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U.S. Navy, Boeing Complete First Carrier Tests for MQ-25
The U.S. Navy and Boeing have successfully maneuvered the Boeing-owned T1 test asset on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for the first time – an early step forward in ensuring the...
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JADC2: Building the U.S. Military’s Internet of Things
The U.S. military's "Joint All Domain Command and Control" initiative wants to bring quick, seamless access to intelligence from any system in the battlefield.
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Single-board systems, self-encrypting drives, custom capacitor assemblies, and more.
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Quality Management Experts Provide Guidance on AS9100 Standard, Equipment Calibration
Quality management professionals across the global aerospace and defense community discuss the AS9100 international standard, audits, and equipment...
Briefs Aerospace
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.
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Industry Invited to Participate in AeroTech Aerospace and Defense Technical Program
SAE International is inviting global participation in its AeroTech® aerospace and defense technology conference and exhibition, which is for the first...
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Register Now: Counter UAS Technology 2021
The two-day event highlights cutting-edge products and services designed to protect DoD personnel, equipment, and infrastructure from hostile drones.
Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Navigation Unit
This contract paves the way for the mass production of navigation units for subsequent launches of VEGA-C and other space missions.
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Stochastic Surveillance and Distributed Coordination
Designing fast and unpredictable motion strategies for robotic surveillance agents in complex environments using Markov chain modeling and optimization methods.
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Army Technique Enhances Robot Battlefield Operations
Army researchers developed a technique that allows robots to remain resilient when faced with intermittent communication losses on the battlefield. The technique, called α-shape,...
Articles Aerospace
Powering Better Battlefield Drones
A drop-in solution for stator production could translate into tactical, operational, and strategic battlefield advantages.
Briefs Energy
Investigation of Flight Dynamics and Controls for a Solar-Tracker-Mounted UAV
A new study explores the dynamics behavior of the parallel mechanism mounted UAV.
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Innovation Shaping the Future Battlespace
Through collaboration with industry, academia and other government organizations, the Michigan National Guard helps facilitate the development and integration of innovative technologies that fill...
Application Briefs Defense
Counter-Drone Technology
The U.S. Government and Department of Defense will use Citadel's Titan systems to defeat drones.
Application Briefs Unmanned Systems
Counter-UAS Technology
SRC recently demonstrated its Silent Archer® counter-unmanned aircraft system at Eglin Air Force Base.
Application Briefs Weapons Systems
Light Tactical Vehicle
The MRZR Alpha is the newest light tactical vehicle from the military provider Polaris Government and Defense.
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Army and Universities Deploy New Warfighter Communication Technology
To maintain longer-range wireless communication, a new controller deploys robots that form antenna arrays.
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
Northrop Grumman Is Building Poland's WISLA Engagement Operations Centers
Northrop Grumman's Huntsville Manufacturing Center has taken delivery of six shelters that will be outfitted as Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command...
Application Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Drone Parachute Rescue System
The technology is completely autonomous, lightweight, reusable and non-pyrotechnical.
Application Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Mars Rover Electric Motors
A number of maxon's precision DC and BLDC motors were designed into the Perseverance rover.
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Army Researchers Augment Combat Vehicles With AI
When soldiers enter a new environment, their mission demands they stay one step ahead of the enemy; however, they may find it challenging to maintain a high level of alertness if they're...
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The Electric, Autonomous Revolution Lifts Off
Nearly a quarter-century ago, the Vertical Flight Society, a helicopter-industry group founded in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society, published a graphic dubbed “V/STOL Aircraft and...
Briefs Unmanned Systems
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Combat UGV Swarm in Urban Operations
Recent technological advancements could enable the military to employ robotic platforms in swarms to help overcome operational challenges in an urban environment.
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Systems Engineering Approach to Develop Guidance, Navigation and Control Algorithms for Unmanned Ground Vehicle
This research explores the development of a UGV capable of operating autonomously in a densely cluttered environment such as the tropical jungles or plantation estates commonly found in Asia.
Application Briefs Data Acquisition
Robotic Helicopter
Steadicopter's Black Eagle 50 unmanned helicopter has been upgraded.
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Answering Your Questions: How Will the Military Use Motion Control Technology?
A Tech Briefs reader asks: What's next with military motion control?
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Collins Aerospace Provides Avionics for C-130H Modernization Program
The Lockheed C-130H Hercules fleet operated by the Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve is getting new Collins Aerospace Systems avionics that will help...
News Unmanned Systems
F-35 and F-16 Ground Collision Avoidance Software Team Takes Collier Trophy
Two members of DCS Corp – Mark Wilkins and Finley Barfield – won the highly distinguished Robert J. Collier Trophy by the National Aeronautic Association for...
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Honeywell Acquires TruTrak and Expands General Aviation Avionics Portfolio
TruTrak Flight Systems, an autopilot system developer specializing in experimental and light aircraft, will become part of Honeywell Aerospace’s BendixKing. The...
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