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Space Docking and Satellite AI Research
Can electro adhesive forces help ease the process of docking in-orbit satellites? A team of industry and University of Colorado Boulder researchers is determined to find out.
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First Air Force Unmanned Traffic Management System Deployed at MacDill
Air Mobility Command, or AMC, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Information Directorate, began assessing the AFRL Collaborative...
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US Army Needs to Improve How New Equipment is Fielded, Report Says
Since 2021, the U.S. Army has invested $46.5 billion into developing new weapons and fielding them faster. However, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds...
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Navy, Marine Corps Test New Laser System for Precision Aircraft Painting
A new capability at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) is streamlining the aircraft painting process, allowing the depot to decrease maintenance turnaround time and...
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SpaceX to Develop ISS Deorbit Vehicle for NASA
NASA has selected SpaceX to develop and deliver the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle that will provide the capability to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) and ensure avoidance of risk to...
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Airbus Starts Flight Testing Upgraded French Army Helicopter
Airbus Helicopters has started the flight testing campaign for the prototype of the NH90 Standard 2. This standard is one of the latest NH90 configurations and is being developed...
Podcasts Energy
Why the Hybrid Approach Extends the Range of Electric Aircraft
Jean-Christophe Lambert, Ascendance Co-founder and CEO, joins the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain why the hybrid approach is essential to near-term development of electric aircraft.
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Archer Aviation Completes Midnight eVTOL Transition Flight Milestone
Archer Aviation has completed the first transition flight of its Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. According to a June 8 announcement, the...
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Space Lasers: Aiming Towards Next Leap in Global Communications
Space lasers are transforming the world. Not the far-off future of science fiction, but the universe of how data and communications flow today — everywhere from deep space...
Podcasts Power
How Helios Horizon Is Taking Electric Aircraft to New Altitudes
Miguel Iturmendi, Helios Horizon Founder and Chief Test Pilot, explains the project's goal of flying an all-electric aircraft to the stratosphere.
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Army's New Artillery Projectile Metal Parts Facility Begins Operations in Texas
The Army has inaugurated a new modular metal parts facility in Mesquite, Texas, the Pentagon announced Thursday, May 30, 2024.
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NAVAIR Leverages CFD to Simulate Aircraft Engine Health and Aerodynamics
Developed by Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs, "CharLES" is described by...
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Skunk Works Successfully Demonstrates AI in Air-To-Air Tactical Intercepts
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works partnered with the University of Iowa's Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) to demonstrate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in...
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How Sandia’s New Digital Engineering Tool Helps Reimagine Design of Radar Systems
In a whirling geopolitical landscape of new nuclear weapons, hypersonic weapons, drones and satellites, the U.S. is hustling to test new kinds of radars...
Podcasts Energy
3 eVTOL Companies to Watch in 2024: Archer Aviation, Joby Aviation, and Lilium
Archer Aviation, Joby Aviation, and Lilium are three electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturers that are making major progress in this growing new area of aviation right now. In this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, we highlight some of the latest business agreements, international expansion and regulatory progress being made by these three eVTOL companies. Listen now.
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Boeing Adopts New Airplane Manufacturing Quality and Safety Metrics
Boeing has published a new 11-page summary of actions being implemented to prevent airplane manufacturing quality and safety issues such as those that led to the in-flight...
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Electra Starts Proving Blown Lift eSTOL Technology
Electra.aero has completed the first test flights of its piloted blown-lift hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) demonstrator aircraft, EL-2. According to a May 29...
Podcasts Manufacturing & Prototyping
The Future of eVTOL Battery Technology
Ronnie Tao, Vice President of Business Development for Amprius Technologies, joins the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to discuss the AIBOT battery selection and what to expect in the future development of eVTOL battery technology. He also explains how far most eVTOLs can fly on Amprius and other comparable aircraft batteries today.
Articles Electronics & Computers
How SpaceVPX is Influencing the Design of Next Generation Spacecraft Avionics
SpaceVPX is an embedded computing standard based on bridging the VMEBus International Trade Association (VITA) OpenVPX standards to space applications. OpenVPX is a set of embedded computing system standards that are widely used in safety critical aerospace and defense platforms such as vehicles and weapons.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Final Delta IV Heavy Rocket Launched
This launch marks the end of an era as it is the final Delta IV Heavy rocket and the end of the Delta program. The NROL-70 mission puts into orbit a national security payload that will deliver critical space-based information to our nation’s warfighters, intelligence analysts, and decision makers.
Articles Photonics/Optics
NASA’s Optical Communications Demo Transmits Data Over 140 Million Miles
This achievement provides a glimpse into how spacecraft could use optical communications in the future, enabling higher-data-rate communications of complex scientific information as well as high-definition imagery and video in support of humanity’s next giant leap: sending humans to Mars.
Application Briefs AR/AI
AI Algorithms Pilot X-62A in First Aerial Dogfight
The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (TPS) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have reported another major breakthrough for the artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms or “agents” that have been flying their modified F-16 test aircraft known as VISTA X-62A in a series of flight tests since 2022.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Morphing Aircraft Systems
Inspired by natural phenomena, a Purdue research team is developing morphing systems for hypersonic vehicles that respond to their environment.
Application Briefs Manned Systems
Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Flight Test
ITE-12 was the next ‘big-step’ in LRASM’s evolution. The successful test was a graduation exercise for the missiles’ latest configuration and lays the foundation for increased capabilities to come.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Lilium Starts Production of eVTOL Jet Batteries
The company describes its battery back as comprised of lithium-ion cells with silicon-dominant anodes that will allow for higher energy, power, and fast-charging capabilities than graphite anode cells. The battery packs are being designed to meet EASA’s aircraft safety requirements.
Briefs Power
New Research on Noise Reduction for Next Generation Aircraft Engines
A study published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics, reveals for the first time how noise is generated and propagated from these engines, technically known as boundary layer ingesting (BLI) ducted fans.
Briefs Materials
‘Nanostitches’ Enable Lighter and Tougher Composite Materials
To save on fuel and reduce aircraft emissions, engineers are looking to build lighter, stronger airplanes out of advanced composites. These engineered materials are made from high-performance fibers that are embedded in polymer sheets. The sheets can be stacked and pressed into one multilayered material and made into extremely lightweight and durable structures.
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
UK Flight Test Evaluates "Un-Jammable" Quantum Navigation Systems
In a first-of-its-kind achievement, the U.K. has successfully completed commercial flight trials of advanced quantum-based navigation systems that cannot be jammed or spoofed...
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ESA’s Future Low Earth Orbit Cargo Return Service Spacecraft
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a new €25 million contract with Thales Alenia Space to demonstrate a complete cargo delivery service to and from space stations in...
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