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INSIDER Weapons Systems
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 Nanotechnology
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...
INSIDER AR/AI
AI-Enabled Detection System Set To Replace Aging Airspace Awareness System
Execution of new fielding and funding strategies will lead to the delivery of a cutting-edge surveillance, identification, and tracking system that monitors and...
INSIDER Software
Tanker Intelligent Gateway Tested During Joint Exercise with Australia, UK and US Air Force
During Joint Exercise Northern Edge 2023, participants from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
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.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Advanced RF Simulation Reduces Cost and Schedule Risk
As RF device needs become more sophisticated and complex, new simulation software technologies must be ready to enable design teams to achieve higher performance, with greater confidence, and in a timelier manner.
Briefs Unmanned Systems
Update on Machine-Learned Correctness Properties
Despite the potential advantages to be derived from employing autonomous systems, evidence-based assurance of dependability is a key to obtaining users’ trust in these systems.
Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Test Methods for Measuring High Temperature Tensile Properties of Subscale Specimen Geometries for Additively Manufactured Metallic Materials
With the rise of additive manufacturing for metallic materials, concerted efforts are underway to integrate the technology into present and future aerospace systems to enhance performance capability, reduce cost, and minimize production lead-times.
Briefs Aerospace
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.
Briefs Test & Measurement
Repeatability and Reproducibility of a Standard Test Method for Measuring Head-Supported Mass Properties
During development of military helmets and HMDs, materiel developers need a valid and repeatable test methodology for measuring their mass properties.
Application Briefs Electronics & Computers
SHIP Prototype Computer Chip
The U.S. Department of Defense has celebrated a milestone achievement for the SHIP program with the delivery of the first SHIP prototype devices from Intel and Qorvo to BAE Systems.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Adaptive Control Architecture for Unmanned Surface Vessels
Aurora Flight Sciences is developing and testing machine learning-based introspection technologies aimed to enable physical systems, in this case ships, to adapt their control laws as they encounter uncertainties or unexpected events.
Products Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Products
See the new products, including a cesium alarm clock, ethernet switches, generators, a network analyzer, and more.
INSIDER Nanotechnology
Teledyne FLIR to Produce 1,000 Pocket-Sized Drones for Use in Ukraine
Norway's Ministry of Defense (MOD) has placed an order with Teledyne FLIR Defense to procure Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems for use in Ukraine. The...
INSIDER Aerospace
Collins Opens $14 Million Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Facility in Iowa
Collins Aerospace celebrated the opening of a $14 million expansion to its additive manufacturing facility in West Des Moines, Iowa last week. The 9,000 square...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
11 Companies to Develop New Space Exploration 'Tipping Point' Technologies
A total of 11 U.S.-based companies will develop new technologies ranging from lunar surface power systems to tools for in-space 3D printing under NASA's sixth...
INSIDER Connectivity
Moonlighter Satellite to Host First On-Orbit Cybersecurity Challenge
Moonlighter reached low earth orbit July 5 after a short visit at the International Space Station (ISS) and is on track for its inaugural mission: to host an on-orbit...
INSIDER Defense
Apache Version 6.5 Software Upgrade on Track to Fly This Year
The U.S. Army’s AH-64 Apache helicopter is and will remain the Army’s Attack helicopter for the foreseeable future. The AH-64E Version 6.5 (V6.5), is the next version of...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Even with Reforms, DoD Struggles with Speed of New Weapons Development
The Department of Defense (DoD) continues to face challenges quickly developing innovative new weapons. These challenges persist even with recent reforms to its...
INSIDER Software
SHARE Software Enables Reliable Tactical Edge Communications Between US, Allied Partners
The Defense Advanced Project Research Agency’s (DARPA’s) Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE) program...
INSIDER Aerospace
Darkhive Enters Next Phase of Drone Autonomy Development for US Air Force AFWERX
Darkhive Inc., a San Antonio-based autonomous uncrewed systems developer specializing in defense and public safety solutions, announced the award of a $5...
INSIDER Aerospace
New Report Highlights Need for Department-Wide Guidance in DoD's AI Acquisition Strategy
The Department of Defense (DoD) designated artificial intelligence (AI) a top modernization area and is allocating considerable spending to develop...
INSIDER Manned Systems
AFMC Completes First Ever Flight of F-35 with F-22 Software
An F-35A Lightning II from the 461st Flight Test Squadron recently took flight with a complement of software applications developed by government and industry providers...
INSIDER Materials
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...
INSIDER AR/AI
US Army, DIU Partner on Prototype Software for Autonomous Ground Vehicles
Ground warfare is fast, complex, and lethal. As the Department of Defense’s (DoD) land warfare component, the U.S. Army needs to find a way to safely conduct...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Lockheed Martin Partnership Targets Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing
Lockheed Martin has partnered with GlobalFoundries to advance U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturing and innovation and to increase the security, reliability...
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.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Creating a Digital Gateway for RF Domain Will Advance Designs That Meet DoD Initiatives
As the Department of Defense prepares the military for the evolving needs of the 21st century battlefield, its focus is on emerging technologies that enable all domain operations, from cyber to the electromagnetic spectrum.
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.
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INSIDERManned Systems
Turkey's KAAN Combat Aircraft Completes First Flight - Mobility Engineering...
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New Video Card Enables Supersonic Vision System for NASA's X-59 Demonstrator -...
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Stratolaunch Approaches Hypersonic Speed in First Powered TA-1 Test Flight -...
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Army Ends Future Attack and Reconnaissance Helicopter Development Program -...
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