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MBDA Le Plessis-Robinson, France+331 71 54 10 00www.mbda-systems.com MBDA is a European aerospace and armaments manufacturer, specializing in the design of missiles and missile systems for the operational needs of all three...
Briefs Software
Evaluation of Future Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Capabilities in an Automated Computer-Aided Wargame
In fiscal year 2016, the Senate Armed Services Committee ordered the Navy to increase its fleet to 355 ships. However, the lack of...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Design Guidelines for Military and Aerospace PCBs
Printed Circuit Boards are the heart of the electronics industry. They are used in a diverse range of applications starting from consumer electronics to complicated aerospace and military...
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
Removing Aircraft Paint Using Laser-Equipped Robots
Hexavalent chromium is not a term frequently associated with engineers. Residents of Hinkley, California, however, know all about it. So do workers tasked with the labor-intensive process...
Articles Unmanned Systems
Using Underwater Robotics for Autonomous Deep-Sea Exploration
A decade ago, industries that needed to perform underwater inspection and maintenance had only one option: send a human diver into the water. In both the military and commercial...
INSIDER Design
Developing Design Tools for Outer Space Structures
Achieving affordable space exploration will require lightweight structures for vehicles, solar arrays and antennas. Lightweight materials also will be used for components of structures like...
INSIDER Aerospace
GA-ASI Installs First V-Tail from GKN Aerospace onto MQ-9B RPA
The first V-tail from GKN Aerospace has been received by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and installed onto an MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft...
INSIDER Manned Systems
NASA Builds Welding Test Article for SLS Exploration Upper Stage
NASA completed manufacturing of a hydrogen tank barrel that will be tested as a weld confidence article for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s Exploration Upper Stage...
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
How AI And Supervised Autonomy Will Change Combat
In the cockpit of a fifth-generation fighter, somewhere high over the ocean, an Air Force pilot gets a heads-up: hostile fighters are airborne and closing. The call didn’t come over the...
Podcasts Aerospace
How to Make the Best Decisions (on the Moon)
The private sector is heading to the Moon – Blair DeWitt and his team at Lunar Station Corp. want to provide the next generation of explorers with answers to their biggest navigation questions.
Articles Materials
Machining Beryllium
Because beryllium is extremely expensive, the learning curve for potential competitors is costly.
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Application Briefs Software
Multicore RTOS
The DO-178 Deos™ multicore real time operating system (RTOS) has been selected by Honeywell.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Autonomous and Resilient Management of All-Source Sensors for Navigation Assurance
As the number and type of sensors informing a system increases, so does the probability of corrupting the system with sensor modeling errors, signal interference, and undetected faults.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Molded RF Materials for Hypersonic Sensors and Seekers
Hypersonics and the materials needed therein are critical to both our nation’s defense and our national economy, says one feature writer.
Articles Unmanned Systems
How to Test a Cognitive EW System
Cognition in EW systems is an important element in achieving dominance of the electromagnetic spectrum.
News Materials
3DEO Launches New Metal 3D-Printing Platform
California-based 3DEO unveiled in February its new metal 3D printing platform and patented technology, Saffron. The proprietary platform has been in development for the past five years. “Until...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Air Force Awards $100 Million to Continue B-1 Digital Engineering Program
The B-1 System Program Office (SPO) recently awarded a six-year, $100 million follow-on contract to Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation...
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
Army Special Operations Forces Train with Robotic Combat Vehicles
Army Green Berets from the 1st Special Forces Group conducted two weeks of hands-on experimentation with Project Origin unmanned systems at Dugway Proving Ground. Engineers...
Articles Unmanned Systems
AUVSI XPONENTIAL
After losing 2020 to COVID and successfully relaunching live in Atlanta in 2021, AUVSI is bringing their XPONENTIAL 2022 tech conference and trade show to Orlando, Florida's spacious Orange County Convention Center.
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport Demos Ground-Based Detect and Avoid Flight
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the Autonomous Pod Transport’s (APT) successful demonstration of a ground-based Detect and Avoid (DAA)...
News Connectivity
2022 SAE President Sri Srinath: Engineer, Leader, Mentor
With experiences ranging from being a hands-on engineer to managing multi-billion-dollar businesses to serving as a director in human services, “Sri Srinath is well suited to lead SAE...
INSIDER Design
Making Carbon Aircraft Brakes More Environmentally Friendly
For those onboard a commercial jet, the lowering of the landing gear is a familiar sound signaling the home stretch of the flight. Then comes the sound of wheels on the tarmac, and...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Northrop Grumman to Develop Prototype Artificial Intelligence Assistant
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Perceptually enabled Task Guidance (PTG) program...
Application Briefs Weapons Systems
Robotic Rifle
SWORD Defense Systems recently unveiled its Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle (SPUR).
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Hybrid Thermal and Red Dot Sight
The advanced MIL-STD Mepro TIGON sight has arrived.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Airfield Matting System
An airfield matting system is designed to be more friendly to air and sea transport.
Articles Semiconductors & ICs
Using Open-Cavity Plastic Packages in Avionics Applications
See which methods can help semiconductors meet very tight time-to-market windows.
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FAA to Replace Aging Network of Ground-Based Radars
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A New Additive Manufacturing Accelerator for the U.S. Navy in Guam
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Rewriting the Engineer’s Playbook: What OEMs Must Do to Spin the AI Flywheel
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2026 Toyota RAV4 Review: All Hybrid, All the Time
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F-22 Pilot Controls Drone With Tablet
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L3Harris Starts Low Rate Production Of New F-16 Viper Shield
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Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
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SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
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SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
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A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
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Optimizing Production Processes with the Virtual Twin
