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Aerospace

New Clean Planet Facility Converts Waste Plastic to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

A major breakthrough in tackling both waste plastic and aviation emissions has been marked with the opening of what Clean Planet Technologies claims to be is the...

Application Briefs

AR/AI

Talon IQ Flight with Shield AI’s Hivemind Software

Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ™ testbed completed its first partner mission autonomy flight with Shield AI’s Hivemind software, showcasing a ready to fly platform that accelerates innovation, cuts development costs and eliminates the need to build a dedicated airframe for every new autonomy solution. Read on to learn more.

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Unmanned Systems

Airbus Equips Kratos Drones for German Air Force UCCA System

Airbus is working to offer the German Air Force an operational Uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft system by 2029. Read on to learn more.

Briefs

Aerospace

The Drone Equation: Proportional Response to the UAS Threat

Drones do not follow predictable patterns. They can fly high and fast or low and slow with minimal radar signatures, attacking individually or in swarms from kilometers away or at the fence line. This operational flexibility demands layered defense architecture. Read on to learn more.

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Aerospace

Teaching Robots to Fly Like Birds

A bird banking in a crosswind doesn’t rely on spinning blades. Its wings flex, twist and respond instantly to its environment. Engineers at Rutgers University have taken a major step toward building birdlike drones that move the same way. Read on to learn more about it.

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Aerospace

Virginia Tech Experts Accelerate Skydio Drone Flights Over People and Vehicles

Operators using a drone from the leading manufacturer in the U.S. can now conduct missions over people and vehicles much easier and with even greater confidence in their safety. Read on to learn what this means.

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Manned Systems

A Shipping Container That Builds 50 Interceptor Drones a Day

Sensofusion has developed the Tactical Drone Factory: a fully self-contained drone manufacturing facility built inside a standard shipping container. Equipped with industrial 3D printers, an electronics assembly station, and a complete parts inventory, a single Drone Factory can produce approximately 50 interceptor drones per day. Read on to learn more.

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Design

Army Researchers Design 3D-Printed Soldier Portable Autonomous Reconnaissance Transitioning Aircraft

Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory harnessed bottom-up Soldier innovation to develop an experimental 3D-printed small unmanned aerial system that was demonstrated at the inaugural U.S. Army Best Drone Warfighter Competition in Huntsville, Alabama. Read on to learn more.

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Manned Systems

Chemeon and SurTec Establish Transatlantic Alliance Focused on Trivalent Surface Technologies

U.S.-based Chemeon Surface Technology and Germany‑based SurTec have formed a strategic transatlantic alliance aimed at expanding the...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

TITAN‑AM Program to Industrialize Titanium Additive Manufacturing for Large Aerostructures

GKN Aerospace has launched the Titanium Industrialization and Technology Advancement for Near-net Additive Manufacturing (TITAN-AM) program, an...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Reuben Sarkar Selected as New CEO of SAE International

SAE International® has announced the appointment of Reuben Sarkar as Chief Executive Officer and President effective May 18, 2026.

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Manned Systems

Stratasys Selected for DoW Program to Qualify 3D-Printed Parts for Military Platforms

Stratasys Ltd. announced that its parts-on-demand business, Stratasys Direct™, has been selected to take part in the U.S. Department of War’s (DoW)...

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Manned Systems

New Study Finds Lean-Burn Engines Don’t Reduce Aircraft Contrail Formation

The latest findings in atmospheric research show that less soot does not automatically mean fewer contrail ice crystals. Instead, small volatile particles play a...

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Power

Fraunhofer Develops High‑Power Electric Aircraft Motor for Project AMBER

Fraunhofer researchers have unveiled a 750‑kW class electric aircraft motor designed to meet the demanding power density, reliability, and thermal requirements of...

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Materials

Army Advances Additive Manufacturing From Experimental Tech to Enterprise Sustainment Tool

The U.S. Army’s adoption of additive manufacturing took another major step forward in March with the opening of a new “Additive Makerspace” at...

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Defense

Airbus Tests Low Cost Missile on New Bird of Prey Interceptor Drone

Airbus completed the first demonstration flight of its new Bird of Prey drone, featuring a low-cost interceptor missile, at a military training area in northern Germany.

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Materials

Gore Challenges Wet Sealing with Dry Sealant for Permanent Aircraft Structures

For decades, wet sealing has been accepted as a necessary constraint in aerostructure manufacturing, despite its impact on throughput, variability and necessary...

Articles

Aerospace

Accurate and Resilient GNSS Timing Modules for Critical Infrastructure

Precise time synchronization is the backbone of today’s connected world, keeping telecom networks, data centers, and financial systems running seamlessly. Without accurate timing, our digital infrastructure would quickly fall out of sync. Septentrio designs and manufactures world recognized Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) timing receivers for critical infrastructure and leading industry organizations. Read on to learn more.

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Aerospace

Apache’s New 30mm Proximity Ammunition

The Apache Attack Helicopter AH-64 has reached a new milestone in battlefield capability with the successful live fire test of the 30x113mm XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosive (APEX) ammunition at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. Read on to learn more.

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Unmanned Systems

NightTrain Autonomous Vessel Reaches Critical Design Milestone

BlackSea Technologies marked a key milestone in the development of its NightTrain autonomous surface vessel with a keel-laying ceremony. Read on to learn all about it.

Application Briefs

Weapons Systems

Navy Declares IOC for Small Diameter Bomb

The U.S. Navy recently declared initial operational capability for the Small Diameter Bomb II on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, marking a significant advancement in the fleet’s precision-strike technology. Read on to learn more.

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Manned Systems

Vortex Research to Solve Aviation’s Efficiency Tradeoff with Active Strakes

For decades, aircraft have carried a fundamental compromise between their engines and wing flow interactions by using strakes. These are small fins attached at the sides of engine nacelles that generate helpful vortices during takeoff and landing that boost lift and avoid stall, but create unwanted drag during cruise flight. Now, seven William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics (A&A) undergraduates have advanced a solution that improves this trade-off. Read on to learn more.

Podcasts

Manned Systems

How the F-22 Is Getting Software Updates Faster Than Ever

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, CEO of Defense Unicorns Rob Slaughter explains how their secure software delivery technology enables faster, repeatable updates to flight‑critical systems without changing the aircraft’s underlying hardware. Listen now!

News

RF & Microwave Electronics

Times Microwave Systems Launches New Levitate RF Cable Assemblies for UAV Avionics

Designed for both military and commercial radio frequency (RF) systems, the Levitate line features an ultra lightweight construction with minimal signal loss,...

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Unmanned Systems

Central Command Claims Strikes on 5,000 Targets in Operation Epic Fury

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) claims to have struck more than 5,000 targets during the first 10 days of Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing war between the U.S.,...

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Power

Joby Looks to Toyota for Investment and Manufacturing

Joby Aviation is relying on Toyota's investment and manufacturing prowess to bring airtaxis to market.

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Aerospace

Navy F/A-18 Clears Initial Operational Capability for Stormbreaker Munition

The U.S. Navy recently declared initial operational capability for the Small Diameter Bomb II on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, marking a significant advancement in...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency

For decades, aircraft have carried a fundamental compromise between their engines and wing flow interactions by using strakes. These are small fins attached at the sides of...