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Lockheed Martin Opens Intelligent, Advanced Hypersonic Strike Production Facility
Lockheed Martin is adding to its manufacturing capabilities portfolio with the grand opening of a new production facility in Courtland, Alabama, focused on...
INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Riveting Technology Enables Lightweight Magnesium Fasteners for Fuel Efficiency
If Rosie the Riveter had access to a new riveting technology, the erstwhile character of WWII fame could have worked faster and made lighter products. Today, a...
INSIDER Aerospace
Developing Multifunctional Composite Materials for Aerospace Applications
Materials for aerospace applications face many challenges. The structure of an aircraft must be light yet strong. Structural components such as the wings or fuselage...
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AUSA Comes Back Strong — Army Strong
After skipping a year in 2020 due to COVID, AUSA 2021 returned to Washington, DC and came back strong. Army strong some might say.
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Kauai Test Facility Launches Its Largest Missile
The largest missile ever to launch from Sandia’s Kauai Test Facility in Hawaii has shown the storied test range is still growing to meet the testing needs of advanced weapons systems....
INSIDER Defense
DOD Taking Measures to Protect Nuclear Weapons and Space Assets
The Defense Department relies on nuclear-armed bombers, submarines and intercontinental ballistic missiles, as well as space-based sensors, to provide a strategic deterrence...
INSIDER Materials
3D-Printed Catalysts Propel Hypersonic Flight
Ultra-efficient 3D printed catalysts could help solve the challenge of overheating in hypersonic aircraft and offer a revolutionary solution to thermal management across countless...
INSIDER Software
NASA Transfers Air Traffic Tool to FAA
As part of an effort aimed at making aviation more sustainable, NASA has transferred an air traffic management tool to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for nationwide implementation. The tool...
Application Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Ground Control System
Built around three core elements – software, hardware, and antennas – Crysalis was designed to simplify the operation of robotic systems.
Application Briefs Electronics & Computers
Minehunting System
A towed sonar array from Abaco Systems uses multiple sensors to identify and detect mine-like objects.
Briefs Aerospace
Coastal Lidar and Radar Imaging System (CLARIS) Lidar Data Report
The Army analyzed shoreline change, dune volume, beach volume, beach slope, and cumulative elevation change along the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Articles Aerospace
Solar-Powered Satellite Hardware in Orbit
The Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module is the first orbital experiment designed to convert sunlight for microwave power transmission for solar power satellites.
Application Briefs Software
Loitering Munitions Systems
The Hero-30 Loitering Munition System incorporates a high level of precision attack and abort capabilities.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Metal 3D Printer
“The mission is to develop a large-scale tool capable of producing single, jointless combat vehicle hulls at a near net size of 30 feet × 20 feet × 12 feet in size,” said Larry Holmes from ASTRO America.
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Developing Thermoplastic Composites for Use in Commercial Aircraft
Thermoplastic composite materials (TPC) are gaining momentum for use in commercial airplanes and other aerospace applications, including electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Articles Software
An Automated System for Multi-Physics Modeling
See how domain-specific tools easily translate scientific thinking into high-performance code.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
3D Data Acquisition Platform for Human Activity Understanding
A computational approach for action prediction can extend to machines and also promote further research in human prediction and intention sensing.
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Satellite Paves the Way for Improved Storm Tracking
Microwave radiometers on current satellites are about the size of a washing machine. On TROPICS’ small satellites, the radiometers are about the size of a coffee mug.
Briefs Aerospace
Development and Testing of a New Version of MBUD for Cued Classification of Marine UXO
MBUD has a new data acquisition system and incorporates technical modifications to eliminate the noise encountered in seawater.
Briefs Aerospace
Impact of Satellite Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance on Modern Naval Operations
Army research is determining if afloat availability of satellite ISR has fundamentally changed naval operations.
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Remanufacturing Reimagined: How Selective Electroplating Extends Service Life and Reduces the Cost of Aerospace Components
Selective brush plating has dramatically evolved from its origins of touching up existing plating jobs.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing
Marotta’s patented approach starts with a 3D CAD model of choice that can meet varying ranges of end application specifications.
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
Developing Object Detection Systems for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Truly autonomous UAVs will require computer vision and navigation, cooperation between autonomous vehicles, and explainable and robust AI.
Products Electronics & Computers
New Products
Data recorders, conduction-cooled chassis, robot chargers, and more.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Military Aircraft Systems Technology
Bell Textron Inc. has unveiled design concepts that incorporate Bell’s High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) technology.
Articles Communications
Taking the Tactical Cloud with You Small Form Factor, Modular Data Centers at the Edge of the Battlefield
The US Army, Air Force, and Navy are actively looking to new programs such as Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) to ensure warfighters have maximum situational awareness.
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Fabrication and Testing of High-Speed Single-Rotor and Compound-Rotor Systems
The X2 Technology Demonstrator recently achieved a level flight speed over 250 knots, proving the basic concept of the coaxial compound configuration.
INSIDER Aerospace
Wing Configuration Could Reduce Fuel Consumption
NASA’s trans-sonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) reduces drag during flight, which in turn reduces fuel consumption by up to 10 percent. This concept is part of an ongoing initiative by NASA,...
INSIDER Aerospace
Air Force Develops Morphing Aileron for Aircraft Wing
Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory developed and demonstrated additively manufactured, multi-material conformal control surfaces for aircraft wings. The technology offers...
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