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Secure Wireless Command Post
Pacific Star Communications, Inc. (PacStar)
Portland, OR
(503) 403-3000
https://pacstar.com
PacStar®, a developer and supplier of advanced communications solutions for the U.S....
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Thermoplastic Fuselage Demonstrator
Porcher Industries
Badinières, France
+33 (0)4 74 43 10 10
www.porcher-ind.com
Porcher Industries, a company that specializes in technical textiles and thermoplastic composite solutions,...
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Rolls-Royce Looks to Corner Commercial Markets, Military Next
Rolls-Royce recently secured an incremental order from United Airlines to provide additional Trent XWB engines and service support. This followed the airline’s recent...
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Sound-Off: With High-Speed Data, How Important is Signal Integrity?
Modern avionics are highly dependent on reliable connectivity — and reliable interconnection systems. As data rates inevitably improve to address greater military...
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Army 3-D Prints a Building
The Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Illinois, has successfully three-dimensionally printed a 512 square-foot concrete structure. The structure, called a barracks hut or B-Hut, was...
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Experimental Box Could Track Nuclear Activity by Rogue Nations
Researchers at the Virginia Tech College of Science are carrying out a research project at Dominion Power’s North Anna Nuclear Generating Station in Virginia that could...
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Energized Fabrics Could Keep Soldiers Warm in Frigid Climates
Soldiering in arctic conditions is tough. Protective clothing can be heavy and cause overheating and sweating upon exertion. And hands and feet can grow numb despite wearing...
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Researchers Develop New Carbide Coating for Hypersonic Flight
Researchers from the University of Manchester have designed and fabricated a carbide coating that can withstand the speed and temperature associated with hypersonic travel. To...
Application Briefs Defense
F-16 Upgrades
Saft
Levallois-Peret, France
+33 1 58 63 16 00
www.saftbatteries.com
Saft was recently selected by Aero Vodochody Aerospace, a leading designer and manufacturer of military and civilian aircraft, for engine...
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500 Gallon LOX Trailers
Essex Industries, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
314-832-4500
www.essexindustries.com
Essex Industries recently received an order from the United States Air Force for 500 Gallon LOX Trailers. Shipment of the 32...
Application Briefs Defense
Torpedo Transducer Array/Nose Shell Assembly
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Falls Church, VA
703-280-2900
www.northropgrumman.com
The U.S. Navy recently awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $9.6 million contract, with...
Application Briefs Defense
Missile Test System
Marvin Test Solutions
Irvine, CA
949-263-2222
www.MarvinTest.com
The Indonesian Air Force recently selected Marvin Test Solutions’ MTS-206A Maverick Field Test Set and MTS-916-3 Modular Target Simulator...
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Diesel Engine for Rotary and Fixed-Wing Aircraft, FAA Certification Expected in 2017
Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS) expects to earn FAA type certification and production certification for its new Graflite V8 engine by the end of...
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CubeSat Prototype to Use Water as Propellant
Conventional satellites are about the size of a school bus, weigh thousands of pounds, and sometimes cost hundreds of millions of dollars. They also require specialized electronics that can...
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Honeywell’s New Sensors Self-Diagnose Internal Failures
In August, Honeywell announced a new series of self-diagnosing sensors designed to improve the performance of aircraft systems and reduce maintenance costs associated with false...
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A Secure Attachment to 3D Printing
Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, is the new best friend in multiple industries, replacing conventional fabrication processes in critical areas ranging from aerospace components to medical...
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PEM Fuel Cell ScanEagle UAV Completes Test Flights
Protonex, a Ballard Power Systems subsidiary, has successfully completed test flights of a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell...
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Irkut's MC-21 Takes First Flight, Thanks to a Global Team
Eaton recently announced that it helped power the successful first flight of MC-21 commercial single-aisle twinjet airliner. The MC-21 was developed by the Yakovlev Design Bureau...
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Researchers Test Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
As an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) rocketed into the night sky, a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers...
INSIDER Materials
New Form of Carbon Is Hard as a Rock, But Elastic Like Rubber
A team of scientists has developed a form of ultra-strong, lightweight carbon that is also elastic and electrically conductive. A material with such a unique combination of...
INSIDER Materials
Army Discovers New Energy Source
Army scientists and engineers recently made a groundbreaking discovery – an aluminum nanomaterial they designed produces high amounts of energy when it comes in contact with water, or with any liquid...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Airbus D&S Designs New RF Filter for 3D Printing
Airbus Defence and Space has tested and validated what it claims is the first 3D printed metal radio frequency (RF) filter for use in a telecommunications satellite. The filter, a...
Articles Aerospace
Using System Simulation to Manage Increasing Thermal Loads on Aircraft Fuel Systems
Today’s modern military fighter jets are like “a flying thermos bottle” according to Steve Iden, AFRL Invent Program Manager [1]. Many...
Articles Defense
Ensuring the Compliance of Avionics Software with DO-178C
Given the needs to meet the most stringent requirements for reliability, safety, and security resulting in lengthy software development schedules, aerospace and defense projects have...
Articles Defense
Microwave Photonic Notch Filter
Interference mitigation is crucial in modern radio frequency (RF) communications systems with dynamically changing operating frequencies, such as cognitive radios, modern military radar, and electronic warfare...
Articles Aerospace
The Rapid Rise of Beryllium-Aluminum Alloys in Aerospace
Enhanced performance operating envelopes for aerospace platforms continue to challenge industry limits. Aerospace platform operators demand extreme performance in harsh environments...
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Rugged Data Recorders
DTS’ (Seal Beach, CA) ultra-small SLICE MICRO and NANO data recorders are rugged and designed to embed directly in the test article – even small drones. The NANO has a footprint of just 26 × 31...
Articles Aerospace
Aeroacoustic Simulation Delivers Breakthroughs in Aircraft Noise Reduction
Aircraft manufacturers face increasingly stringent standards for reducing community noise. Conventional aircraft development methods based on engineering experience,...
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Hull Vibration Monitoring System
Brüel & Kjær
Nærum, Denmark
+45 7741 2000
For more info click here
BAE Systems has awarded Brüel & Kjær a Design Development Agreement to deliver a Hull Vibration Monitoring...
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