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Airbus Helicopters officially launched its new Open Innovation platform at an event attended by Airbus Helicopters’ Executive Vice President of Engineering, the PEGASE center of excellence and a number of French SMEs. The program...
Split, 13 Nov, 2014. – This year the NATO-Industry Forum (NIF 2014) addressed the recognized need for an elevated strategic dialogue between industry and NATO to ensure that the Alliance benefits from the best...
Listen to NASA “auralizations” of different aircraft types powered by turbofan, open-rotor, prop and electric engines&mdash tap here (from AviationWeek) — NASA and aerospace industry partners are flight testing new technologies to see...
The next generation battery technology company, OXIS Energy Ltd, has delivered the third phase of a research programme to improve its Lithium Sulfur cells for Lincad Ltd and the UK MOD. The project is...
Lockheed Martin has received a contract through the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) for the U.S. Navy to evaluate and test two FORTIS exoskeletons. This marks the first procurement of Lockheed Martin’s exoskeletons...
FR MoD / new technologies / UAV / UK MoD
A version of this article appears in the August 11/18 double issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. New low-observable technologies, a highly reliable turbofan engine and multifunction radar are among the technologies that...
Around the world, threats to densely populated locations such as subways, train stations and airports underscore the need for new counterterrorism methods – especially the capability to investigate suspicious objects that may contain weapons...
Shock waves from battlefield explosions are invisible threats for U.S. Soldiers and their top-of-the-line combat helmets, but with new studies in synthetic human physiology, researchers are learning how to lessen blast wave effects on...
ISR / MSA / new technologies
The current plans for the lifetime extension through 2018 of Sentinel capability will see a number of key investments to both maintain current capability and the delivery of potential improvements to support a broader...
The U.S. Air Force has introduced into its B-52 fleet the first aircraft upgraded with an advanced communications system, developed by Boeing [NYSE: BA], that keeps the bomber ahead of emergent threats while improving...
The autonomous vehicle is designed to carry supplies into hostile environments – and evacuate injured soldiers from the battlefield. In this first test, the vehicle hovered 10 feet off the ground for a couple...
The U.S. Air Force’s “BATMAN” research team at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is beta-testing Google Glass for possible use on the battlefield with an advanced technology demonstration and research program commissioned...
NASA has signed agreements with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to conduct a series of joint flight tests to study the atmospheric effects of emissions from...
3D printing is making inroads in defense and aerospace projects as it is proving useful to manufacture small, complex items. Still, it’s not always the most cost-effective option, especially at high volumes the following is a...
a mobile phone charger that converts vibrations into power for the phone. The so-called nanogenerator – created by engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Minnesota Duluth, and China’s Sun Yat-sen University...
Bye Aerospace, Inc. and BoldIQ, Inc. concluded an extensive analysis that projects the long endurance Silent Guardian, a solar-electric hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV offers twice the mission productivity (effective time on station versus total sortie flight...
On November 18th, the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington was briefed on the potential threat, risks, and promises that Bitcoin poses to the Federal Government and society as a whole. We submit you...
Unmanned robots already have proven their worth on the battlefield, neutralizing IEDs, and more capable ones are coming in the future, according to the commander of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. While robots...
Onboard computing for the military is increasingly common and crucial for military weapons, vehicles, and sensors, which is driving requirements for their ability to withstand the combat environment. In the old days (the 1980s...
For years, route clearance patrols have helped keep the streets of Afghanistan safe from improvised explosive devices. U.S. Army combat engineers scour the country every day looking for IEDs, not just to ensure safe...