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Software

Accelerating Climate-Compatible Aircraft Design with AI

The path to climate-compatible flying involves energy-efficient aircraft, low-emission engines and optimized flight paths. Digitalization can accelerate these developments, for example...

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Podcasts
Manned Systems

Scaling Manufacturing and Production for 'Data as a Service' Electric Drone

Fatema Hamdani, co-founder of Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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Robotics, Automation & Control

New Drones and Software Selected for DoD's Replicator 1.2

In a Nov. 13 announcement, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced additional capabilities selected for accelerated fielding as part of the Replicator initiative. This...

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Manned Systems

Airbus Starts Operating 'Historic' First C295 Assembly Line in India

Airbus operates assembly lines and production sites around the world, but the Indian C295 program is the first time the company has deployed the entire production system...

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Aerospace

Testing the Viability of Autonomous Laser Welding in Space

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, recently participated in a parabolic flight experiment led by a team of scientists and engineers from The Ohio State University. The...

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Podcasts
Electronics & Computers

The Unusual Machines Approach to Low-Cost Drones and Drone Components

Unusual Machines CEO Allan Evans is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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Unmanned Systems

This Robot Dog Detects Nuclear Material and Chemical Weapons

Buckley Space Force Base is home to one of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) only two chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles (QUGV).

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Power

Collins Develops Prototype High-Voltage Power Distribution Components for Clean Aviation SWITCH Engine

Collins Aerospace has completed prototype development of a solid-state power controller and power distribution panel as part of the...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Germany's New Military Surveillance Jet Completes First Flight

The Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (PEGASUS), a Bombardier Global 6000 jet modified to provide signals intelligence for the German Armed Forces, completed its...

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Imaging

Ultraviolet Camera System for Small Satellites Could Advance Space Weather Studies

Virginia Tech researchers are collaborating with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to gain new insights on space weather and Earth's upper atmosphere.

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Videos
Manufacturing & Prototyping

AUSA 2024: New Drones and Counter UAS Technology

Watch this video to see the new drones and counter UAS technology on display at AUSA 2024.

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Design

Navy Uses Stratasys F-900 to 3D Print F/A-18 Jet’s Button Plug

The U.S. Navy's Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) is leveraging advanced 3D printing technology to address supply chain delays and improve fleet readiness. The...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Advanced Manufactured Solid Rocket Motor Completes Latest Flight Test

X-Bow Systems Inc. (X-Bow) announced the third flight of its Bolt Rocket. The XB-32 motor, part of X-Bow's Bolt rocket family, is the largest Advanced Manufactured Solid...

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Podcasts
Manned Systems

The Army's Vision for Space and Satellite Communications

Col. Pete Atkinson, Principal Space Advisor for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, discusses the Army’s space vision at AUSA 2024.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Top Aerospace OEMs Taking Action to Prevent Unapproved Parts From Entering Supply Chain

The Aviation Supply Chain Integrity Coalition released its report recommending specific actions the aerospace industry should take to help prevent...

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Propulsion

Airbus, Toshiba Partner on Future Development of 2-Megawatt Superconducting Motor

Airbus UpNext, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba), Toshiba Group’s energy arm, will...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

The Future of Space Mobility

Kevin Lausten, President of Morpheus Space, is the guest on this episode of Season 5 of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Army Receives New Robot Combat Vehicle Prototypes

Three of the four defense industry teams selected to submit test vehicles for the U.S. Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle competition have completed deliveries of their prototypes since August,...

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Defense

Rheinmetall, HDT to Develop Army's Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport Prototypes

On Sept. 24, the U.S. Army announced the award of two Other Transaction Authority Engineering and Manufacturing Design contracts to American Rheinmetall...

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Manned Systems

New Report Analyzes Decline in Number of Aircraft Operated by the Army

In analyzing the availability and use of aircraft by the U.S. Army from 2000 to 2023, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a 16-page report finding that the...

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Design

Army Evaluates 3D Printing for Bradley Fighting Vehicle's Transmission Mount

SPEE3D, an Melbourne, Australia-based supplier of additive manufacturing technology successfully participated in the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development...

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Podcasts
Data Acquisition

Developing a Data-Driven Digital Strategy for Space Force Operations

Dan Laubach, Raft LLC's Senior Director of Programs, is the guest on episode 2 of season 5 of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.

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Energy

Why Hybrid-Electric is a Key Solution for Decarbonizing Aviation

The aviation sector, urged by ambitious U.S. goals to achieve net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, is poised for transformation. CO2 is responsible for most anthropogenic...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Lockheed Martin Flight Tests Direct RF Gen12 Transceiver on Group 2 Drone

Lockheed Martin in collaboration with Altera, an Intel Company, completed a successful flight demonstration of our 12th Generation Electronic Warfare (Gen12)...

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Manned Systems

Are Boeing 737 Rudder Control Systems at Risk of Malfunctioning?

The National Transportation Safety Board on Sept. 26 issued urgent safety recommendations to The Boeing Company and the Federal Aviation Administration in response to the...

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Products
Electronics & Computers

New Products

See the new products, including EIZO Rugged Solutions' Condor™ NVA2102xX; Sealevel Systems' new family of computers, the Flexio Fanless Industrial Embedded Computers; Teledyne FLIR Defense's UltraFORCE® 380-HDc imaging system; the S-335 fast steering mirror from Physik Instrumente; Pixus Technologies' 3U and 6U handle/panel sets for OpenVPX and other architecture boards; and more.

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Application Briefs
Manned Systems

Modernized M88 Recovery Vehicle Variant Aims to Eliminate Gaps

The M88A3 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System is currently undergoing reliability and maintainability testing at Yuma Proving Ground, which is at the forefront of the U.S. Army’s transformation efforts, particularly in the realm of mobility and combat vehicle testing. Read on to learn more.

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Articles
RF & Microwave Electronics

Cutting-Edge Drone Killer Radio Wave Weapon Developing at Pace

Delivered by Team Hersa, the Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon can detect, track and engage a range of threats across land, air and sea. The system uses radio waves to disrupt or damage critical electronic components inside enemy platforms, such as drones, causing them to stop in their tracks or fall out of the sky. Read on to learn more.

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Articles
Aerospace

Rising Star Awards: Women in Engineering Aerospace Winner - Heather Cummings

Heather Cummings, a 27-year old senior flight controls and autonomy engineer at Sikorsky, is the winner of the Aerospace/Defense category for SAE Media Group’s inaugural Women in Engineering: Rising Star Awards program.

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