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New Report Highlights Need for Department-Wide Guidance in DoD's AI Acquisition Strategy
The Department of Defense (DoD) designated artificial intelligence (AI) a top modernization area and is allocating considerable spending to develop AI...
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AFMC Completes First Ever Flight of F-35 with F-22 Software
An F-35A Lightning II from the 461st Flight Test Squadron recently took flight with a complement of software applications developed by government and industry providers previously...
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Unmanned Satcom BLOS
During a live demonstration in April, L3Harris Technologies deployed two RASOR multifunctional processors on an unmanned aircraft operated by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI).
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A29N Super Tucano in NATO Configuration
Embraer launched the A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) configuration during the Latin American Defense and Security Exhibition (LAAD) in April.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Approach Radar Upgrade
Thales is providing the next generation of primary and secondary approach radars, STAR NG and RSM NG, to renew the fleet of approach radars for French air and naval bases under a new contract announced by France’s Ministry of Defense.
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Air Force Performs First Test of Microwave Counter Drone Weapon THOR
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) conducted a demonstration on April 5, 2023, of its high-power microwave counter drone weapon, the Tactical High-power Operational...
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AIM-120D-3 Air-to-Air Missile
The U.S. Air Force has completed the functional configuration audit (FCA) of the latest variant of Raytheon Technologies' Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).
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How Electrification and Autonomy Can Unlock the Potential of Unmanned Ground Vehicles
Electrification and autonomous technologies open a whole new world of possibilities for the defense sector. While there are challenges to integrating these, there is also huge potential to revolutionize the state of warfare and defense.
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Ghoul Tool: The Weapon-Mountable Counter UAS Transmitter
As commercial drone technology continues to expand, small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) are making it increasingly difficult to secure battlefields and military installations.
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Handheld Targeting System
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Northrop Grumman the initial production and operations contract for the Next Generation Handheld Targeting System (NGHTS).
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Autonomous Surveillance Technologies Relating to Dismounted Soldiers
The development of the AI/ML applications for dismounted Soldier systems is paramount to defeating our adversaries, such as China and Russia, in future combat.
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Leveraging COTS Products for Maneuverable Aerial Identification
Ground troops are equipped with identification-friend-or-foe devices. When they are engaged in a firefight, they seek cover and concealment, and consequently, their attached IFF are also covered and concealed.
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Embraer Launches A-29N Super Tucano in NATO Configuration
Embraer recently launched the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) configuration with an initial focus on meeting the needs of nations in...
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Tomahawk Robotics to Develop Flexible Cyber-Secure Radio Systems for US Navy
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $55 million full-rate production contract for its Flexible Cyber Secure Radio (FlexCSR) program to Tomahawk Robotics.
INSIDER Aerospace
New Defense Department Contract to Expand Domestic Rocket Motor Manufacturing
The Department of Defense's (DoD) Office of Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) has entered into a $215.6 million agreement...
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Air Force Forecasts 2040 Operating Environments in Global Futures Report
The Air Force published its Global Futures Report April 12, assessing four potential operating environments Airmen may have to navigate in before the turn of the...
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Navy Selects Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to Develop Hypersonic Missile
The Navy issued two contracts on Mar. 27 valued at a total of $116 million to Raytheon Missiles and Defense and Lockheed Martin for the initial development for a...
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High-Speed Midwave Infrared Cameras Enable Military Test Range Tracking System
Infrared thermography consists of three specific wavelengths, including short-wave infrared, midwave infrared, and long wavelength infrared.
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New Consortium to Develop Thermal Protection Materials for Hypersonic Vehicles
Several countries are competing to develop the most advanced hypersonic vehicles, and a team of researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology...
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Boeing to Develop Two New E-7 Variants for US Air Force
Boeing will begin development of two new U.S. variants of the E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft through a $1.2 billion "Undefinitized Contract Action."
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Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Completed from Vandenberg
A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Report Finds Navy Super Hornet Fighter Jets Aging Worse Than Predecessors
Introduced in the mid-to-late 1990s, the Department of the Navy’s (DON’s) F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a multirole, fixed-wing aircraft capable of attacking other...
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Can Embedded Electronics Components Meet the Demands of Hypersonic Missiles?
Today, defense organizations in several countries are attempting to expand military capabilities by investing in hypersonic missile development.
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Precision Attack Drone
SpearUAV has introduced what it describes as a “world first,” with its new encapsulated and launch able hovering precision attack drone, Viper.
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F-35 Completes First Flight with Technology Refresh 3 Upgrades
A developmental test team from the 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 in the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) configuration at Edwards Air Force Base,...
INSIDER Aerospace
US Air Force Targets First Flight of B-21 Raider This Year
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are targeting a first flight of the recently unveiled B-21 Raider stealth bomber this year, although the timeline is dependent upon ground...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
SDPE’s Rapid Dragon Capability Demonstrated in Norway
The Air Force Rapid Dragon Experimentation Program, led and developed by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office, part of the Air Force Research...
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Airbus Defence and Space Produces 2,000th Target Drone
For more than 20 years, air defenders around the world have been training with Airbus Defence and Space target drones, ensuring that their countries' air defenses work when it counts....
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PAC-3 Missile Successfully Intercepts Cruise Missile Target
For the first time, the U.S. Army used a newly developed Lockheed Martin communication technology to help a PAC-3 missile intercept a cruise missile target.
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck
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Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency
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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance