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German Satellite's Multispectral Camera Improves Weather Forecasting Data
The German Space Agency is planning the launch of the Metop-SGA1 satellite of the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)...
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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...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Army Researchers Develop Chemical Threat Scanning on the Fly
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center researchers are developing a way to scan for chemical biological agent on surfaces on the fly. It is called Hyperspectral Threat Anomaly Detection, or HyperThreAD for short. Read on to learn more about it.
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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 Photonics/Optics
Filtered Rayleigh Scattering Enables Laser-Optical Measurement of Turbofan Thrust
Pratt & Whitney and Virginia Tech announced a pioneering new technology for calculating thrust using lasers to enable high-fidelity measurement of key gas...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
AFTC Gains New Test Capability
As weapon system designers continue to innovate for the defense of the nation, the Air Force Test Center must advance the test capabilities available to develop and prove the superiority of those systems...
INSIDER Photonics/Optics
Optical Flow Visualization Applied to Jet Engine Testing
Working together with a local business and academic professionals at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) team members at Arnold...
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A Prototype Fuel Gauge for Orbit
Liquids aren’t as well behaved in space as they are on Earth. Inside a spacecraft, microgravity allows liquids to freely slosh and float about. The National Institute of Standards and Technology developed...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Breaking the Temperature Barrier in Aerospace Materials Testing
University of Illinois researchers have demonstrated a new method for testing microscopic aeronautical materials at ultra-high temperatures. The test combines two commonly used...
Articles Aerospace
Understanding Fiber Optic Transceiver Design and Test Rules
The design of avionics systems must balance several factors. First, engineers want to increase the performance of the systems installed in aircraft or spacecraft. Second, they want to...
Briefs Aerospace
Evaluation of Aeronautical Design Standard – 33 Using a UH-60A Black Hawk
In 1982, the U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate (AFDD), then assigned under the U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command (AVSCOM), began development of a new handling...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Wind Tunnel, Lasers Provide Hypersonic Proving Ground
It’s about speed, and Sandia National Laboratories, with a hypersonic wind tunnel and advanced laser diagnostic technology, is in a position to help U.S. defense agencies understand...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Laser Guided Rocket System
Arnold DefenseSt. Louis, MO636-575-9190www.arnolddefense.com Arnold Defense, the St Louis based international manufacturer and supplier of 2.75-inch rocket launchers, recently announced the commencement of initial...
Articles Defense
Laser Detecting Systems
Whether engaged in an asymmetric fight with an insurgent or a conventional battle with a “near-peer” adversary, today's battlefield presents combatants with significant challenges. Rapidly advancing technology and...
INSIDER Photonics/Optics
Army Aviators Test Next Generation Air-to-Ground Missile
Aviation testers have been busy testing the latest Army aviation missile, known as the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The complex JAGM test was a collaborative team effort...
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
Joint Effects Targeting System
U.S. Army Operational Test CommandFort Hood, TX254-287-9993www.otc.army.mil Forward observers, experts in directing artillery and mortar fire onto enemy targets, have been testing a new piece of targeting...
Application Briefs Defense
Missile Test System
Marvin Test SolutionsIrvine, CA949-263-2222www.MarvinTest.com The Indonesian Air Force recently selected Marvin Test Solutions’ MTS-206A Maverick Field Test Set and MTS-916-3 Modular Target Simulator to support testing of...
Articles Aerospace
Beam Irradiance on Target System (BITS)
The Beam Irradiance on Target System (BITS) is a high energy laser (HEL) sensor array that directly measures the beam irradiance profile of HEL weapons. The BITS is a sensor array composed of 105 sensors...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Thermal Mechanical Fatigue Crack Growth Testing
Turbines in aircraft turbojet engines are being subject to increasingly higher temperatures to improve fuel efficiency. High turbine efficiency requires the ability of turbine blades to withstand...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Computational Photonics in Laser Communications Through Clouds
This work explored the concept of creating a partially coherent laser beam consisting of an array of spatially overlapping or separated Gaussian beams with possible individual...
Articles Photonics/Optics
Fiber Interferometry for Testing Military Avionics
Fiber-optic networks have benefited from nearly 20 years of continuous expansion (notwithstanding the brief, yet surprisingly quiet period from 2002 to 2005). For terrestrial networking, this...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Laser-Based System for Measuring and Analyzing Vibrations
A system for noncontact measurement and analysis of vibrations of an electronic circuit board or a similar lightweight, nominally flat, rectangular object has been developed. This...
Briefs Materials
Kinetic Modeling of Laser-Induced D-T Fusion
A computational- simulation study was performed to assess the feasibility of laser-induced fusion of deuterium nuclei with tritium nuclei as a means of generating neutrons for use in neutron...
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