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In-Space Upgrade Satellite System
Lockheed Martin’s In-Space Upgrade Satellite System (LM LINUSS™) accomplished a successful on-orbit demonstration, proving how small satellites can serve an essential role in sustaining critical space architectures.
Briefs Imaging
Automated Atmospheric Correction of Nanosatellites Using Coincident Ocean Color Radiometer Data
Researchers present a machine-learning-based method for utilizing traditional ocean-viewing satellites to perform automated atmospheric correction of nanosatellite data.
INSIDER Manned Systems
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...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
DARPA’s HOTS Program to Develop Sensor Microelectronics for Extreme Temperatures
Modern technologies are laden with sensors – a now-customary fact of life in much of the world. On smart watches and phones, and in cars and homes, sensors...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
Air Force Performs First Test of Microwave Counter Drone Weapon THOR
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) conducted a demonstration on April 5, 2023, of its high-power microwave counter drone weapon, the Tactical High-power Operational...
INSIDER Physical Sciences
NASA Seeks Space Technologies for Suborbital and Orbital Flight Tests
NASA’s 2023 TechFlights solicitation is now open! Through TechFlights, researchers from U.S.-based industry, academia, and private research institutions can test...
Articles Defense
Ghoul Tool: The Weapon-Mountable Counter UAS Transmitter
As commercial drone technology continues to expand, small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) are making it increasingly difficult to secure battlefields and military installations.
Products Electronics & Computers
New Products
See the new products from May 2023, including aluminum-specific tools, a drone analyzer, a new series of mil-spec GPS/GNSS antennas, and more.
INSIDER Design
DARPA Seeks New Antenna Designs From Nontraditional Defense Contractors
DARPA is soliciting disruptive ideas from small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors for novel antenna designs, materials, manufacturing, or processing as...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Tomahawk Robotics to Develop Flexible Cyber-Secure Radio Systems for US Navy
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $55 million full-rate production contract for its Flexible Cyber Secure Radio (FlexCSR) program to Tomahawk Robotics.
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Air Force Forecasts 2040 Operating Environments in Global Futures Report
The Air Force published its Global Futures Report April 12, assessing four potential operating environments Airmen may have to navigate in before the turn of the...
INSIDER Software
AFRL Conducts First Flight Experiments for Communications in Terahertz Band
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) researchers recently conducted flight experiments in Rome, New York to prove the viability of communications at radio...
INSIDER Defense
Defense Leaders Receive First Intel SHIP Multi-Chip Prototype
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) last week celebrated a milestone achievement for the State-of-the-Art (SOTA) Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging (SHIP) Program with the...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
What Today’s Advances in Radar Technology Mean for Testing and Training
Technology advancements in RF, digital hardware, active electronically scanned arrays, synthetic aperture radar and cognitive electronic warfare have necessitated advances in test and training systems.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Tackling Ruggedization Challenges for RF Communications in Software Defined Radios
Software Defined Radios or SDRs are used in a wide variety of design requirements.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Stepped-Frequency Distributed Radar for Through-the-Wall Sensing
The authors are studying the application of distributed radar to through-the-wall sensing.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Multi-Scale Structuring of the Polar Ionosphere
Ionospheric variability is a critical consideration for communication systems, GNSS, and space asset management.
INSIDER Materials
University of Rochester Lab Creates New 'Reddmatter' Superconductivity Material
In a historic achievement, University of Rochester researchers have created a superconducting material at both a temperature and pressure low enough for...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
The Future of Avionics: Machine-Learned and Certified
The emerging advanced air mobility market is driving the convergence of airborne electronic systems that are highly integrated with unprecedented functionality. Legacy avionics systems...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
US Army Approves Common Infrared Countermeasure Systems for Early Fielding
Northrop Grumman’s Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) with the U.S. Army. With IOC, the U.S. Army...
INSIDER Communications
Airbus Launches European Defense Fund Research and Development Projects
Airbus has launched two defense research and development projects that it is coordinating as part of the 2021 European Defense Fund (EDF). In July 2022, the European...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
French Air and Space Force CN-235 Fleet to Receive New Avionics Upgrades
A consortium formed by Sabena Technics and Thales has been awarded a contract for the upgrade of the French Air and Space Force’s fleet of CN-235 twin-turboprop...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Heterogeneous Integration and SiPs Benefit SWaP-C Reduction
Aerospace and defense (A&D) electronic systems are being made smaller but more functional.
Products Test & Measurement
New Products
See the new products for February 2023, including nanocomposite material, a V8 microprocessor, machining software, and more.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Using an Open Architecture Approach to Military Avionics
The system was developed to reduce the high number of controlled flight into terrain accidents in the southeast region of Alaska.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
The Future of Automated Guided Vehicles for Aerospace and Defense
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the first automated guided vehicle, and AGVs have been moving things around on humans’ behalf ever since.
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Northrop Grumman Developing Next Generation F-35 Radar Upgrade
Northrop Grumman is developing AN/APG-85, an advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for the F-35 Lightning II. The radar will serve as an upgrade to the...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Ball Aerospace Starts Final Assembly of Space Force's Next Generation Operational Weather Satellite
Ball Aerospace completed the spacecraft bus for the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, the U.S. Space Force's...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Microelectronics and Castings Remain Supply Chain Challenges for Raytheon
Raytheon Technologies Chief Executive Officer Greg Hayes and Chief Operating Officer Christopher Calio said microelectronics and engine castings were among the...
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck
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Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency
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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle
Transportation
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance