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Materials

Balancing Cost, Performance and Weight in Designing UAVs

The use of UAVs is increasing rapidly - including their use for delivery in highly populated areas by Amazon, DHL and other logistics firms, meaning the balance between cost and performance is becoming a more pressing concern. Read on to learn what this means.

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Articles
Materials

Quality by Design: Imperatives for Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing

This article will provide pragmatic insights and best practices for balancing the connector design, manufacturing and testing requirements that are needed to meet evolving demands for product reliability and durability.

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Articles
AR/AI

Physical Designs by Artificial Intelligence

A quick spoiler alert: Using AI still requires well-considered human input to make it all happen and it demands digital manufacturing to do it quickly.

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News
Test & Measurement

Sharper Testing Delivers Better AV Performance

As self-driving car technology moves towards commercial deployment, engineers encounter a scaling challenge that mirrors issues seen in other complex critical safety systems: validation....

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Technology Report
Transportation

MOIA’s L4 ID. Buzz AVs Starting Service Next Year

Mobileye announced in June that its ongoing work with Volkswagen will deliver the automaker’s first production SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles sometime in 2026. The first of these...

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Podcasts
Unmanned Systems

Piasecki's KARGO UAV Program: Enabling Uncrewed Logistics

John Piasecki, CEO of Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to discuss the future of the KARGO UAV program.

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Vulcan Rocket Completes First National Security Launch for Space Force

United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan Centaur V rocket recently completed its first National Security Space Launch (NSSL) mission for the U.S. Space Force (USSF). On...

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Design

Australian Researchers Create Stronger, Cheaper 3D-Printed Titanium Alloy

Engineers from RMIT University — based in Melbourn, Australia — have produced a new type of 3D-printed titanium that’s about a third cheaper than commonly used...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Korean P-3C Maritime Patrol Aircraft Receive Satellite Communications Upgrades

Get SAT, the Seoul, South Korea-based satellite terminals maker, has completed installations and upgrades of two P-3C maritime patrol aircraft for the Republic...

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Podcasts
Electronics & Computers

Microchip’s New Processor Enables Scalable Computing Performance

Bill Dillard, Senior Manager of Aerospace and Defense at Microchip, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain how the PIC64 could also advance embedded processing performance for a wide variety of aerospace and defense applications.

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Weapons Systems

Anduril Becomes Third US Supplier of Solid Rocket Motors

If the battlefield in Ukraine is any indication, future wars will be fought in part through large expenditures of missiles over a sustained period of time. But for missile salvos to...

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Defense

Advanced Subsystems Improve Performance of Eurofighter Radar Mk1

Eurofighter Common Radar System Mark 1 (ECRS) is the next-generation Eurofighter radar system to be fielded by the air forces of Germany and Spain. Based on a multi-channel...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Next Generation Missile Warning Satellite Completes Environmental Testing

The first of a new, more capable, more survivable missile warning satellite, designed by Lockheed Martin for today’s highly contested space domain, has successfully...

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Power

Navy Prototypes Portable Hydrogen Generator to Reduce Detectability

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has prototyped a Hydrogen Small Unit Power (H-SUP) system to reduce detectability and improve readiness of Marine Corps in...

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Podcasts
Aerospace

A Quantum Accelerated Digital Twin for Aerospace and Defense Simulation

Abhishek Chopra, BQP Founder, CEO, and Chief Scientific Officer, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain how their simulation technology leverages quantum algorithms for simulation and modeling.

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Photonics/Optics

German Satellite's Multispectral Camera Improves Weather Forecasting Data

The German Space Agency is planning the launch of the Metop-SGA1 satellite of the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)...

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Energy

Joby, L3Harris to Develop Autonomous Hybrid VTOL for Defense Applications

Joby Aviation and L3Harris Technologies have announced a new partnership to explore the development of a new aircraft class for defense applications. The gas turbine...

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Energy

Navy Completes 73-Hour Nonstop Flight of Solar-Powered UAS

The U.S. Navy, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, recently achieved continuous solar-powered uncrewed flight during a nonstop three-day test from Stennis, Mississippi.

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Podcasts
Aerospace

In-Memory Computing Chip Is a Processing Breakthrough for On-Device AI Applications

EnCharge AI CEO Naveen Verma is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain the in-memory computing architecture of their new AI chip.

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Articles
Aerospace

Are Military Avionics Systems Ready for Artificial Intelligence?

This article highlights trends across several industry partnerships, demonstration flights and the enabling elements that are providing opportunities to integrate AI and ML into military avionics systems. Read on to learn more.

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Products
Sensors/Data Acquisition

New Products

See the new products, including Microchip Technology's PolarFire® Core Field-Programmable Gate Arrays and System on Chips; an electromechanical subsea actuator from WITTENSTEIN motion control Gmbh; PI's expansion of its PICMA® piezo stack actuator series; Samtec, Inc.'s microwave cable assemblies using Nitrowave™ cable technology; and more.

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Application Briefs
Manned Systems

Hybrid Electric EWIS System

GKN Aerospace has completed and delivered the first high voltage Electrical Wiring Interconnection System for the Clean Aviation SWITCH project. Read on to learn more.

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Application Briefs
Manned Systems

Spyder Rocket’s First Hypersonic Flight

UP Aerospace has achieved a significant milestone with the successful launch of its high-performance Spyder rocket. The maiden flight took place at Launch Complex 36, in White Sands, New Mexico, marking a new era in hypersonic mission capabilities. Read on to learn more.

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Application Briefs
Aerospace

G5000 Prime Flight Deck

Garmin introduced its new G5000 PRIME flight deck for Part 25 transport aircraft at the 2025 Paris Air Show. Read on to learn more.

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Application Briefs
Weapons Systems

A400M DIRCM Upgrades

Airbus has been awarded a contract from the German procurement agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) to equip 23 Luftwaffe A400Ms with DIRCM protection systems. Read on to learn more.

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Briefs
Materials

New Copper Alloy Could Provide Breakthrough in Durability for Military Systems

U.S. Army researchers, in collaboration with academic partners, invented a stronger copper that could help advance defense, energy and aerospace industries thanks to its ability to endure unprecedented temperature and pressure extremes. Read on to learn more.

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Briefs
Mechanical & Fluid Systems

A Twist in Topology Optimization Leads to High-Performing Heat Exchanger

By combining topology optimization and additive manufacturing, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers created a twisty high-temperature heat exchanger that outperformed a traditional straight channel design in heat transfer, power density and effectiveness. Read on to learn more.

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Briefs
Manufacturing & Prototyping

New Laser Technique Revolutionizes Ultra-High Ceramic Manufacturing for Spacecraft

A new technique that leverages the concept of sintering, can be used to create ceramic coatings, tiles or complex three-dimensional structures, which allows for increased versatility when engineering new devices and technologies. Read on to learn more about it.

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