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Application Briefs Aerospace
MUSHER Demonstrates Manned-Unmanned Aircraft Teaming Applications
Airbus Helicopters and its partners conducted a full scale demonstration of a manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system developed as part of a project funded by the European Union and code-named “MUSHER.” The demonstration took place in France and Italy from Sept. 30 – Oct. 9, and involved multiple manned helicopters and unmanned systems connected to a single MUM-T network. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Scientists Fuse Simulations and Machine Learning to Accelerate Novel Additively Manufactured Materials
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory have demonstrated a novel approach for applying machine learning to predict microstructures produced by a widely used additive manufacturing technique. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Materials
‘First of Its Kind’ Composite Material to Help Space Vessels Travel Longer Distances
Dr. Ashwath Pazhani along with an international team of researchers have created a new material for storing the liquid hydrogen used to propel rockets into space by the likes of NASA. The new material is lighter than the current material used. Read on to learn more about it.
Briefs Aerospace
AI-Trained Vehicles Can Adjust to Extreme Turbulence on the Fly
Researchers at Caltech took an important step toward using reinforcement learning to adaptively learn how turbulent wind can change over time, and then uses that knowledge to control a UAV based on what it is experiencing in real time.
Articles Communications
Researchers Use Ancient Japanese Art Method to Create Tunable Antennas
Researchers at Drexel University and the University of British Columbia believe kirigami, the ancient Japanese art of cutting and folding paper to create intricate three-dimensional designs, could provide a model for manufacturing the next generation of antennas. Read on to learn why.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
These Speedy Cold Spray Machines Can 3D Print Vehicle Parts in War Zones
As “point of need” additive manufacturing emerges as a priority for the Department of Defense, Australian 3D printing provider SPEE3D is one of several companies demonstrating that its machines can rapidly produce castings, brackets, valves, mountings and other common replacement parts and devices that warfighters often need in an on-demand schedule when deployed near or directly within combat zones. Read on to learn more.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Analog Transformation Complements Open System Designs to Optimize Modern Defense Systems
Miniature, modular, and intelligent gateways can be embedded into analog components to replace and re-imagine old firmware and analog mitigation circuitry. These new, embedded gateways promise to bring open architecture deeper into the tactical edge and realize a new level of agility throughout the lifecycle of a system, from design through sustainment of hybrid digital and analog systems. Read on to learn more.
Podcasts Robotics, Automation & Control
How Pratt & Whitney Uses a Robot to Help Build Jet Engines
Kevin Kirkpatrick, Vice President of Aftermarket Global Operations, Pratt & Whitney, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.
INSIDER Defense
European Aerospace Companies Developing Prototype AI to Protect Aircraft Systems
A total of 28 European aerospace industry partners, start-ups and research centers have joined forces on the new Artificial Intelligence Deployable Agent...
INSIDER Defense
GKN Aerospace Reinvigorates Supply Chain to Deliver First C-27J Nacelles to Leonardo in Over 5 Years
GKN Aerospace announced the successful delivery of the first two C-27J nacelles to Leonardo Aircraft since 2018, marking a significant...
INSIDER Manned Systems
German eVTOL Company Needs Buyers to Keep Manufacturing Operations Alive
Lilium, the Munich, Germany-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer, has appointed financial services firm KPMG to conduct an open,...
INSIDER AR/AI
Accelerating Climate-Compatible Aircraft Design with AI
The path to climate-compatible flying involves energy-efficient aircraft, low-emission engines and optimized flight paths. Digitalization can accelerate these developments, for example...
Podcasts Manufacturing & Prototyping
Scaling Manufacturing and Production for 'Data as a Service' Electric Drone
Fatema Hamdani, co-founder of Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.
INSIDER Defense
New Drones and Software Selected for DoD's Replicator 1.2
In a Nov. 13 announcement, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced additional capabilities selected for accelerated fielding as part of the Replicator initiative. This...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Airbus Starts Operating 'Historic' First C295 Assembly Line in India
Airbus operates assembly lines and production sites around the world, but the Indian C295 program is the first time the company has deployed the entire production system...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Testing the Viability of Autonomous Laser Welding in Space
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, recently participated in a parabolic flight experiment led by a team of scientists and engineers from The Ohio State University. The...
INSIDER Defense
This Robot Dog Detects Nuclear Material and Chemical Weapons
Buckley Space Force Base is home to one of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) only two chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles (QUGV).
INSIDER Power
Collins Develops Prototype High-Voltage Power Distribution Components for Clean Aviation SWITCH Engine
Collins Aerospace has completed prototype development of a solid-state power controller and power distribution panel as part of the...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Germany's New Military Surveillance Jet Completes First Flight
The Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (PEGASUS), a Bombardier Global 6000 jet modified to provide signals intelligence for the German Armed Forces, completed its...
Videos Manufacturing & Prototyping
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.
INSIDER Defense
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...
INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
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...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
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...
INSIDER Defense
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...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
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...
Podcasts Manufacturing & Prototyping
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.
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
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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