Volume 37, Issue 2

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Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems engineers will develop counter-AI techniques, tools, and technical competency to assess AI-enabled battlefield systems.
SABER will assess vulnerabilities of AI-enabled autonomous ground and aerial systems that could be deployed within the next one to three years.
March 12, 2026
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Quantum-resistant, crypto‑agile security is viewed as a foundational enabler rather than a compliance exercise, the agency said.
March 11, 2026
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A rendering of a small jet flying
Both studies would support a newly established effort called the Subsonic Vehicles Technologies and Tools (SVTT) Project, part of NASA’s Advanced Air Vehicles Program. The SVTT...
March 10, 2026
FLANQ and DTC Communications are working together to market advanced marine tactical radios for maritime security and defence applications across Europe.
Combining FLANQ's autonomous maritime systems with DTC's tactical communications will deliver intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for USVs.
March 10, 2026
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An air traffic controller working at an ATC console overlooking airport tarmac.
The FAA uses Tower Simulation Systems to train and evaluate air traffic controllers in a realistic virtual environment that replicates airport tower operations without affecting...
March 9, 2026
A Navy fire controlman lubricates the antenna pedestal on an AN/SPQ-9B fire control radar aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).
Radar common frequency generators provide stable, precise, and repeatable frequency signals to sync radar transmitter, receiver, and signal processing.
March 9, 2026
The Times Microwave Systems Levitate cable assemblies are for military and commercial RF and microwave systems like avionics in uncrewed aircraft.
Levitate is built for airborne applications like flight control, communications, surveillance, and other uses in demanding operating environments.
March 9, 2026
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The challenge is to develop trainable biological processing units that provide sophisticated inference and drone guidance via neural olfactory sensing.
O-CIRCUIT seeks super-efficient biological processing units that use neural cells or organoid tissue for AI information-processing in austere environments.
March 5, 2026
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The planned procurement covers design, development, integration, launch, and on-orbit operations of a Mars telecommunications orbiter to provide continuous communications for ...
March 5, 2026
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic jet bomber prepares to refuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft over the United States last July.
The AN/ALQ-161A avionics provides 360-degree receive and jamming coverage against many simultaneous threats, and also provides a tail warning function.
March 5, 2026
The Amphenol compact Floating Mate connector series high-current floating mate power connectors are for demanding applications in energy storage, electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
This series of power connectors offers three models that integrate power and signal transmission, while reducing misalignment during blind mating.
March 5, 2026
Engineers from the 402nd Software Engineering Group transfer data from an AM94 Legacy Test System to a Versatile Diagnostic Automated Test Station (VDATS) at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., in April 2024. The VDATS system replaced the 30-year old AM94 legacy test system.
VDATS is the Air Force member of the U.S. military families-of-testers, and is the Air Force's directed and preferred automatic test solution.
March 4, 2026
An F/A-18F Super Hornet jet fighter-bomber attached to Navy Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury last Sunday.
Air-to-air weapons used over the weekend included the AIM-9X Sidewinder infrared-guided missile and the radar-guided AIM-120 AMRAAM for air defense.
March 3, 2026
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Starlink's aviation terminals are designed to deliver broadband connectivity with latency typically in the 20 to 40 millisecond range.
March 2, 2026
A new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter lands at N.Y. National Guard headquarters in Latham, N.Y., in 2020, and features glass all digital avionics and displays.
Displays are large electronic screens that present aviation data like flight instruments, navigation maps, and mission information — in configurable formats.
March 2, 2026
The VPT VSCPL1210SG point of load DC-DC converter is for space applications like small satellites.
Operating from a 4.5 to 13.2 volts input and adjustable output from 0.8 to 5.0 volts, it works in temperatures from -55 to 105 degrees Celsius.
March 2, 2026
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A trio of CubeSats designed by college students from around the world is deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. Students from Mexico, Italy, Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan designed the shoe-box-sized satellites for a series of Earth observations and technology demonstrations. NASA image.
The panel emphasized the importance of maintaining strong and independent technical authority within NASA as commercialization expands.
Feb. 27, 2026
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Army computer scientist employing AI technology in military planning and decision making processes.
CLARA aims to create high-assurance, broadly applicable AI that involves machine learning, automated reasoning, and knowledge representation and reasoning.
Feb. 26, 2026
The L3Harris MK 20 EOSS is a check sight and targeting sensor for anti-surface and anti-air warfare and naval gun fire support missions for use against enemy ships, boats, and aircraft.
The next-generation EOSS will be for Navy cruisers and destroyers, as well as for Coast guard national security cutters, and offshore patrol cutters.
Feb. 26, 2026
A U.S. Marine maintenance technician backs a Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) launcher onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., in September 2023.
ROGUE-Fires long-range anti-ship missile launchers are based on unmanned remotely operated versions of the Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV).
Feb. 25, 2026
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Stuart Landesberg, Seneca Founder and CEO, standing with two autonomous suppression drones. Seneca photo.
The agreement marks what the company describes as the first acquisition of a coordinated autonomous wildfire suppression system in the United States.
Feb. 25, 2026
The Crystal Group RE1900M provides artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge for forward-deployed operations in real-time video analytics, situational awareness, and sensor processing.
The RE4100 series is a compact high-performance edge computer for missions that require significant processing, storage, and networking capability.
Feb. 25, 2026
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The NASA logo on a liquid storage tank at the Ames Research Center.
The NASA-sponsored Routine Autonomous Multi-Aircraft Operations (RAM-AO) Working Group seeks new subgroup members from industry, academia, and government to help develop UAS operations...
Feb. 24, 2026
The Liquid Robotics WaveGlider SV3 is for evaluating maritime autonomous capabilities; supporting overwater instrumentation and tracking; and for ocean domain awareness and distributed sensing.
The WaveGlider SV3 has a 26-foot cable attached to a 7-foot submersible propulsion system, which uses surface wave action to propel the craft forward.
Feb. 23, 2026
The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) is the design basis for the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).
Large Lot Procurement refers to buying missiles in very high quantities under a consolidated contract instead of issuing smaller annual production awards.
Feb. 23, 2026
The Abaco Systems SBC3801 SOSA-aligned 3U VPX secure single-board computer is for security and performance in mission-critical embedded computing applications.
SecurShield combines CM2.0 compliance with AMD FPGA fabric, Arm cores, and protected key storage for trusted computing in defense and industrial uses.
Feb. 23, 2026
The Telephonics AN/UPX-43 IFF also provides multi-channel automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), and complies with U.S. and international specifications that define interrogator modes, performance, control, reporting and interface.
The newer AN/UPX-43(V) has selectable configurations, and can be tailored or configured differently from the baseline AN/UPX-43 IFF avionics.
Feb. 19, 2026
An E-2D Hawkeye aircraft operates from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) last November.
The E-2D's power amplifier modules amplify high-frequency radio signals to provide transmitted power for the aircraft’s radar and other RF systems.
Feb. 18, 2026
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Airbus UpNext is developing SpaceRAN to demonstrate how 5G technology can extend beyond terrestrial infrastructure to deliver interoperable, standardized, and globally available...
Feb. 17, 2026
A U.S. Marine prepares a Skydio X2D small unmanned aircraft system during a gunnery qualification range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., last month.
Uncrewed system must weigh no more than 45 pounds, have at least a 30-minute battery charge; and move at speeds between 2.5 and 4 miles per hour.
Feb. 17, 2026
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An operator in a helicopter looks at a screen while demonstrating crewed-uncrewed teaming.
Trials conducted in January used simulated operational scenarios and demonstrated that a crewed helicopter can securely access real-time data from an uncrewed aerial system, extending...
Feb. 10, 2026
A cyber security expert at the Space Force 15th Space Surveillance Squadron, checks equipment for the Ground-Based, Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance Sensors at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in 2022.
AN/FPS-85 is the world's most powerful phased-array radar with 32 megawatts peak power to track basketball-sized objects as high as geosynchronous orbit.
Feb. 5, 2026
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A rendering of the Paz-2 satellite in orbit.
The PAZ-2 satellites are designed to deliver image resolution of up to 10 centimeters, coverage of up to 6.7 million square kilometers per day per satellite, and a maximum swath...
Jan. 29, 2026
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Road signs in Delhi, India, directing to an airport.
Single-aisle airplanes will account for nearly 90% of deliveries as airlines expand short- and medium-haul routes and increase network flexibility.
Jan. 29, 2026