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Optimizing Plasma Treatments to RESOLVE Challenging Adhesion Issues
The process of determining the ideal plasma treatment that will resolve a challenging bonding or adhesion issue is an exact science, often the domain of chemists and...
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Missile Defense Battle Manager
Falls Church, VA
703-280-2900
www.northropgrumman.com
The Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System...
Application Briefs: Software
Compression Molding Press
Fenton, MO
636-343-4100
www.beckwood.com
Beckwood Press Company, a company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of custom hydraulic presses, automation systems,...
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Biological Threat Detectors
Wilsonville, OR
1-800-254-0630
www.flir.com/IBAC2
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced recently that it has received a delivery order for FLIR IBAC™ 2 biological agent detector...
Application Briefs: Aerospace
Laser Guided Rocket System
St. Louis, MO
636-575-9190
www.arnolddefense.com
Arnold Defense, the St Louis based international manufacturer and supplier of 2.75-inch rocket launchers, recently announced the...
Briefs: Defense
Enhanced Contacts for Inverted Metamorphic Multi-Junction Solar Cells Using Carbon Nanotube Metal Matrix Composites
In order to address issues related to mechanical and vibrational stresses that are commonly experienced in mounting, launch,...
INSIDER: RF & Microwave Electronics
Electronic Warfare Creates Battlefield on a Different Wavelength
Soldiers on the ground are now capable of rapidly reacting to electronic and cyber data rather than waiting on their higher echelons. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and...
Hidden PFM-1 anti-personnel landmines are unexploded ordnance (UXO) devices that pose a difficult challenge to conventional...
INSIDER: Data Acquisition
Blast Tube Tests Simulate Shock Waves Nuclear Weapons Could Face
You can learn a lot from a blast tube when you couple blast experiments with computer modeling. Sandia National Laboratories researchers are using a blast tube configurable...
INSIDER: Research Lab
Unique Chamber Gives Air Force Real-World Corrosion Test Capabilities
Aircraft corrosion is a multi-faceted issue that requires more than a simple, one-dimensional approach. To enable Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) personnel to...
Products: Power
New Products: October 2018 Aerospace & Defense Technology
US Digital (Vancouver, WA) announced the release of the MD3 Programmable Microstepping Motor Driver, capable of driving motors from NEMA size 14...
Articles: Software
Digital Transformation for a CONNECTED ENTERPRISE
Manufacturers around the world are grappling with the challenge of continuous innovation in the face of increasing complexity. In aerospace and defense (A&D), complexity is nothing new,...
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Thermostatic Solutions for Temperature Control Applications
The wax-filled thermostatic element was invented in 1936 by Sergius Vernet (1899-1968). Its principal application was in automotive thermostats used in the engine cooling system....
Articles: Aerospace
Detecting Drones with Doppler-Based Radar
As drones become more commonplace, the need to secure facilities from the high-definition cameras and potential dangerous payloads has caused a rapid growth of counter-drone technologies.
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Military Vehicle Situational Awareness System
Tikva, Israel
+972-3-9211110
www.cti-intl.com
Computech International (CTI), a company that specializes in advanced, unique military IT and...
Application Briefs: Defense
Unmanned Aerial Refueling Aircraft
Poway, CA
858-312-2810
www.ga-asi.com
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is using an integrated fuel tank structure to maximize...
Briefs: Defense
Maintaining Enterprise Resiliency Via Kaleidoscopic Adaption and Transformation of Software Services (MEERKATS)
This research investigates a new vision for increasing the resilience of computing clouds by elevating continuous change, evolution, and misinformation as first-rate design principles of the cloud's infrastructure. The work is...
Briefs: Aerospace
Burner Rig Testing of A500® C/SiC
There is growing interest in developing, testing, and deploying ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) into commercial and military aerospace gas turbine engines due to their durability under extreme conditions...
Briefs: Materials
Fundamental Aspects of Single Molecule and Zeptomole Electroanalysis
The objective of this research program was to provide the fundamental understanding required for using the principles of electroanalytical chemistry to detect target...
News: Materials
Advantages of Electropolishing for Penetrant Testing
It’s common, especially in the aerospace industry, for parts that are fracture critical to be Liquid Penetrant Inspected (LPI) prior to installation. Also known as Dye Penetrant...
INSIDER: Defense
Army to Purchase Additional Soldier Borne Sensor Systems
For soldiers in combat, situational awareness – knowing where the enemy is and where friendly forces are – is critical.
To help soldiers maintain situational awareness,...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Computer Chips Could Improve Nuclear Detection Capability
A cross-disciplinary team of chemists and physicists from Washington University in St. Louis is building a better computer chip to improve detection and surveillance for the...
Products: Test & Measurement
New Products: September 2018 Aerospace & Defense Technology
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) (Norwood, MA) has a family of Pin Fin heat sinks designed as cost-effective solutions for systems with adequate...
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Combating Infrared Threats on the Battlefield
There have been several news headlines lately about offenders pointing commercial lasers at helicopters or police personnel, temporarily blinding and distracting them. An increasing number of...
Articles: Automotive
High-Performance Computing for the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle
The development of the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) will require technological advancements in many areas, including lethality, protection, autonomy, human–agent...
Articles: Aerospace
The Bus Too Tough to Die
The venerable MIL-STD-1553B bus has survived remarkably well even as other more advanced solutions gained wide acceptance in the last few years. However, the fact remains that its maximum data rate of 1 Mb/s is...
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Remote Weapon Station
Beit Nehemia, Israel
+972 (0) 77 512 1020
www.glrobotics.com
General Robotics, a company that specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing advanced robotic systems for defense...
Application Briefs: Data Acquisition
Armored Vehicle Mission Management System
Herzliya, Israel
+972 9 9725700
www.birdaero.com Plasan Sasa
Kibbutz Sasa, Israel
+972-4-680-9000
www.plasan.com
Plasan Sasa and BIRD Aerosystems...
Application Briefs: Defense
Nano-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Wilsonville, OR
503-498-3547
www.flir.com/blackhornet.com
FLIR Systems, Inc. was recently awarded a $2.6 million contract from the United States Army to deliver FLIR Black...
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