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    The AN/APN-246 supports dual channel aircraft tracking of the SPN-46 radar; has integrated power-on, and offers continuous built-in-test (BIT).
    Sensors

    Navy picks Sierra Nevada Corp. for precision approach and landing system radar beacons on aircraft carriers

    John Keller
    April 3, 2025
    The AN/APN-246 integrates into existing F/A-18E/F/G aircraft and can go on other carrier aircraft like the E-2D and crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
    A photo of the E1000 AX in flight
    Commercial Aerospace

    Epic Aircraft unveils upgraded E1000 aircraft

    April 3, 2025
    The single-engine aircraft offers over 25 new features, including Garmin Autothrottle and Autoland.
    The Curtiss-Wright ADSR data recording system family helps users capture, record, and output data based on their requirements.
    Test

    Curtiss-Wright to provide high-speed data acquisition test and measurement equipment for military aircraft

    John Keller
    April 3, 2025
    This specialized equipment pool is a collection of specialized equipment used for testing and evaluating military aircraft during flight trials.
    EHang
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    Commercial Aerospace

    China approves commercial use of self-flying electric aircraft

    April 3, 2025
    The EH216-S is approved for applications like out-and-back aerial tourism but not air taxi services in cities, Jack Daleo writes for Flying.
    The Master Bond the LED415DC90Med adhesive bonds electronic components to plastics, glass, and metals
    Computers

    Dual-cure adhesive for bonding medical and other high-reliability electronics introduced by Master Bond

    Master Bond
    April 3, 2025
    It cures rapidly without oxygen inhibition on exposure to 405-nanometer LED light, followed by a short 30-to-45-minute heat cure at 90 to 95 Celsius.
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    Commercial Aerospace

    SITA says cyber security remains a top priority for airports and airlines

    Jamie Whitney
    April 2, 2025
    The Geneva-based company's report found that 74% of airlines and 72% of airports expect to increase IT spending over the next two years, following a rise in 2024 that brought ...
    A CMV-22B Osprey lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) in 2024.
    Sensors

    Navy orders five more CMV-22B tiltrotor aircraft and avionics with radar for carrier-on-board-delivery

    John Keller
    April 2, 2025
    The V-22 Osprey uses tiltrotor technology to combine the vertical performance of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed-wing aircraft.
    Airbus
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    Commercial Aerospace

    Airbus tapped to design and build systems for ExoMars lander

    Jamie Whitney
    April 2, 2025
    After entry and descent through the Mars atmosphere and a parachute assisted braking phase, the landing platform provided by Airbus will ensure a safe landing on the surface of...
    Army National Guardsmen load charges into the tube of an M-109A6 Paladin 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzer at National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif.
    Sensors

    Army asks Northrop Grumman to turn 155-millimeter artillery rounds into precision-guidance smart munitions

    John Keller
    April 2, 2025
    The Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) transforms existing 155-millimeter artillery shells into affordable satellite-guided precision weapons.
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    Uncrewed

    UC Berkeley engineers create sub-centimeter wireless flying robot

    April 2, 2025
    The robot is shaped like a small propeller and includes two small magnets. Under the influence of an external magnetic field, these magnets are attracted and repelled, causing...
    The Cetec ERP enterprise resource planning software tool is to efficiency, traceability, and quality management for aerospace manufacturers.
    Computers

    Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that helps adhere to industry standards introduced by Cetec ERP

    April 2, 2025
    Cetec ERP’s Drag-and-Drop Gantt Chart Scheduling Tool simplifies work order management for forward and backward scheduling, with visual scheduling.
    Cameras

    Guernsey Coating Laboratories Inc

    April 1, 2025
    Durable Metal Coatings. Specializing in vacuum deposited thin-films for over 40 years from the UV to the NIR. R&D to high volume production. Coatings on glass, metals, plastics...
    Oscillators/synthesizers

    VIAVI Solutions Aeroflex

    April 1, 2025
    A global leader in avionics, communications, and synthetic test, monitoring, and control for commercial, government, and military applications. The company's integrated, portable...
    Navigation

    UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía

    April 1, 2025
    UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía's flight control solutions are used by a variety of Tier 1 aerospace manufacturers in a wide range of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) - also known...
    Communications/network controllers

    Projects Unlimited

    April 1, 2025
    Is a contract manufacturer of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) for circuit-card assemblies, box build electronics systems, and cable and wire harness systems for aerospace...
    Optical test and measurement

    Kingfisher International Pty Ltd

    April 1, 2025
    Manufactures fiber-optic test equipment. Products include optical power meters, laser LED light sources, optical loss test sets with ORL meter, optical talk sets, variable optical...
    Data buses and networking - Network interface controllers

    Cleanroom Connection

    April 1, 2025
    Manufactures and distributes cleanroom supplies including cleanroom wipes, cleanroom clothing, cleanroom gloves, cleanroom swabs, paper, tacky mats, esd products, disinfectants...
    Calibration equipment

    Cortec Corp

    April 1, 2025
    Cortec® Corporation is the global leader in environmentally friendly Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitor (VpCI®) and Migrating Corrosion Inhibitor (MCI®) Technology. Cortec has been...
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    Commercial Aerospace

    GITAI secures JAXA contract for lunar rover robotic arm study

    April 1, 2025
    GITAI's Inchworm arm can perform various crucial tasks, from resource extraction to infrastructure development.
    The Air Force EC-37B Compass Call aircraft offers electromagnetic attack (EA) capabilities in support of U.S. and coalition air, surface, and special operations forces.
    Computers

    Lockheed Martin to develop airborne electronic warfare (EW) software that runs on SOSA-aligned computers

    John Keller
    April 1, 2025
    E-Gon computers will comply with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), Open Mission systems (OMS), and Big Iron open-systems standards.
    United Airlines
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    Commercial Aerospace

    United gains FAA approval for Starlink-equipped Embraer 175

    April 1, 2025
    The FAA issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Embraer 175, and United plans to install the system on its United Express regional jets at a rate of about 40 aircraft...
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    Rydberg-based technologies have high sensitivity, fragility, and technical complexities, and have problems that have impeded rapid maturation.
    Sensors

    Honeywell to develop atomic vapor sensors for millimeter-wave communications, imaging, and RF electrometry

    John Keller
    April 1, 2025
    EQSTRA seeks to build on the DARPA Science of Atomic Vapors for New Technologies program to advance the capabilities of imaging, and communications.
    Gogo
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    Commercial Aerospace

    Gogo announces Gulfstream GV and G550 STC for Plane Simple tech

    April 1, 2025
    The Ka-band antenna is built to optimize compatibility with Viasat next-generation GX satellites, AviationPros reports.
    The AAEON BOXER-6647-MTH fanless embedded computer is for automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots
    Computers

    Rugged Intel Core-based embedded computing for industrial autonomous mobile robots introduced by AAEON

    AAEON Electronics Inc
    April 1, 2025
    Users can use the computer with cameras, light detection and ranging (lidar), inertial sensors, and actuators.
    Integrated circuits, analog - Passive components

    PICO Electronics Inc

    March 31, 2025
    Pico Electronics, for over 60 years, manufactures the industry’s most compact and reliable electronic components. Miniature and ultra-miniature transformers, inductors, ...
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    PICO High Voltage DC-DC Converters
    Power electronics - Power supplies

    High Voltage DC-DC Converters

    PICO Electronics Inc
    March 31, 2025
    Pico Electronics offers high-quality High Voltage DC-DC converters for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications. These compact, reliable converters provide output voltages...
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    PICO AC-DC with PFC Modules
    Power electronics - Power supplies

    AC-DC with PFC Modules

    PICO Electronics Inc
    March 31, 2025
    Pico Electronics offer a variety of Power Factor Corrected (PFC) modules designed for aerospace, defense and commercial applications. These compact, reliable modules feature universal...
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    PICO DC-DC Converters
    Power electronics - Power supplies

    DC-DC Converter Transformers

    PICO Electronics Inc
    March 31, 2025
    Pico Electronics DC-DC Converter Transformers are ultra-miniature in size as the energy driver to the switch-mode power supplies. They are power efficient in reducing core losses...
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    PICO Power Inductor
    Power electronics - Power supplies

    Power Inductors

    PICO Electronics Inc
    March 31, 2025
    Pico Electronics Power Inductors are ideal for noise filtering, spiking, and output filtering applications in power supplies and switching regulators. Low core losses, these inductors...
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    PICO Audio Electronics
    Power electronics - Power supplies

    Audio Transformers

    PICO Electronics Inc
    March 31, 2025
    Pico Electronics Audio Transformers provide galvanic isolation, signal gain/loss, match impedances between two interfaces, can be used as a reference and to provide feedback signal...
    Navy sailors conduct undersea warfare operations aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115).
    Sensors

    Navy asks Northrop Grumman for advanced undersea warfare sonar signal processing for anti-submarine warfare

    John Keller
    March 31, 2025
    Project will push state of the art sonar perception and exploitation by developing specialized algorithms for autonomous sensing.
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    Communications

    Astroscale, BAE Systems complete study on in-orbit satellite upgrades

    March 31, 2025
    The project envisions a servicing satellite that can rendezvous with and upgrade modular client satellites built by BAE Systems.
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    Many bus-based military systems are vulnerable to cascading implicit trust attacks, and system recovery is hindered by the lack of available forensic information
    Trusted Computing

    Researchers ask industry to develop trusted computing defenses for embedded computing against cyber attacks

    John Keller
    March 31, 2025
    Red-C seeks to explore algorithms to construct self-healing systems, by retrofitting firmware for bus components to function as forensic sensors.
    Boeing
    A press release rendering of Boeing aircraft in Korean Air livery
    Commercial Aerospace

    Korean Air selects GE Aerospace engines for its new Boeing fleet

    March 31, 2025
    The airline also utilizes GE Aerospace’s Flight Data Monitoring system, Safety Insight, to enhance operational safety and efficiency.
    FAA
    A laser shining into a cockpit
    Commercial Aerospace

    FAA says laser strikes on aircraft remain high

    March 31, 2025
    Pilots reported 12,840 laser strikes to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last year, Aviation Pros reports.
    The LVCM-013-019-02 has 4-40 UNC-2B threaded holes in the center of the housing and the coil end, and the LVCM-013-019-02M has M3X0.5 threaded mounting holes.
    Power

    Miniature linear servo motors for laser beam steering, test, and vibration absorption offered by Moticont

    March 31, 2025
    Two brushless high speed linear servo motors with a 0.75-inch long stroke, have a high-force-to-size ratio of 2.9 ounces and a peak force of 9 ounces.
    Draper Lab is a longtime supplier of navigation and guidance systems for U.S. strategic conventional and nuclear weapons
    Sensors

    Navy asks Draper Lab for Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic inertial, GPS, and electro-optical guidance

    John Keller
    March 28, 2025
    Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) boost-glide hypersonic missile has a two stage rocket motor, hypersonic glide body, and kinetic-energy warhead.
    Universal Avionics
    A graphic showing a commercial aircraft flying with supporting technologies superimposed above it
    Commercial Aerospace

    Universal Avionics secures FAA certification for Wi-Fi-enabled flight management system

    March 28, 2025
    The Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML STC) supports the integration of Universal’s Connected Avionics technology across multiple Part 25 aircraft models.
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    Communications

    NASA and SpaceX work to improve coordination of space traffic

    March 28, 2025
    The first step in improving coordination was to develop a reliable way to signal maneuver responsibility between operators, Tara Friesen writes for NASA.
    Q-Track HD offers high-density sensing with an 80-meter diameter range, a 360-degree horizontal field of view (FOV), and a 70-degree vertical FOV for large-scale security applications
    Sensors

    Lidar for surveillance and perimeter security, crowd control, and tailgating prevention offered by Quanergy

    March 28, 2025
    Lidar and software are for data centers, critical infrastructure, transportation hubs, shopping centers, and other high-security environments.
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    Resources

    VITA & Open.Tech: Solutions for Space & Density Challenges

    March 27, 2025
    Join hosts Steve Brahosky and Gia Hayes as they dive into the world of VITA and Open.Tech with Amphenol Aerospace’s Catalin Brandas, exploring cutting-edge solutions for high-...
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    Resources

    High-speed VPX switches and their position within the VITA/SOSA ecosystem

    March 27, 2025
    Steve Brahosky and Gia Hayes talk with Stephanie Fritz about high-speed VPX switches, their role in the VITA/SOSA ecosystem, and the push for greater interoperability in electronics...
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    Resources

    Amphenol Aerospace: High-Speed VPX Switches and Interoperability

    March 27, 2025
    Steve Brahosky, TTI Business Development Manager, and Gia Hayes, TTI VP Aerospace & Defense, discuss with Stephanie Fritz, AAO Senior Marketing Manager, the high-speed VPX switches...
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    Resources

    R-VPX Evolution 2.0 Backplane Connectors

    March 27, 2025
    Unlock superior performance with Amphenol R-VPX Evolution 2.0 Backplane Connectors, designed for data rates over 25Gbps. Built to VITA 46.30 standards, these connectors offer ...
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    Amphenol Aerospace/TTI Space Connectors

    March 27, 2025
    Amphenol Aerospace offers a wide range of connectors, including Circular, MIL-SPEC, and Fiber Optic Connectors, supporting high-performance designs for military, aerospace, and...