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A U.S. Airman assigned to the Collaborative Combat Aircraft Experimental Operations Unit loads an inert missile onto a YFQ-44A Fury aircraft at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. USAF photo by Senior Airman Renee Blundon.

Building the open systems future for military electronics

Defense engineers are using MOSA, SOSA and other open architectures to improve interoperability, accelerate technology upgrades and reduce vendor lock-in.

Oct. 21, 2026

Epirus’ Leonidas high-power microwave platform uses solid-state power electronics and software-controlled waveforms to counter electronic threats, including groups of uncrewed aerial systems. The Leonidas EW platform was among the technologies recognized as a Platinum selection in this year's Military + Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards.

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2026 Innovators Awards announced for enabling technologies in aerospace and defense applications

Oct. 20, 2026

Sensors

How materials handle higher-power directed-energy weapons

Oct. 19, 2026

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The component fits - but does the system?

Sept. 28, 2026

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Rethinking aerospace V&V and certification with virtual and real testing

Sept. 28, 2026

Size comparison of a VITA 90 VNX+ module and 3U VPX card, illustrating the VNX+ compact form factor.

Computers

Designing for the extreme edge: Engineering small-form-factor mission systems with VITA 90 VNX+

Sept. 15, 2026

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 452nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight at March Air Reserve Base, California, support loading operations of a next-generation nuclear reactor onto a C-17 Globemaster III. U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Kekoa Santiago.

Power

Military electronics has a power problem

Sept. 10, 2026

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir prepares to enter the Quest airlock and complete a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. NASA photo.

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NASA seeks engineering and technology support for human spaceflight

Sept. 8, 2026

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Heather Cummings, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace inspection journeyman, reinstalls electrical connectors on a C-130J Super Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rebecca Harima.

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Interconnection: An overlooked element of system design

Sept. 2, 2026

Defense Executive

Building the open systems future for military electronics

2026 Innovators Awards announced for enabling technologies in aerospace and defense applications

How materials handle higher-power directed-energy weapons

The component fits - but does the system?

Rethinking aerospace V&V and certification with virtual and real testing

Designing for the extreme edge: Engineering small-form-factor mission systems with VITA 90 VNX+

Military electronics has a power problem

NASA seeks engineering and technology support for human spaceflight

Interconnection: An overlooked element of system design

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