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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Report Finds F-35 Program Cannot Track Millions in Spare Parts
A new 35-page report published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that the Department of Defense's (DoD) F-35 Joint Program Office has lost track of millions of...
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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).
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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...
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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...
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AFRL Conducts First Flight Experiments for Communications in Terahertz Band
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) researchers recently conducted flight experiments in Rome, New York to prove the viability of communications at radio...
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Electro-Optic Materials Research
Here, a summary of the main lines of effort for the Electro-Optics Materials Research program including its goals and major accomplishments of the past five years.
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Navy to Start Using Autonomous Cold Spray Metallization Technology for H-1 Helicopter Maintenance
Following years of rigorous testing and evaluation, a cold spray metallization technology that was initially demonstrated at Fleet Readiness...
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New Consortium to Develop Thermal Protection Materials for Hypersonic Vehicles
Several countries are competing to develop the most advanced hypersonic vehicles, and a team of researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology...
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University of Rochester Lab Creates New 'Reddmatter' Superconductivity Material
In a historic achievement, University of Rochester researchers have created a superconducting material at both a temperature and pressure low enough for...
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Air Force to Inspect KC-135 Fleet for Non-Conforming Tail Pins
The Air Force is directing inspections of KC-135 tanker aircraft for a non-conforming part in the vertical tail assembly. The Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) restricts...
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Deep Reinforcement Learning Achieves Multifunctional Morphing Airfoil Control
Uncrewed aerial vehicles are growing in popularity for both civilian and military applications, which makes improving their efficiency an attractive objective.
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Exploring High-Performance Applications for Distributed Transport Property Thermoelectrics
This new, patented distributed transport property technology describes functionally graded materials with spatially varied transport properties.
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Microelectronics and Castings Remain Supply Chain Challenges for Raytheon
Raytheon Technologies Chief Executive Officer Greg Hayes and Chief Operating Officer Christopher Calio said microelectronics and engine castings were among the...
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NASA Targets 2028 First Flight of New Boeing Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Airplane
NASA has issued an award to Boeing for the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which seeks to inform a potential new generation of green...
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Biobased Carbon Fibers and Thermosetting Resins for Use in DOD Composites Applications
The aim was to use renewable resources derived from plants and other sources to prepare high-performance carbon fiber and thermosetting matrix resins with high strength and high thermal resistance.
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Hierarchical Diamond-Based Ceramic Composites
This research developed and utilized advanced processing, modeling, and micromechanical tools.
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Additive Manufacturing Utilizing a Novel In-Line Mixing System for Design of Functionally Graded Ceramic Composites
Exploring the development of a direct ink writing system with multimaterial and in-line mixing capabilities for printing inks composed of high solids-loaded ceramic particulate suspensions.
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Solving Military Satellite, Radar and 5G Communications Challenges with GaN-on-SiC MMIC Power Amplifiers
Systems need to meet higher gain targets but not if it comes with any increases in cost and complexity, or size and weight.
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JPADS Brings New Sustainment Capability to Future Fight
The Joint Precision Air Drop System (JPADS) is one of more than 250 weapons systems being experimented with during Project Convergence 2022 (PC22). PC22 is bringing together members of...
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Air Force Explores Use of Thermoplastic Fin for F-16
Collins Aerospace was awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to build an advanced, high-impact resistant, F-16 ventral fin using Collins’ thermoplastic welding...
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Sentinel Missile Design and Manufacturing Processes Validated
Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully cast the LGM-35A Sentinel program’s first inert stage-one and stage-two solid rocket motor set this summer. The casting event...
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Collins Aerospace to Manufacture F-15EX Wheels and Brakes
Collins Aerospace recently announced its selection by Boeing to provide boltless wheels and carbon brakes for lots one through three on the F-15EX aircraft in production for the U.S....
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DEVCOM Forms International Partnership to Study Superhard Materials
Developing world-class advanced technology for soldiers on the battlefield is a key part of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s (DEVCOM) mission. Many...
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Closing the Loop on EV Battery Recycling
Development of a robust electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling industry has moved from a net-positive sideline to a necessity as automakers, and their suppliers, transition away from internal...
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Keeping Your Silicon Cool
Onboard electronics continue to evolve rapidly. Components are smaller. Systems are more complex. The sophisticated electronics components that make up modern vehicles require precision heat dissipation for...
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