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    A Marine Corps weapons expert loads an Advanced, Medium-Range, Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), onto a combat jet aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in February 2022.
    John Keller
    Sept. 12, 2025
    AMRAAM systems that are prone to electronic parts obsolescence typically involve 15 critical circuit cards in the missile's guidance section.

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    Desktop trainers display naval aviation's new carrier-based joint air training program in a lab at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division near its Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., in 2024.
    U.S. Marine Corps aviation ordnance technicians load an AGM-179 joint air-to-ground munition (JAGM) onto an AH-1Z M299 launcher at Kadena Air Base, Japan, in June 2024.
    This artist's concept depicts the DARPA Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR) program to develop tactical autonomy for multi-ship beyond-visual-range air combat missions, and to enable crewed and uncrewed combat aerial vehicles to work together.
    The Burke-class destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) launches a standard missile 2 (SM-2) from the forward vertical launching system while operating in the Philippine Sea last spring.
    A NATO tactical director operates inside a NATO AWACS aircraft during a military exercise last June.
    U.S. Marines launch an ACV last month during training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.
    An Army National Guard cryptologic linguist trains in 2022 on a new tactical dismounted electronic warfare and signals intelligence (TDEWS) system at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.
    The Kongsberg RT-20 is designed to resist the corrosive effects of salt water and salt spray in the marine environment.
    John Keller
    Sept. 3, 2025
    RT-20 is a compact remotely operated weapons turret with a 30-millimeter automatic cannon, linkless ammunition handling, and advanced fire control.
    Liquid cooling connectors are for high-reliability equipment that employ liquid cooling like AI data centers, energy storage systems, and electric vehicle charging.
    Options include barb and threads, right angle or inline configuration, and coolants like deionized water, ethylene glycol, and propylene glycol.
    A 3rd Infantry Division Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle drives off of a barge during a wet-gap crossing exercise on Fort Stewart, Ga., in 2021.
    John Keller
    Sept. 2, 2025
    The AMPV armored combat vehicle has several electronic subsystems that involve communications, situational awareness, and command and control.
    The Burke-class Flight III destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) during its acceptance trials in May 2023. DDG 125 is the first Burke-class destroyer built in the Flight III configuration.
    John Keller
    Aug. 22, 2025
    The AN/USQ-82(V) handles surface warship machinery-, damage-, and steering-control systems as well as displays and interior communications alarms.
    Military researchers will brief industry next week on developing energy-efficient approaches to power-hungry machine learning applications on the battlefield.
    John Keller
    Aug. 21, 2025
    Machine learning at the edge is resource-constrained; the solution could involve new generations energy-aware artificial intelligence (AI).