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AUSA 2024: New Drones and Counter UAS Technology
Watch this video to see the new drones and counter UAS technology on display at AUSA 2024.
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Army Seeks to Expand 3D Printing to the Tactical Edge
During AUSA 2024, leadership from several Army units that focus on material, manufacturing and sustainment discussed how the Army is expanding its use of 3D printing and advanced...
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Navy Uses Stratasys F-900 to 3D Print F/A-18 Jet’s Button Plug
The U.S. Navy's Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) is leveraging advanced 3D printing technology to address supply chain delays and improve fleet readiness. The...
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Advanced Manufactured Solid Rocket Motor Completes Latest Flight Test
X-Bow Systems Inc. (X-Bow) announced the third flight of its Bolt Rocket. The XB-32 motor, part of X-Bow's Bolt rocket family, is the largest Advanced Manufactured Solid...
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Top Aerospace OEMs Taking Action to Prevent Unapproved Parts From Entering Supply Chain
The Aviation Supply Chain Integrity Coalition released its report recommending specific actions the aerospace industry should take to help prevent...
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Boeing to End 767 Production, Reduce Workforce Amid Ongoing Union Strike
Boeing will end commercial production of the 767 Freighter in 2027, and plans on reducing its workforce by 10 percent amid an ongoing labor union strike involving...
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Airbus, Toshiba Partner on Future Development of 2-Megawatt Superconducting Motor
Airbus UpNext, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba), Toshiba Group’s energy arm, will...
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The Future of Space Mobility
Kevin Lausten, President of Morpheus Space, is the guest on this episode of Season 5 of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.
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Army Receives New Robot Combat Vehicle Prototypes
Three of the four defense industry teams selected to submit test vehicles for the U.S. Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle competition have completed deliveries of their prototypes since August,...
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Rheinmetall, HDT to Develop Army's Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport Prototypes
On Sept. 24, the U.S. Army announced the award of two Other Transaction Authority Engineering and Manufacturing Design contracts to American Rheinmetall...
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Army Evaluates 3D Printing for Bradley Fighting Vehicle's Transmission Mount
SPEE3D, an Melbourne, Australia-based supplier of additive manufacturing technology successfully participated in the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development...
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Why Hybrid-Electric is a Key Solution for Decarbonizing Aviation
The aviation sector, urged by ambitious U.S. goals to achieve net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, is poised for transformation. CO2 is responsible for most anthropogenic...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Lockheed Martin Flight Tests Direct RF Gen12 Transceiver on Group 2 Drone
Lockheed Martin in collaboration with Altera, an Intel Company, completed a successful flight demonstration of our 12th Generation Electronic Warfare (Gen12)...
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Enhancing SRE Security in Aerospace and Defense with Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) are paving the way for a new age of digital security in site reliability engineering (SRE) in the aerospace and defense industries. This...
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Are Boeing 737 Rudder Control Systems at Risk of Malfunctioning?
The National Transportation Safety Board on Sept. 26 issued urgent safety recommendations to The Boeing Company and the Federal Aviation Administration in response to the...
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Making the Rounds in Aerospace: Tooling and Techniques for Discs, Blisks and Rings
Aerospace engine components like discs, blisks and rings are engineered to perform in extreme operating environments. They need to withstand intense heat and stress and be as lightweight as possible to meet exacting specifications. Read on to learn more about these components.
Articles Aerospace
How to Get Advanced Air Mobility into the Sky
Advanced air mobility is a new class of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft larger than most cars yet much smaller than traditional commercial aircraft. It is optimal for short-distance flights within cities and suburbs. Read on to learn more about it and its benefits.
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Pangea Aerospace to Design Next Generation Rocket Engine for European Space Agency
Pangea Aerospace has been tasked by the European Space Agency (ESA) to design and identify de-risking technologies for a Very High Thrust rocket engine for...
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Europe’s Aviation Regulator Mandates Inspections of Some Airbus A350 Trent XWB Engines
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2024-0182 for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines fitted on Airbus...
INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Designing Next-Generation Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology for Better Life in Space
The International Space Station (ISS) is made livable in great part thanks to a system that captures and removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air. The...
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UH-1Y Rescue Hoist Becomes First Suitable Substitute Engineering Change Proposal
The United States Marine Corps Light Attack Helicopter Programs Office (PMA-276) made history with the first Suitable Substitute Engineering Change Proposal...
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Air Force Ready to Flight Test Viper Electronic Warfare Upgrade for F-16s
Northrop Grumman’s AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) has completed U.S. Air Force testing in the service’s Joint Preflight Integration...
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Is the Department of Defense Stockpiling Enough Critical Materials?
The Department of Defense (DoD) maintains the National Defense Stockpile to store materials that are strategic and critical to defense and essential civilian needs in times...
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L3 Technologies to Develop Next Generation Jammer Low Band System for EA-18G
The U.S. and Australian fleets are one step closer to getting the next increment of the U.S. Navy’s most advanced airborne electronic attack (AEA) system. The...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Starliner to Perform Uncrewed Return Flight From International Space Station This Week
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is scheduled to make an uncrewed return flight to Earth on Friday, Sept. 6, while the two astronauts who flew the...
Articles Weapons Systems
How Next-Generation Edge Computers Will Shape Drone Warfare
Drones – or uncrewed aerial systems, as they are known by the military – have become ubiquitous in most armed forces around the world. Across all domains, drones employ a range of sensors. Read on to learn more about how next-gen edge computers will advance them.
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Will Generative AI Transform Robotics?
In the current wave of excitement about applying large vision–language models and generative AI to robotics, expectations are running high, but conquering real-world complexities remains challenging for robots. Read on to learn more about the matter.
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Creating and Verifying Stable AI-Controlled Systems in a Rigorous, Flexible Way
Researchers have developed new techniques that rigorously certify Lyapunov calculations in more elaborate systems. Their algorithm efficiently searches for and verifies a Lyapunov function, providing a stability guarantee for the system. Read on to learn more.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Quality Gearing Keeps Mission-Critical Systems Rotating for Combat
Power transmission and gear components must meet extreme performance and reliability demands in order to prove effective on the battlefield. That’s because they are the heart of rotating mechanisms used to rapidly detect threats, home in on targets, and fire projectiles quickly aboard combat vehicles and ships. Read on to learn more about the gear and its uses.
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