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Video Graphics Modules
WOLF Advanced TechnologyStouffville, Ontario, Canada905-852-1163https://wolfadvancedtechnology.com WOLF Advanced Technology (“WOLF”) recently announced that NASA has chosen two WOLF video graphics modules to take part...
Application Briefs Defense
Counter-Drone Technology
Citadel DefenseSan Diego, CA760-224-3393www.dronecitadel.com Citadel Defense has developed a Counter-drone (CUAS) technology called Titan that reliably detects, identifies, and defeats unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's or...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Modified USAF T-1A Aircraft
Field AerospaceOklahoma City, OK405-219-3400www.fieldaero.com Field Aerospace recently completed the first flight of a U.S. Air Force (USAF) T-1A aircraft with a modernized flight deck. The first fully modified...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Machining Titanium Aero-Frames
The rise of titanium for aerospace applications has been well documented in recent years. Equally, the challenges associated with the efficient, productive and high-quality machining of this popular material, have...
News Manned Systems
Siemens Debuts Capital Load Analyzer Software to Accelerate Certification, Reduce Risk
Mentor, a Siemens business, in Wilsonville, Oregon, is introducing its Capital Load Analyzer software, intended to help simplify aircraft electrical...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Law Enforcement Agencies Used DroneSense’s UAS-Management Platform to Support Indy 500 Security Operations
During the 2019 Indianapolis 500 IndyCar race, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) pilots from the Speedway Police Department,...
News Energy
United Ups Commitment to Sustainable Aviation Biofuel, Extends Contract with World Energy
United Airlines officials in Chicago have strengthened their commitment to ensuring United is an environmentally conscious carrier by expanding its...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
New University-Led Air Force Center of Excellence Focuses on Securing Autonomous Systems Operating in Contested Environments
A new United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Center of Excellence (COE), led by the...
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BlackBird to Purchase 110 All-Electric Bye Aerospace EFlyer Aircraft
San Francisco-based BlackBird Air Inc., the United States’ largest aviation marketplace, has committed to buying 100 four-seat eFlyer 4 and 10 two-seat eFlyer 2 aircraft...
News Materials
NASA High-Temp Materials, Coatings Enhance Commercial Products
NASA officials are announcing the availability of eight disruptive NASA materials and coatings technologies ready for commercialization.
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA’s New UAV is 80% 3D-Printed
One of the keys to Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is exploring how different technologies and configurations of aircraft will perform in the urban environment. NASA’s newest modular unmanned aerial system, the...
News Manned Systems
Next-Generation Crash Recorders Integral to Aviation Cybersecurity
On the cybersecurity front, EASA has issued a new notice of proposed amendment (NPA) related to an earlier RTCA document, DO-326A, which came out in 2014. Because DO-326A...
News Propulsion
NASA Budget Amendment to Help Send Americans to Moon by 2024, Then Mars
An amended NASA budget for fiscal year 2020 would add $1.6 billion to a $21 billion initial budget request and fund deep space exploration, science, and technology...
INSIDER Defense
Projection System to Study Insect Vision Could Lead to New Navigational Aids
Development of a virtual reality-like projection system to study insect vision could eventually provide the U.S. Air Force with a new type of navigation system.
News Aerospace
DARPA’s Latest Drone Swarm Sprint Focuses on Virtual Environments
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has kicked off the fourth ‘sprint’ for its OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. Through OFFSET, DARPA...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
NASA Highlights Material and Coating Technology Ready for Commercial Applications
Innovations in materials and coatings have enabled countless NASA missions since the agency’s inception. The research that goes into developing these...
News Automotive
Aitech Defense Will Provide Data Interface Technology for Boeing’s Unmanned MQ-25 Refueling Platform
Aitech Defense Systems, Inc. (Aitech Defense), a subsidiary of Aitech Group based in of Chatswick, California, will supply key mission...
News Defense
Hybrid Air Vehicles, Collins Aerospace, and University of Nottingham to Develop Electric Propulsion for Airlander 10
The United Kingdom (UK) Aerospace Research and Technology Programme has awarded grant funding in excess of £1m ($1.3m) to...
INSIDER Aerospace
Insect-Inspired Arm Improve Drones
Most drones are not able to withstand wind because of their fixed-arm design. But a new drone design works in windy conditions, is more energy-efficient, and can handle a larger payload. It was inspired by...
INSIDER Aerospace
How Flying Cars Could Change the Aerospace Industry
A new study of the environmental sustainability impacts of flying cars (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or VTOLs) finds that they wouldn’t be suitable for a short commute...
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Bell V-280 Valor, V-247 Vigilant Will Be Engined by Rolls-Royce
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. subsidiary based in Fort Worth, Texas, will partner with Rolls-Royce plc to develop an optimized propulsion system for the Bell V-280 Valor and...
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CityAirbus Urban Air Mobility Vehicle Completes First Flight
Airbus SE’s (Airbus’) “CityAirbus” electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) urban air mobility (UAM) vehicle successfully completed its first flight. The brief...
News Automotive
Astro’s Elroy Urban Air Mobility Vehicle to Get a New Stablemate This Summer
Astro’s Elroy urban air mobility vehicle to get a new stablemate this summer
News Manned Systems
GE Aviation’s AiRXOS Launches New Air Mobility Portfolio and Management Tools Purpose Built for the Urban Air Mobility Market
AiRXOS, part of Evendale, Ohio-based GE Aviation, has unveiled an “Air Mobility” portfolio of autonomous...
News Unmanned Systems
UAV Turbines Designs Purpose-Built Microturbine Engine for Class 3 and 4 UAVs
UAV Turbines, Inc. has developed a new microturbine, turboprop engine designed for defense and commercial Group 3 and 4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or...
News Propulsion
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019: Helicopter Drones
Three new unmanned helicopters were unveiled at AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL show in Chicago.
Blog Aerospace
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019: A Flying Sea Glider
A Navy Sea Glider can look for a target in mid-air or underwater.
News Aerospace
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019: Air Force Technology
As always, the Air Force Research Laboratory had a huge presence at AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL show in Chicago.
News Data Acquisition
The Inside Story on Unmanned Vehicle Signal Recorder Technology
Pentek Vice President Rodger Hosking explains how signal recorder technology is being implemented in military unmanned vehicles.
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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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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
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance