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INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Peregrine Spacecraft Suffers Propellant Leak After Successful Rocket Launch
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander suffered a failure within its propulsion system after deploying from the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket on...
INSIDER Aerospace
Boeing 737 MAX 9 Fleet Grounded Following In-Flight Loss of Cabin Door Plug
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded 171 in-service Boeing 737 MAX 9s following an Alaska Airlines flight involving the aircraft type last week....
Articles Test & Measurement
Ensure Aerospace Composite Quality with Force Measurement, Material Testing
Force measurement and material testing is an essential process for product designers and manufacturers to ensure part integrity, and to gain insightful data for creating the highest quality composite components.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
How Distributed Metal Additive Manufacturing Can Add a Surge to Military Supplier Strategies
By embracing advanced metal additive manufacturing, ammunition and systems manufacturers can enhance their responsiveness to changing demands and better secure their supply chains against potential threats.
Briefs Aerospace
Modeling and Experimenting with 2D Materials for CMOS Type Devices and Digital Integrated Circuits
Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides have been proposed as novel optoelectronic materials for space applications due to their relatively light weight. MoS2 has been shown to have excellent semiconducting and photonic properties. Here, we report the effect of gamma irradiation on the structural and optical properties of a monolayer of MoS2.
Briefs Materials
Composite Repair Engineering Case Studies for U.S. Army Aerostructures
As technologies develop, aircraft mature, and strides are made in advanced materials development and analysis, aircraft have increased use of advanced composites within the aerostructure. These advanced materials are now being used in highly loaded structures, including aerodynamic profiles.
Briefs Materials
Towards Sustainable Recycling of Epoxy-Based Polymers: Approaches and Challenges of Epoxy Biodegradation
Epoxy polymers are widely used in various industries. However, the disposal of epoxy polymers and composites thereof has become a significant concern due to their recalcitrant nature and the adverse environmental effects caused by traditional recycling methods.
Articles Materials
How to Select the Right Silicone for Space Applications
Selecting the right silicone manufacturer with a proven track record of extensive experience in the application and customization of space-grade silicones is as important as considering the materials’ function, purity and process requirements when choosing a silicone for space applications.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Unlocking the Potential of 3D-Printed Polymers in Aerospace and Defense
As we look ahead, it’s evident that the aerospace and defense industries are at the forefront of leveraging the potential of additive manufacturing. They are the main reason for the advent of high-performance polymers in AM.
INSIDER Propulsion
RAMFIRE Project Develops, Tests 3D-Printed Aluminum Rocket Engine Nozzle
NASA recently built and tested an additively-manufactured – or 3D printed – rocket engine nozzle made of aluminum, making it lighter than conventional nozzles and...
INSIDER Aerospace
3D Printing in Combat Zones: A Paradigm Shift for Marine Corps Logistics
As the U.S. Marine Corps continues to execute its strategic shift towards the Indo-Pacific, the importance of overcoming the logistical challenges of the modern...
INSIDER Aerospace
New CFM56 Turbine Blades to Improve Reliability for Thousands of Commercial and Military Aircraft Engines
CFM International has introduced a new design for High-Pressure Turbine (HPT) blades featured on the CFM56 engine, one of the most...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
AUSA 2023: Long Range Hypersonic Weapon Leads Army’s Modernization Priorities
One of the top modernization efforts for the Army is the development of long-range hypersonic capabilities, according to comments made by Secretary of the Army...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Navy Starts First Assemblies of F-35 Lift Fan Clutch
The U.S. Navy's Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) achieved its first assembly of a lift fan clutch for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, becoming the first Department of Defense (DoD)...
INSIDER Power
2023 Battery Show North America Opens as Automakers, Suppliers Intensify Battery Investments
As the world’s major auto markets begin an inexorable shift to EVs and hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), any discussion of the engineering behind...
News Power
2024 Ford F-150 Sports Flashy Tailgate, Better Raptor Ride
To say Ford believes it has lightning in a bottle with the Pro Access tailgate debuting on the refreshed 2024 Ford F-150 would be an understatement. “We’re going to end the...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Towards Greater Sensitivity: A Brief FTIR and Infrared-Based Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy Comparative Study
Cavity Ring-Down spectroscopy (CRDS) is a newer IR absorption-based technique made possible by the use of tunable pulsed lasers. Rather than using a broadband (blackbody) emitter as is done with traditional IR techniques, a pulsed laser is tuned across wavelengths into an optical cavity.
INSIDER Defense
Army Makes Progress on New Bomb Suit Helmet Development
U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians are helping the Army improve state-of-the-art combat helmets to better protect them on high-stakes missions.
INSIDER Test & Measurement
New Synthetic Quantum Nanostructures Program Targets Synthetic Metamaterial Development
Current approaches for quantum computing, sensing, communications, and signal-processing rely on superconducting electronic devices that can manipulate or...
Briefs Materials
Methodologies and Equipment for Measuring High Temperature Tensile Properties of Subscale Specimen Geometries for Additively Manufactured Metallic Materials (Continued)
Despite the existence of standards, the issue persists where, in general, equipment is unavailable to measure maximum bending strains at elevated test temperatures.
Articles Aerospace
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.
INSIDER Design
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...
Briefs Software
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 Materials
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.
INSIDER Materials
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...
Application Briefs Test & Measurement
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 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 Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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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