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ERDC Begins Testing with World’s Largest Heavy Vehicle Simulator
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) completed assembly on the world’s largest heavy vehicle simulator (HVS), the “Titan,” at the end of...

Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Reimagining Automated Test During a Pandemic
COVID-19 has challenged test and measurement companies that supply the aerospace & defense sector.

Articles Test & Measurement
Software Enables New-Age, Flexible Test Solution for Analog and Digital Radios
Radios are a staple of naval operations but their standards must change to keep up with the times.

Articles Test & Measurement
Open System Software for Critical Applications
Make sure that you have a fully integrated, automated approach to test and requirements traceability.

Products Data Acquisition
New Products
Conductive gaskets, an explosive atmosphere test branch, and hydraulic aircraft sealing systems.

Articles Software
The Future of Aircraft Electrification
Advancements in electric and autonomous vehicles have sparked renewed excitement about the integration of battery power in aviation.

Products RF & Microwave Electronics
New Products
Position sensors, surveillance systems, microwave tuners, and more.

Articles Test & Measurement
How Solid-State Technology Impacts A&D Equipment Testing
Learn how to provide accurate power sources with adjustable voltages and frequencies during the test cycle.

Products Software
New Products
Docking stations for satellite phones; aircraft wiring; spectrum analyzers; and more.

Products Test & Measurement
New Products
Miniature sensors, 3D printing platforms, lightning test systems, and more.

Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Bore Elevation and Azimuth Measurement System (Beams)
A newly developed laser apparatus verifies that the pointing accuracy requirement of a weapon’s fire control system is met.

Articles Test & Measurement
Ruggedizing Coaxial and Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies from Mechanical Strain
Learn how to protect critical conductors, dielectric, and optical fibers from deforming, cracking, or unraveling

Articles Aerospace
Understanding Fiber Optic Transceiver Design and Test Rules
The design of avionics systems must balance several factors. First, engineers want to increase the performance of the systems installed in aircraft or spacecraft. Second, they want...

News Unmanned Systems
Sensuron Enables Real-Time Structural Health Monitoring Onboard NASA’s X-56 UAV
In contrast to the stiff, rigid wings found on most commercial aircraft, flexible wing technology is considered essential to next generation, fuel...

Articles Test & Measurement
Understanding the “Black Art” of RF and Microwave Switching
Understanding RF, especially microwave switching, can be a challenge. In many cases, test systems have been compromised because a test engineer did not consider all the...

Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Testing Military Vehicle Steering Systems
Military vehicles play a vital role in protecting our society — and inevitably encounter many extreme conditions across their lifespan. From the varying weight, to the rough terrain, there is a lot...

Articles Aerospace
Surviving the Challenge of Thermal Design in Aerospace Electronics
The aerospace sector places some uniquely challenging demands on electronics designers. For a start, the environments that the electronics are exposed to are much harsher...

Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Turret Aiming and Stabilization System
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Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division recently completed significant enhancements...

Articles Test & Measurement
Test System Ensures Flawless Performance of Military RF Devices
Communication on the battlefield is a life-or-death matter. You can't take chances with RF devices or power units malfunctioning or failing. A soldier's life may depend on...

Articles Test & Measurement
Developing Secondary Surveillance Radar Automated Test Equipment
Unlike primary radars, Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) calculates the range and azimuth of a target, such as an aircraft, using a bidirectional communication link to gather...

NASA Spinoff RF & Microwave Electronics
Radio Relays Improve Wireless Products
In order to transmit communications through Earth’s atmosphere, satellites and space vehicles need radio equipment that can operate at higher frequencies than on Earth. These higher frequencies, until...

Articles Defense
Submersion and Directed Flow Cooling Technology for Military Applications
As the US military shifts from boots on the ground to drones in the sky, there will be an increasing need for computing power on foreign soil, under the sea and in the...

Application Briefs Test & Measurement
High-Reliability MEMS Switches for Radio Frequency Applications
The RF MEMS switch will be an important building block for a variety of wireless applications including cell phones, smart antennas, tunable filters, automated test equipment...

Briefs Physical Sciences
Process for Testing Aeromedical Equipment
Medical devices are designed to function in environmentally controlled locations, such as stationary hospitals, and not within the harsh, dynamic aircraft environment. Yet, the same medical devices...

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