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Are Military Avionics Systems Ready for Artificial Intelligence?
This article highlights trends across several industry partnerships, demonstration flights and the enabling elements that are providing opportunities to integrate AI and ML into military avionics systems. Read on to learn more.
Products Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Products
See the new products, including Microchip Technology's PolarFire® Core Field-Programmable Gate Arrays and System on Chips; an electromechanical subsea actuator from WITTENSTEIN motion control Gmbh; PI's expansion of its PICMA® piezo stack actuator series; Samtec, Inc.'s microwave cable assemblies using Nitrowave™ cable technology; and more.
Application Briefs Power
Hybrid Electric EWIS System
GKN Aerospace has completed and delivered the first high voltage Electrical Wiring Interconnection System for the Clean Aviation SWITCH project. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Aerospace
New Copper Alloy Could Provide Breakthrough in Durability for Military Systems
U.S. Army researchers, in collaboration with academic partners, invented a stronger copper that could help advance defense, energy and aerospace industries thanks to its ability to endure unprecedented temperature and pressure extremes. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
A Twist in Topology Optimization Leads to High-Performing Heat Exchanger
By combining topology optimization and additive manufacturing, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers created a twisty high-temperature heat exchanger that outperformed a traditional straight channel design in heat transfer, power density and effectiveness. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Laser Technique Revolutionizes Ultra-High Ceramic Manufacturing for Spacecraft
A new technique that leverages the concept of sintering, can be used to create ceramic coatings, tiles or complex three-dimensional structures, which allows for increased versatility when engineering new devices and technologies. Read on to learn more about it.
Articles Aerospace
Confidence Through Testing: How to Design a Practical Structural Test Program
Here, we share a practical approach to building a structural testing strategy grounded in real-world challenges.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
When Innovation Outpaces Infrastructure: R&D’s New Reality in Aerospace
Aerospace research and development is at a turning point. Emerging technologies promise faster and more efficient systems, but also expose deep limitations in aging infrastructure, siloed processes, and manual workflows. The growing disconnect between technological advances and the physical and organizational infrastructures that support them creates a bottleneck to industry progress. Read on to learn what this means.
Articles Materials
Reclaiming Readiness: Advancing US Defense Through Scalable Additive Manufacturing
It is critical to demonstrate that the United States can readily maintain its defense capabilities even if current conventional supply chains break down or critical manufacturing hubs come under threat. This is where advanced manufacturing in general and additive manufacturing (AM) specifically stands out not as a futuristic technology promise, but as a practical and proven production solution that directly supports our defense industrial base and mission assurance. Read on to learn more.
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Lyten Says 3D Graphene Could Disrupt Racing, Automotive and Space
Lyten is best-known as the developer of next-gen lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery technology. But new work on 3D Graphene means Lyten is branching out into motorsports with...
INSIDER Aerospace
Reclaiming Readiness: Advancing US Defense Through Scalable Additive Manufacturing
The nature of defense readiness is being reformed and redefined. Not only are our weapon systems being made increasingly advanced and sophisticated, but the...
INSIDER Aerospace
Next Generation Fuselage Structures for Launched Effects
Continuous Composites (CCI) has been awarded a U.S. Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project in collaboration with Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, to develop...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D-Printing Trainer Drones and Munitions Leads to Cost Savings for Misawa Exercise
The Innovation Lab at Misawa Air Base in Japan is helping Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams across the Indo-Pacific train smarter, faster and cheaper...
INSIDER AR/AI
Hadrian Raises $260 Million to Launch AI-Powered Factory in Arizona Next Year
Torrance, California-based defense technology startup Hadrian has received $260 million in new capital and major expansions of its manufacturing footprint in...
INSIDER Aerospace
GURU Generation 2 Supercomputer Will Accelerate Prototyping Process for Mach 5 Vehicles
MSBAI, a California-based AI design and simulation startup, has been awarded a $2 million Phase III contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for...
INSIDER AR/AI
Google, OpenAI to Lead Development of AI Agents for Department of Defense
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) announced individual contract awards — each with a $200 million ceiling — to Anthropic, Google, OpenAI...
INSIDER Materials
A New Aircraft Recycling Program for Thermoplastic Composites
Toray Advanced Composites, Daher, and TARMAC Aerosave recently announced the launch of a joint End-of-Life Aerospace Recycling Program for commercial aircraft production. Working...
INSIDER Materials
A New Platform for Developing Advanced Aerospace Metals at Scale
Companies building next-generation products are often limited by the physical constraints of traditional materials. In aerospace, defense, energy, and industrial tooling,...
INSIDER Aerospace
Boeing to Develop New Space Force Nuclear Communications Satellites
Under a new $2.8 billion contract award, Boeing will develop the first two satellites in the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program for the U.S....
INSIDER Aerospace
Paris Air Show: New Aerospace Technologies, Updates and Research
Did you miss the product launches, partnership agreements and other updates at the 2025 Paris Air Show? Check out this recap of some of the technology highlights from the event.
INSIDER Aerospace
Developing Processing Technology for Aluminum and Composite Aircraft Structures
LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services is implementing a product innovation focused on eliminating the currently used chemical and mechanical technologies for...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
TEWS Introduces First VITA 93 QMC Modules
TEWS Technology, the Pinneberg, Germany-based embedded computing supplier, announced the release of its first QMC modules, and the TPCE210 dual-site carrier card, fully compliant with the emerging...
INSIDER Software
Helsing AI Agent Completes Saab Gripen E Test Flight
Saab, in collaboration with German startup Helsing, has completed the first three flights integrating Helsing’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent ‘Centaur’ into a Gripen E fighter...
INSIDER Design
UK Air Force Funds Production of Typhoon Jet's New Radar
The U.K. government has released £204.6 million in funding towards the production of an advanced new radar for the Royal Air Force (RAF) fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon jets.
Podcasts Materials
Extreme Environments, Precise Solutions: Technologies Enabling Space Vehicles Advancement
John Mark, Space & Defense Business Manager, Omniseal Solutions, is the guest on this sponsored interview episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain the role that advanced materials and sealing technologies provide in space vehicles.
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Ukraine Deploys New Drones, Highlights Increased Domestic Production
The Ukrainian military is deploying newly developed drones while expanding the way its soldiers and leaders purchase and give feedback to manufacturers about the use of...
INSIDER Defense
AI Fight Club: New Environment Simulates How AI Will Perform at Air, Land and Sea
Lockheed Martin has developed a new synthetic environment designed to accelerate the testing and operational deployment of artificial intelligence to support...
INSIDER Manned Systems
New Copper Alloy Could Provide Breakthrough in Durability for Military Systems
U.S. Army researchers, in collaboration with academic partners, invented a stronger copper that could help redefine the use of high-temperature materials in...
INSIDER Defense
How Aerospace Manufacturers are Adjusting to Ongoing Tariff Changes
Aerospace and defense original equipment manufacturers are monitoring ongoing changes to tariff policies by the U.S. and other nations with plans in place for the worst...
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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
