbus Defense and Space in support of Canada’s Fixed-Wing...
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Martin UAV VTOL Unmanned Aircraft Taps Persistent Systems Wave Relay Data Link Technology
Engineers at Martin UAV LLC in Rohnert Park, Calif., will incorporate Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network (MANET) technology from Persistent Systems LLC in...
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Superstrong Al Alloys May Change Aerospace Manufacturing Processes
Purdue University researchers have developed a superstrong material that may change some manufacturing processes for the aerospace and automobile industries.
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Persistent Systems Auto-Tracking Antenna Adds Aircraft to Network, Enhances Data Sharing
The Auto-Tracking Antenna System, a new portable, ground-to-air antenna from Persistent Systems LLC in New York, incorporates aircraft into the Wave...
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Connected Aircraft Technologies Benefit Manufacturers, Airlines, and Travelers
Connected aircraft means more than just in-flight movies, free texting, and Facebook posting with friends while in flight. In fact, the connected aircraft...
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SAE International Issues, Revises Technical Reports for Aerospace Engineering
Standards development teams at SAE International in Warrendale, Pa., have issued 11 new technical documents and revised or reaffirmed another 54 technical reports...
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AFRL Demos Advanced Multipurpose Robotics for Aerospace
Engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) Manufacturing Technologies Division successfully demonstrated the capabilities of a new multi-purpose maintenance and...
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Low-Cost Ground Sensor Network for Intrusion Detection
Perimeter surveillance of forward operating locations, such as Forward Arming and Refueling Points (FARPs), is crucial to ensure the survivability of personnel and materiel. FARPs are...
Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Armament Test Set
Marvin Test Solutions, Inc.Irvine, CA888-837-8297www.MarvinTest.com Marvin Test Solutions, Inc., a company that specializes in globally-deployed test solutions for military, aerospace, and manufacturing organizations,...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Taming the Thermal Behavior of Solid-State Military Lasers
Laser diodes and laser diode arrays (LDAs) are widely used throughout military systems, for sighting and range finding, but also at high power levels as offensive and defensive weapons....
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Game-Based Training Environment
Charles River AnalyticsCambridge, MA617-491-3474www.cra.com Charles River Analytics Inc., a developer of intelligent systems solutions, has announced a two-year, $2 million Phase III contract to enhance the...
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Digital Radar Warning Receiver
Northrop Grumman CorporationFalls Church, VA703-280-2900www.northropgrumman.com Northrop Grumman Corporation recently received a $124.7 million award for production of AN/APR-39D(V)2 digital radar warning receiver...
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Co-Prime Frequency and Aperture Design for HF Surveillance, Wideband Radar Imaging, and Nonstationary Array Processing
A co-prime array uses two uniform linear subarrays to construct an effective difference coarray with certain desirable...
Briefs Imaging
In-Network Processing on Low-Cost IoT Nodes for Maritime Surveillance
The effective distribution of offensive weapon capabilities to naval units at the tactical edge is a critical focus for Navy leaders. A direct byproduct of this priority is...
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OA-X Phase Two Kicks Off
Yesterday, the sound of turboprops was heard again over Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.
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Beyond Catch and Release
Instead of relying on a few multi-million dollar unmanned aircraft, future warfighters may use swarms of hundreds of low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to accomplish missions. In the face of air defenses, a...
Articles Data Acquisition
Robotic Applique Kits Leverage Existing Assets
When it comes to modern military operations, robotic technology provides a tremendous tactical advantage. Drones, ground robots and autonomous vehicles are routinely used for missions such as...
Articles Aerospace
Educating UGVs
Advancements in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) are accelerating as the technology matures from being research-orientated to being deployed in a wide range of products and services, such as autonomous vehicles. While...
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