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Reclaiming Readiness: Advancing US Defense Through Scalable Additive Manufacturing

The nature of defense readiness is being reformed and redefined. Not only are our weapon systems being made increasingly advanced and sophisticated, but the...

Next Generation Fuselage Structures for Launched Effects

Continuous Composites (CCI) has been awarded a U.S. Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project in collaboration with Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, to develop...

3D-Printing Trainer Drones and Munitions Leads to Cost Savings for Misawa Exercise

The Innovation Lab at Misawa Air Base in Japan is helping Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams across the Indo-Pacific train smarter, faster and cheaper...

Hadrian Raises $260 Million to Launch AI-Powered Factory in Arizona Next Year

Torrance, California-based defense technology startup Hadrian has received $260 million in new capital and major expansions of its manufacturing footprint in...

Smart Materials That Control Heat—One Pixel at a Time

At Carnegie Mellon, researchers are developing smart materials that can dynamically control heat and infrared radiation—crucial for energy-efficient buildings, space tech, and more. In...

MXenes: The Miracle Material Powering Tomorrow’s Soft Robots

Meet MXenes — ultra-thin, futuristic materials that move like muscles when hit by light. No motors, no batteries — just pure atomic wizardry. At Duke University, researchers...

Engineering the Future of Materials with Autonomous Chemistry at Scale

AutoFlowS is revolutionizing materials discovery with an intelligent, autonomous continuous flow system that scales up atom-precise syntheses from lab to application. By...

Cloud Software for Above the Clouds

Planning a space mission can be a very involved process. Ensuring orbits are lined up and spacecraft have enough fuel is imperative to the long-term survival of an orbital asset. Continuum Space Systems Inc. of Pasadena, California, produces a cloud-based platform that gives mission planners everything they need to certify that their space resources can accomplish their goals. Read on to learn more.

Additive Manufacturing Enables Advanced Thermal Control Systems for Next-Generation Space Missions

3D Systems is collaborating with researchers from Penn State University and Arizona State University on two projects sponsored by NASA intended to enable groundbreaking alternatives to current thermal management solutions.

Commercial Sales Flow from NASA Valves

Founded during World War II, Marotta Controls of Montville, New Jersey, started out designing valves for some of the U.S. military’s first liquid-propellant rockets, making the company an obvious fit when NASA started looking for valve suppliers years later. Marotta components have now been integral to every major rocket and crew vehicle in NASA’s history. Today, however, there are many more players in space travel, meaning the company’s early leap into space technology is paying off with abundant commercial contracts. Read on to learn more.

From Mars Rovers to Factory Assembly Lines

Artificial intelligence software designed to learn and analyze Martian terrain is now at the heart of a system to monitor assembly lines on Earth. The vision inspection software from Neurala Inc., an AI company in Boston, works with existing cameras, computers, and even cellphones to monitor the quality of products running along a conveyor belt, for instance. Read on to learn more.

Up To 85% Less Flux For Aluminum Heat Exchangers!

Honeywell Jet Applied Brazing Flux enables high speed and automated flux application, minimizing the amount of flux consumption by up to 85% or more! Pinpoint accurate flux dispensing prevents...

Hypersonic Startup Completes First Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Flight Test

Venus Aerospace completed the first test flight of its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine on May 14, 2025.

Workhorse’s W56 Is the People’s Champ of Electrified Work Vans

ACT Expo 2025 had a fleet of new commercial-vehicle launches as well as displays for models already on the market. One such existing chassis was the Workhorse W56, an...

COFFEE Program to Develop Dual-Use RF Filters for Defense Systems, 6G and More

Spectrum is a limited resource, and demand is rapidly increasing. From satellites to smartphones, commercial providers are vying for more radiofrequency (RF)...

Fiber Deep Upgrade Improves Cyber Resilience for JBPHH

An Air National Guard fiber cable installation team is implementing the 'Fiber Deep' project on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. This project aims to save up to $10 million by...

GURU Generation 2 Supercomputer Will Accelerate Prototyping Process for Mach 5 Vehicles

MSBAI, a California-based AI design and simulation startup, has been awarded a $2 million Phase III contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for...

Google, OpenAI to Lead Development of AI Agents for Department of Defense

The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) announced individual contract awards — each with a $200 million ceiling — to Anthropic, Google, OpenAI...

Renewably Powered Ocean Buoy to Enhance Navy Research and 5G Maritime Applications

Floating in Monterey Bay, California, five miles north of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) campus, a self-powered ocean buoy will showcase a unique...

Moving Targets: How Improvements to SiC, GaN Power Electronics Will Redefine EV

Better power electronics are on the way, thanks to private-public efforts that go back years.

How Much Do You Know About Transducers?

How much do you know about transducers? Find out with this quiz.

Revolutionizing Defense: How Digital Engineering is Changing the Game

As digital transformation reshapes industries, the U.S. Department of Defense is embracing change with a powerful shift toward digital engineering. Driven by the DoD mandate...

New AML Matting Revolutionizes Airfield Deployment

After a decade of innovation, the ERDC team has unveiled AML (Airfield Mat Lightweight) — a next-gen alternative to the classic AM2 matting. Designed for faster deployment and easier...

A3ML: Anti-Money Laundering

DARPA seeks to revolutionize the practice of anti-money laundering through its A3ML program. A3ML aims to develop algorithms to sift through financial transactions graphs for suspicious patterns, learn new patterns...