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The CAN Bus: Driving the Future of Autonomous Military Vehicles
It’s a crisp November day in Michigan, and a convoy of British and American resupply vehicles are rumbling along at a comfortable 25 miles per hour. In the lead is a British Army...
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Autonomous “Wingman” Vehicles
The US Army’s Futures Command is the most important administrative reorganization of the modern Army. Responding to the world’s changing priorities— especially the “near peer” threat of ascendant...
Application Briefs Propulsion
UAV Ground Control Station
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.San Diego, CA858-762-6700www.ga-asi.com The U.S. Air Force’s new Block 50 Ground Control Station (GCS) – developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI)...
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Surface to Surface Missile
MBDALe Plessis-Robinson, France+33 1 71 54 10 00www.mbda-systems.com At the end of 2018, MBDA successfully demonstrated the use of the Mistral missile against fast boats such as FIACs (Fast Inshore Attack Craft). A...
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Geospatial Accuracy of Small Unmanned Airborne System Data in the Coastal Environment
The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of commonly available COTS software to produce geometrically accurate orthometric mosaics and terrain...
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Lithium-Ion Batteries
Amprius, Inc.Sunnyvale, CA800-425-8803www.amprius.com Amprius, Inc., a manufacturer and developer of high-energy and high-capacity lithium-ion batteries, announced recently that it is supplying advanced lithium ion cells...
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Eyes In the Sky
Drones (i.e. quadrotors) are a popular and increasingly widespread product used by consumers as well as in a diversity of industrial, military and other applications. Historically under the control of human operators on the...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Intelligent Parachute Rescue System
Drone Rescue GmbH Graz, Austria+43 660 140 80 55www.dronerescue.com Drone Rescue Systems GmbH has developed a fast, efficient parachute safety solution for drones that can reduce the risk of harming people on...
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Parcel Delivery Drone
Airbus HelicoptersMarignane Cedex, France+33 (0)4 42 85 60 51http://helicopters.airbus.com Airbus has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone. This marks the first time drone...
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Dassault Falcon 8X Breaks U.S. Coast-To-Coast Record
Paris-based Dassault Aviation SA (Dassault) just broke the coast-to-coast speed record with the company’s new ultra-long range, trijet Dassault Falcon 8X business jet. The flagship...
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AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019: A Real Thrill Ride
You think riding your Harley Davidson is exciting? Try the ElectraFly.
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AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019: A Close-Up Look at Air Taxis
Taxi! A steady stream of AUVSI XPONENTIAL attendees got to see Bell's new air vehicle up close.
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Maintainers Design a $400 Maintenance Fixture to save the U.S. Air Force $500k per Year
A team of airmen from Robins Air Force Base in Georgia have designed a cowling repair tool for the Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target...
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Air Force Facility Dedicated to AI and Automation Opens in Pittsburgh
The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, opened a new facility to qualify...
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Bell and Rolls-Royce Collaborate on Advanced Propulsion Systems
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, recently announced a teaming agreement with Rolls-Royce for the development of an optimized propulsion system and continued risk...
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Wing’s UAS Delivery Service Has FAA Certification
Google LLC’s (Google’s) parent company, Alphabet Inc. (Alphabet), is moving forward with unmanned aircraft system (UAS) or “drone” delivery. Alphabet’s Wing project has become...
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Curtiss-Wright Will Provide Data Technology Support for Boeing’s MQ-25 Unmanned Air Refueling Platform
The Boeing Company (Boeing) awarded a data technology systems contract to Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s (Curtiss Wright’s) Defense...
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AdaCore Boosts Support of Open Avionics Environments, Standards with FACE Consortium
Longtime associate contributor, AdaCore, has transitioned to a “principal member” of the Open Group’s Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE)...
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Dart Aerospace’s Latest Emergency Float System Receives Certification in the U.S. and Europe
The popular single-engine Airbus Helicopters SAS H130 light utility helicopter – originally developed as the EC130 by Eurocopter Group in the...
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Abaco’s FORCE2 Flight Computer Enables National and International Ground Control Station Certification
Earlier this month, General Atomics Aeronautical System, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed an entire MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft...
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Software Needs Security, and Security Needs Software: A Scientific Overview
Software needs security. That's a consequence of using software to control critical systems. It's difficult because software is inherently a complex artifact, even...
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Collins Aerospace Taps Wind River Helix Virtualization Platform to Future-Proof Avionics
Future airspace will be filled with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones, commercial aircraft, helicopters, and more. Several prototypes are...
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Lockheed Martin’s Next-Gen, 360-Degree Vision System Flies on the Bell V-280 Valor
Lockheed Martin Corporation’s (Lockheed Martin) next-generation, multispectral, 360-degree imaging system flew for the first time on the Bell V-280 Valor...
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NASA Unveils Radically New Airplane Wing
NASA built and tested a radically new kind of airplane wing assembled from hundreds of tiny identical pieces. It could provide a significant boost in aircraft production, flight, and maintenance...
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Stratolaunch All-Composite Aircraft Achieves First Flight
Stratolaunch Systems Corp., founded by Paul G. Allen, in Seattle, Washington, has completed the first flight of the Stratolaunch, the world’s largest all-composite aircraft, with a...
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AVIC Subsidiary Continental Aerospace Will Power the Upcoming Diamond DA50, Expands into Electric Propulsion
Continental Aerospace Technologies (Continental) of Mobile Alabama – a subsidiary of Beijing-based Aviation Industry Corporation...
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Goodfellow Corporation Offers Graphene Variant Produced Through a New “Metal-Free” Methane Process
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania-based Goodfellow Corporation (Goodfellow) is taking graphene and going “green,” offering an ultra-pure,...
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Bye Aerospace’s Sun Flyer Is Now the “EFlyer”
In an effort to more accurately represent the aircraft – which will no longer feature wing-mounted solar panels as a standard option – Denver-based Bye Aerospace is renaming its...
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General Atomics Moves Toward Global RPA Flight Certification for MQ-9B SkyGuardian
A General Atomics Aeronautical System, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) was controlled – from takeoff to landing – by an...
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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