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Electronics & Computers

UxV/35: A New Approach to Lowering the Cost of Designing Drones

On the first episode of Season 7 of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Dom Koenig, Marketing Manager, Kairos Autonomi, explains how the UxV/35 standard could be used to lower the cost of designing and manufacturing drones in the future.

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Aerospace

Excalibur Flight Test and Modification

Leonardo, 2Excel and the Ministry of Defence recently announced that the flight test aircraft ‘Excalibur’ Flight Test Aircraft (FTA) has successfully completed its first phase of modification and flight testing. The milestone saw Excalibur, now equipped with new side and belly pods, assessed for stability during flight. Read on to learn more.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Updated High-Pressure Turbine Kit for A320neo Engine

In December, the Federal Aviation Administration and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency certified the updated high-pressure turbine hardware durability kit for the CFM LEAP-1A engines that power Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Read on to learn more about the durability kit.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Completes 100-Hour Demonstration

Anduril Industries is trying to define the next frontier of autonomous maritime operations. Just as the Dive-LD set a new global standard for Large-Diameter Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (LD-AUV), the Dive-XL, Anduril’s commercial Extra-Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL-AUV), is setting a new global standard for what is possible for vehicles of this size. Read on to learn more.

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Aerospace

Revolutionizing the Waves: A Breakthrough in Surf Observation Technology for Sailors and Marines

The Office of Naval Research Global TechSolutions program — which sponsors the development of rapid prototype solutions based on direct requests from Sailors and Marines — worked with scientists and engineers from the Naval Research Laboratory and the U.S. Army’s Engineering Research and Development Center to create the latest advancement in surf observation technology. Read on to learn more.

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Power

Airman Brings Fuel Sampling Innovation to Eglin, Possibly Air Force

An innovation, known as the single-point nozzle adapter, or SN, removes two-thirds of the time and steps required to take a fuel sample from multiple fuel sources, such as trucks and mobile stations. It also removes almost any chance of direct exposure, from spillage or spray to the hazardous chemicals that make up the fuel. Read on to learn more.

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Manned Systems

A Swarm of Sensors, Rovers and Astronauts Explore the ‘Moon’

Researchers at the German Aerospace Center have developed a new approach to networked communications that could theoretically occur on the Moon or in environments on Earth where conventional communications are unavailable. Read on to learn more.

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Weapons Systems

British Army Completes First Test of Drone Killing Radio Frequency Weapon

British soldiers have successfully trialed for the first time a game-changing weapon that can take down a swarm of drones using radio waves for less than the cost of a pack of mince pies. The Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW) development system can detect, track and engage a range of threats across land, air and sea. Read on to learn more about it.

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Aerospace

Blue Origin Rocket Reaches Intended Orbit on First Launch

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket reached its intended orbit during the NG-1 mission completed on Jan. 16, 2025 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Named after John...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Navy's Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band System Achieves IOC

The U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) system in December, bringing a quantum leap in capability over legacy...

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Electronics & Computers

First F-15Es Equipped With EPAWSS Ready for Flight

Two F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft equipped with the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) arrived at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, Jan. 16, 2025, marking the...

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Defense

DoD Signs New Strategy for Countering Unmanned Systems

The Department of Defense announced that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has signed a new, classified strategy for countering the effects of unmanned systems, also called...

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Materials

How Off-Gassing Keeps Divers, Submariners Safe From Toxin-Releasing Materials

Everyone knows that new car smell — the chemical odor wafting off the new plastics, fabrics and other materials in a vehicle's interior. Those smells are caused...

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Manned Systems

Characterizing the Performance of Variable Emissivity Materials in Space

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) launched the Space Power InfraRed Regulation and Analysis of Lifetime, or SPIRRAL, experiment, Nov. 4, 2024. SPIRRAL, flown by...

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Unmanned Systems

New Anduril, Skydio Drones Start Field Testing in Romania

“Combat is moving into a very drone heavy type of warfare,” said Lt. Alexis Gavrillis, a 35A Military Intelligence Officer in 317th Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB), 3rd Brigade...

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Unmanned Systems

Enabling Off-the-Shelf Autonomous Naval Warfare

The Navy is actively exploring emerging technologies that enable uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) and uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) to extend the range of its communications and electronic warfare (EW) capabilities. Read on to learn more about it.

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Manned Systems

Army Completes Satellite as a Managed Service Research Project

Intelsat has provided the U.S Army with new, flexible, and fully managed multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) support, following the completion of the Army’s first-ever multi-vendor SATCOM as a Managed Service (SATaaMS) Pilot contract. Read on to learn more about it.

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Manned Systems

Autonomous Air Defense Production

Anduril Industries has been awarded a $249,978,466 contract to deliver advanced air defense capabilities across services for the Department of Defense (DoD). This contract will deliver more than 500 Roadrunner-Ms and additional Pulsar electronic warfare capabilities, addressing the growing threat of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) attacks against U.S. forces. Read on to learn more.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Australian Air Surveillance Radar Upgrade

Sensor solutions provider Hensoldt has signed a contract with Space Centre Australia to deliver two high-performance Air Surveillance Radar - Next Generation systems (ASR-NG), along with a 20-year sustainment plan to bolster Australia’s critical air surveillance capabilities. Read on to learn more.

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Software

MUSHER Demonstrates Manned-Unmanned Aircraft Teaming Applications

Airbus Helicopters and its partners conducted a full scale demonstration of a manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system developed as part of a project funded by the European Union and code-named “MUSHER.” The demonstration took place in France and Italy from Sept. 30 – Oct. 9, and involved multiple manned helicopters and unmanned systems connected to a single MUM-T network. Read on to learn more.