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INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
European KC-135s Get Real Time Cockpit System Upgrades
Aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing are the first tankers in U.S. Air Forces in Europe to be equipped with a new data link system, allowing them to communicate and...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
Hermeus Quarterhorse Joins Hypersonic High Cadence Testing Program
Prompted by recent investments and advancement from the commercial and non-traditional sector, DIU started the Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities...
INSIDER Defense
GAO Report: Maintenance and Supply Delays Continue to Impact F-35 Readiness
Maintenance challenges negatively affect F-35 aircraft readiness. The F-35 fleet mission capable rate—the percentage of time the aircraft can perform one of...
INSIDER Data Acquisition
DoD's New 'Adopt, Buy, Create' AI Strategy is Built on Software and Quality of Data
developed by the Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO). The 26-page document outlines the agency's new enterprise-wide "Adopt, Buy, Create" approach to...
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
REMUS 300: The Navy's New Unmanned Underwater Mine Fighting Vehicle
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) are the unheralded champions in maritime defense; poised to bring about a revolution in the scale of presence and capability delivery...
INSIDER Aerospace
100 Satellites Under Development for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Oct. 30 announced a new $617 million agreement with Denver, Colorado-based York Space Systems to...
INSIDER Data Acquisition
Identifying Optimal Designs for Deep Neural Network Accelerators
With the proliferation of computationally intensive machine-learning applications, such as chatbots that perform real-time language translation, device manufacturers often...
INSIDER Software
New 'Motherlode' Tool is Revolutionizing UK Navy Helicopter Maintenance
The U.K.'s Royal Navy is rolling out the use of a new artificial intelligence (AI) software tool called "Motherlode" that is poised to revolutionize the way military...
INSIDER Aerospace
Army Delivers First T901 ITEP Engines for FARA Prototype Helicopters
Both companies that are competing for the U.S. Army's new Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program have received the General Electric T901 Improved Turbine...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
ATHENA Sensor Brings Generational Leap to Airborne MANPAD Protection
Since their introduction, Man-Portable Air Defense Systems – heat-seeking, shoulder-fired missiles – have been a persistent threat to U.S. Army aviation. Infrared...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Printing in Combat Zones: A Paradigm Shift for Marine Corps Logistics
As the U.S. Marine Corps continues to execute its strategic shift towards the Indo-Pacific, the importance of overcoming the logistical challenges of the modern...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Army to Advance Prototype Competition for Future Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle
The U.S. Army is preparing to issue an industry request for the development of an electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (eLRV), according to an Oct....
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
AUSA 2023: Are Robotics the Future of Army Combat Vehicles?
In the near future, ground combat vehicles operated by U.S. Army warfighters could feature robotics, autonomy and human-robot teaming, according to comments shared by several...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Quantum Sensing Enters DoD Landscape in First-of-a-Kind Gyroscope Space Demonstration
The Defense Science Board identified three areas of quantum technology that will be most relevant to the Department of Defense's (DoD) technological...
INSIDER AR/AI
REMA Program to Create 'Autonomy Adapter' for Commercial Drones Used in Combat Operations
Commercial drone technology is advancing rapidly, providing cost-effective and robust capabilities for a variety of civil and military missions. As...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
AUSA 2023: Long Range Hypersonic Weapon Leads Army’s Modernization Priorities
One of the top modernization efforts for the Army is the development of long-range hypersonic capabilities, according to comments made by Secretary of the...
INSIDER Power
Air Force Receives First eVTOL Six Months Ahead of Schedule
The U.S. Air Force received its first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Joby Aviation last week, six months ahead of the expected 2024 delivery date....
Articles Unmanned Systems
DoD to Deploy Thousands of Low Cost Autonomous Systems Under Replicator Program
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks outlined the agency’s new “Replicator” initiative. Under the new Replicator initiative, over the next 18 to 24 months, the Defense Department will deploy thousands of low cost autonomous systems across multiple domains.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Mobile Counter Unmanned Aircraft System
Teledyne FLIR Defense has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Norway to provide its Cerberus XL mobile counter-unmanned aerial system as part of a total C-UAS solution for Ukraine.
INSIDER Energy
DoD's First Electric Aircraft Charging Station is a BETA Supercharger
The first Department of Defense (DoD) electric aircraft installation will be a Level 3 supercharger provided by Vermont-based electric vertical takeoff and landing...
INSIDER Software
Production Ready B-21 Bomber on Track for First Flight This Year
During a panel discussion at the 2023 Air Force Association (AFA) Air, Space and Cyber conference, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics President Tom Jones said the first B-21...
INSIDER Aerospace
Eurofighter Typhoons to Receive Touchscreen Cockpit Display Upgrades
BAE Systems has confirmed its selection of Collins Aerospace as the provider of the large area cockpit display upgrade for future Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft....
INSIDER Energy
Navy Deploys Automated Energy Assessment Tools to the Fleet
Engineers at the Naval Sea Systems Command have achieved an important milestone with the installation of the Global Energy Information System (GENISYS) suite onboard DDG 51...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
British Ministry of Defense Signs £90 Million Contract for New Assault Rifle
British troops will soon be more lethal on the battlefield, as a new £90 million contract delivers modern, high precision rifles.
INSIDER Manned Systems
AI Agents Execute Electronic Attack Using L-29s in ECHOS Demonstration
Lockheed Martin, in conjunction with the University of Iowa's Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL), completed an artificial intelligence (AI) demonstration using two...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Army Launches M1E3 Tank Development, Cancels M1 Abrams Upgrade Program
U.S. Army officials are cancelling their current upgrade plans for the M1 Abrams main battle tank in favor of a more significant modernization effort, the service...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
DoD Replicator Low Cost Autonomy Initiative is Not a New Program of Record, Hicks Says
During an appearance at a Defense News conference last week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks provided more details about the new...
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
Osprey MK III Completes First Autonomous Flight
As part of Eglin Air Force Base's new Autonomy, Data, and AI Experimentation Proving Ground (ADAx) effort , the Osprey MK III unmanned aircraft system (UAS) recently completed its first...
Articles Defense
Shaking Outside the Box to Advance Flight Research
A technique called Shake the Box predicts the positions of already-tracked particles and then corrects errors using image matching. The algorithms triangulate the positions of new particles in the measurement domain, enabling scientists to look at higher-particle densities with greater positional accuracy.
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New Video Card Enables Supersonic Vision System for NASA's X-59 Demonstrator -...
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