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Rear Fuselage Packer
To date, the rear fuselage packers have been used in the production of over 500 aircraft.
Application Briefs Data Acquisition
Operating System Software
Learn about the The INTEGRITY-178 tuMP RTOS.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Remotely Piloted Aircraft
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems recently flew its SkyGuardian in the skies above Southern California as part of a joint flight demonstration with NASA.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Mars Rover Electric Motors
A number of maxon's precision DC and BLDC motors were designed into the Perseverance rover.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
WIAMan Technology Demonstrator Sensor Codes Conforming to International Organization for Standardization/Technical Standard (ISO/TS) 13499
The Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin (WIAMan) Project is in the process of developing anthropomorphic test devices.
Application Briefs Energy
Solar-Powered Structures
Pvilion, a solar-powered fabric provider, was recently awarded a contract by the United State Air Force (USAF).
Application Briefs Aerospace
Rocket Engine Technology
This effort will mark the first representative flight of an aerospike engine after many decades of research and abandoned flight efforts.
Application Briefs Software
CAM Software
HyperMILL ® CAM software and 5-axis machining is being used to make parts for an advanced NASA satellite mission.
INSIDER Information Technology
Short-Range Air Defense System Will Counter Small Unmanned Aerial System Threats
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) as...
INSIDER Aerospace
U.S. Army Orders Next-Generation Missile Warning Systems
BAE Systems received $179 million in total awards from the U.S. Army as part of the Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) program. This...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Enhanced Visual Acuity System Will Help Pilots Fly More Safely
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp., is helping the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps transition from analog to digital night vision systems with...
INSIDER Test & Measurement
New Ways to Test Swarming Drones
The U.S. Army has implemented an outdoor system to test swarming drones that has a capacity of more than 1,500 times the volume of a typical testing facility.
The system tracks motion, creating...
Articles Energy
3D Printing Aerodynamic Improvements
Learn about microvanes, one of the only types of 3D-printed parts that are FAA-approved for use on the exterior of an aircraft.
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
WMD Detection Technology
The first-of-its-kind system will leverage multiple data sources and machine learning to detect and identify indications of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) threat.
Application Briefs Data Acquisition
Telemetry Processing Systems
Acroamatics Telemetry Systems (Acroamatics), was recently selected by Northrop Grumman to deliver telemetry tech for the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) program.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Loitering Precision Strike Missile
The Switchblade missile system is back-packable and rapidly deployable from ground platforms.
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
Electro-Optical Missile System
The Slovak army is the 6th armed force to choose the modern 5th generation SPIKE LR2 missile.
INSIDER Software
Argonne and Raytheon to Collaborate on Aircraft Engine Design
As fuel is burned in aircraft engines, temperatures reach extremely high levels, necessitating the use of thermal management strategies, such as effusion or film cooling, to...
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Embracing the Digital Transformation in Aerospace & Defense
The aerospace & defense (A&D) industry has always been known for great innovation and high expectations. Even during the difficult times with the impact of COVID-19,...
INSIDER Defense
Army Researchers Augment Combat Vehicles With AI
When soldiers enter a new environment, their mission demands they stay one step ahead of the enemy; however, they may find it challenging to maintain a high level of alertness if they're...
INSIDER Defense
Multifunctional Nanofiber Protects Against Explosions
Since World War I, the vast majority of American combat casualties has come not from gunshot wounds but from explosions. Today, most soldiers wear a heavy, bullet-proof vest to...
INSIDER Aerospace
Nuclear Bomb Proves Compatible With F-15E Strike Eagle
Dropped from above 25,000 feet, the mock B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb was in the air for approximately 55 seconds before hitting and embedding in the lakebed, splashing a 40- to...
INSIDER Defense
Army Drones Change Shape Mid-Flight
Soon, the U.S. Army will be able to deploy autonomous air vehicles that can change shape during flight. A new tool was developed that can rapidly optimize the structural configuration for unmanned...
INSIDER Defense
Drone Traffic Management System Wins NASA Invention of the Year
Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) to Enable Civilian Low Altitude Goods and Service Delivery by UAS technology was awarded 2020 NASA Government Invention...
INSIDER Aerospace
Historic Test Flight Sends Astronauts to Space Station
“Today a new era in human spaceflight begins as we once again launched American astronauts on American rockets from American soil on their way to the International Space Station,...
INSIDER Wearables
Nanoscale Experiments Create Optimism for Stronger, Lighter Soldier Armor
Soldier armor, such as bulletproof vests and helmets, depends upon high-performance ballistic fibers for its strength and effectiveness. Army researchers are...
INSIDER Data Acquisition
Prototype Defense Planning and Assessment Tool Delivered to USS Bunker Hill
In January, the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) — part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group — left San Diego for a scheduled...
INSIDER Transportation
Making Future Vertical Lift Open, Safe and Secure
Whether performing transport, logistics, strike or reconnaissance duties, helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft greatly multiply the effectiveness of ground forces. They are a combat...
Application Briefs Motion Control
Turbine Rotor Assembly Systems
RPI UK has installed two integrated rotor measurement and assembly platforms (iMAPs) at Atlanta-based Delta Airlines;
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The B-21 Raider Starts Flight Testing - Mobility Engineering Technology
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Turkey's KAAN Combat Aircraft Completes First Flight - Mobility Engineering...
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FAA Expands Boeing 737 Investigation to Manufacturing and Production Lines -...
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New Video Card Enables Supersonic Vision System for NASA's X-59 Demonstrator -...
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Rim-Driven Electric Aircraft Propulsion - Mobility Engineering Technology
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Army Ends Future Attack and Reconnaissance Helicopter Development Program -...
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