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Test Methods for Measuring High Temperature Tensile Properties of Subscale Specimen Geometries for Additively Manufactured Metallic Materials
With the rise of additive manufacturing for metallic materials, concerted efforts are underway to integrate the technology into present and future aerospace systems to enhance performance capability, reduce cost, and minimize production lead-times.
Articles Materials
Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation: The Future of Lightweight Designs in Aerospace and Defense
Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation is a unique surface coating technology that specializes in light metals, aluminum, magnesium and titanium specifically. It enables the lightweighting of components that face extreme environments from a reliable and effective coating process.
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Teledyne FLIR to Produce 1,000 Pocket-Sized Drones for Use in Ukraine
Norway's Ministry of Defense (MOD) has placed an order with Teledyne FLIR Defense to procure Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems for use in Ukraine. The order...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Collins Opens $14 Million Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Facility in Iowa
Collins Aerospace celebrated the opening of a $14 million expansion to its additive manufacturing facility in West Des Moines, Iowa last week. The 9,000 square foot...
INSIDER Aerospace
11 Companies to Develop New Space Exploration 'Tipping Point' Technologies
A total of 11 U.S.-based companies will develop new technologies ranging from lunar surface power systems to tools for in-space 3D printing under NASA's sixth annual...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
New Report Highlights Need for Department-Wide Guidance in DoD's AI Acquisition Strategy
The Department of Defense (DoD) designated artificial intelligence (AI) a top modernization area and is allocating considerable spending to develop AI...
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Defense Leaders Developing Standards to Improve Battery Acquisition Process
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks has made clear a healthy battery supply chain is essential for military capabilities and national security — and when...
INSIDER Design
New Lockheed Martin Partnership Targets Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing
Lockheed Martin has partnered with GlobalFoundries to advance U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturing and innovation and to increase the security, reliability and...
Articles Software
Overcoming Machining Productivity Challenges with Aerospace Components
The demand for air travel is back. And so is the demand for new aircraft. The volume of production demand has reached 2019 levels much sooner than many aerospace component manufacturers anticipated.
Briefs Communications
Physics-Guided Neural Network for Regularization and Learning Unbalanced Data Sets
Directed energy deposition (DED) is a method of metal additive manufacturing (AM) by which parts are built layer by layer from 3-D computer-aided design models.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Understanding the Unique RF Interconnect Requirements for Ultra-Demanding Hypersonic Missile and Satellite Applications
RF cable assemblies might appear to be a minor component in system design, but they can make all the difference between success and failure, especially in mission-critical industries such as defense and space.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Why the Turbomachinery Industry is Increasingly Bullish on Additive Manufacturing
Whether we’re talking about industrial turbines, air breathing jet engines, or liquid-rocket space applications, the higher the pressure and the higher the flow rate, the better the performance.
Application Briefs Weapons Systems
AIM-120D-3 Air-to-Air Missile
The U.S. Air Force has completed the functional configuration audit (FCA) of the latest variant of Raytheon Technologies' Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).
INSIDER Design
NIST Outlines Vision for a National Semiconductor Technology Center
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a paper outlining its vision and strategy for a National Semiconductor...
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
AI-FORGE Robot Demonstrates Incremental Metal Forming
Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, have combined efforts with The Ohio State University (OSU) and industry partners CapSen Robotics and Yaskawa Motoman to...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
UK Launches FlyZero Project to Advance Domestic Hydrogen Research and Development
The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) has launched a new project to enhance hydrogen development capabilities for U.K.-based aerospace companies. Supported...
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Handheld Targeting System
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Northrop Grumman the initial production and operations contract for the Next Generation Handheld Targeting System (NGHTS).
Articles Imaging
3D Scanning Provides Key Weapon for Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing
While AI, AR, and IIoT are increasing production efficiency and time to market, 3D scanning still has not been exploited by aerospace and defense manufacturers for its full potential to do the same.
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
DARPA Seeks New Antenna Designs From Nontraditional Defense Contractors
DARPA is soliciting disruptive ideas from small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors for novel antenna designs, materials, manufacturing, or processing as...
INSIDER Defense
Embraer Launches A-29N Super Tucano in NATO Configuration
Embraer recently launched the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) configuration with an initial focus on meeting the needs of nations in...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Tomahawk Robotics to Develop Flexible Cyber-Secure Radio Systems for US Navy
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $55 million full-rate production contract for its Flexible Cyber Secure Radio (FlexCSR) program to Tomahawk Robotics.
INSIDER Aerospace
Raytheon to Develop Counter UAS Sensors, Effectors for US Army
Raytheon Technologies was awarded a $237 million U.S. Army contract for Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensors (KuRFS) and Coyote® effectors to detect and defeat unmanned aircraft...
INSIDER Propulsion
New Defense Department Contract to Expand Domestic Rocket Motor Manufacturing
The Department of Defense's (DoD) Office of Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) has entered into a $215.6 million agreement...
INSIDER Design
GAO Recommends Changes to Army's Future Vertical Lift Acquisition Process
The U.S. Army is developing several aircraft systems to supplement and replace its aging fleet of helicopters. Aircraft in this portfolio, known as Future Vertical...
News Unmanned Systems
Tomahawk to Develop Common Control System for U.K. Human Machine Teaming Project
Tomahawk Robotics is developing new universal command and control technology.
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Defense Leaders Receive First Intel SHIP Multi-Chip Prototype
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) last week celebrated a milestone achievement for the State-of-the-Art (SOTA) Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging (SHIP) Program with the...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
Navy Selects Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to Develop Hypersonic Missile
The Navy issued two contracts on Mar. 27 valued at a total of $116 million to Raytheon Missiles and Defense and Lockheed Martin for the initial development for a...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Spelling Ford with an ‘E’
One year ago, Ford Motor Co. kicked off a new era in its long history when it bifurcated into two strategically interdependent auto businesses. Ford Blue, the “traditional” business, is responsible for the...
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotic Rotational Molding Creates New Opportunities for Military and Aerospace Applications
Innovative robotic rotational molding technology allows for the use of new materials in manufacturing parts and hard cases for military and aerospace applications.
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