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Aerospace & Defense Technology

SAE Media Group

The Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast provides independent coverage of information that impacts the business, innovation, and trends occurring across all segments of aerospace and defense, with an emphasis on technology. Across a continuing series of seasons, the A&DT Podcast provides insights into the most pertinent topics occurring in today"s aerospace system engineering field. The podcast also features interviews with experts on topics featured at SAE Media Group Defense"s U.S. and

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00:11:20

Extreme Environments, Precise Solutions: Technologies...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/06/10

The sealing components and materials that are used in spacelaunch and exploration vehicles can face extreme environmental challenges due to the harsh conditions encountered during launch, operation, and re-entry. Howcan materials and sealing technologies be developed in a way that helps improve space vehicle performance? How can precision machining or testing and simulation contribute to improving development and production times for newspace firms? John Mark, Space & Defense Business Manager,

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00:22:50

Simulating Space: Designing Satellites for Mission...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/06/06

During his appearance at a Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) event held in March, Major General Gregory Gagnon, a top U.S. Space Force official, said that the U.S. Space Force expects to launch more than 100 satellites in 2025. Have you ever considered the challenges of operating inspace that companies must address when designing satellites for military and non-military applications? In the latest issue of Ansys Advantage, simulation software provider Ansys outlined these

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00:14:06

How IQSat Enables Space-Based AI and Machine Learning

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/05/30

Aitech — the California-based embedded systems provider — launched their new artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled picosatellite constellation platform, IQSat, during the Space Foundation’s 40th annual Space Symposium, recently held inColorado. Pratish Shah, U.S. General Manager, Aitech, is the guest onthe first episode of Season 9 of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain how the company is leveraging commercial off the shelf (COTS) embedded computing modules to develop low cost

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00:13:32

How Amprius is Advancing Energy Density for Electric...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/05/02

Amprius recently launched its 450 Wh/kg SiCore™ lithium-ionbattery, the most energy dense battery it has ever developed for electric aircraft and other mobility applications. The California-based lithium-ion battery maker has made several advancements in battery energy density with its silicon anode material system, and is now preparing to move to mass production of SiCore. The commercial launch of the 450 Wh/kg SiCore™ cell followsthe broader introduction of Amprius’ SiCore™ platform in January

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00:14:00

Engineering the EL9: Electra's Ultra Short Hybrid...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/04/25

Last week, Electra announced a new $115 million Series B investment that will provide funding for the pre-production and certification phase of its EL9 Ultra Short hybrid electric aircraft. Electra, a Virginia-based company, was first launched in2020, and previously completed the first flight of a demonstrator prototype hybrid electric aircraft, the Goldfinch EL-2 in 2023. Since then, the company has been developing the EL9 as an “Ultra Short” aircraft powered by blown lifttechnology that only

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00:21:24

Defining the Use Case for Future Military Electric...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/04/18

Over the last year, research and evaluation projects led bydefense agencies in the U.S., U.K. and around the world have demonstrated the potential advantages of operating hybrid and all-electric vehicles for a variety of military applications. The U.K. Ministry of Defense, for example, recently gave anupdate on its evaluation of hydrogen power units (HPU) for electricvehicle charging. The U.S. Army recently released an update on its own testing of a hybridtactical vehicle prototype in Germany. On

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00:16:09

A Donut-Shaped In-Wheel Motor for Military Electric...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/04/11

Finland-based startup Donut Defence is developing a donut-shaped in-wheel electric motor for air, land and sea military vehicles. In December 2024, Donut Defence was selected to participate in the DEFINE Accelerator program that connects technology companies that are developing and scaling defense, security and dual-use technologies. Michael Waksman, CEO of Donut Defence, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology Podcast to explain how the Donut Motor could provide the

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00:23:41

How Will TSN Ethernet Impact the Future of Embedded...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/04/03

Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) Ethernet is a real-time networking capability that is being developed by a growing number of embedded computing companies for theearliest stages of adoption by aerospace and defense manufacturers and their suppliers. According to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) TSN working group, it is a set of standards that provides deterministic connectivity within IEEE 802-aligned networks. Nigel Forrester is the Director of Product Strategy for

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00:22:32

What Changes are Needed for Counter UAS Regulations...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/02/21

A House committee hearing held earlier this month outlined the current federal regulations that limit the use of counter unmanned aircraft system technologies by state and local authorities to detect and mitigate the use of illegally operated drones in civilian airspace. "Make no mistake, the recent events in New Jersey have highlighted the ease with which bad actors could utilize drones with nefarious and malicious intent or conduct illicit drone operations," Troy Nehls, House Subcommittee on

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00:19:39

How a Cloud-Based Remote ID System Helps Monitor...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/02/14

AeroDefense has been developing drone detection technology to address drones flying in civilian airspace for several years has just released a new system, Air Warden Essentials, that could help increase awareness of random drone sightings incivilian airspace. The system uses a small receiver and cloud computing services to monitor drone traffic using networked Remote ID broadcasts. The company produced the new system based on their "Collaborative Drone Detection Network (CoDDN)" that was

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00:19:05

Dronetag's New Pocket-Sized Drone Detection System

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/02/07

Czech Republic-based startup Dronetag has launched a new pocket-sized drone-agnostic Remote ID receiver, RIDER, amid the rise in unidentified drone sightings in U.S. airspace.While counter UAS systems focus on neutralizing unididentified drones, Dronetag's new technology is a wireless portable system that provides real-time situational awareness. The device is capable of tracking Remote ID signals from commercially operated drones, and transmit that information to a mobile application.Lukáš

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00:16:59

UxV/35: A New Approach to Lowering the Cost of...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/01/31

UxV/35 is a new standard recently adopted by the PC104 Computing Consortium to enable rapid development and manufacturing of drones, automatic vehicles, and vessels.The standard provides an embedded computing "stackable bus" architecture where modules are assembled by "mating system boards into stacks like LEGOs™ instead of using wires, solder, and tiny screws." Examples of embedded drone computing applications that can be developed using the UxV/35 standard include flight

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00:14:48

How Pratt & Whitney is Using a Robot to Help Build...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2024/11/29

Pratt & Whitney is using a new robot named Alfred to assemble high-pressure compressor rotors for its GTF PW1100G-JM engine that powers the Airbus A320neo family of aircraft. In September, the aircraft engine manufacturing company published a blog post describing how Alfred is helping to reduce the assembly process time for GTF engines. On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Vice President of Aftermarket Global Operations, Pratt & Whitney,

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00:18:44

Scaling Manufacturing and Production of 'Data as a...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2024/11/22

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced a new $20 million award to Kraus Hamdani Aerospace for its Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program. Under the contract, Kraus Hamdani, the California-based drone as a service manufacturer, will use the funding to support the scaling of production of its K1000ULE unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The K1000ULE is a solar-powered glider drone that has demonstrated the ability to fly non-stop for 26 hours, and

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00:14:15

The Unusual Machines Approach to Low Cost Drones and...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2024/11/15

Unusual Machines CEO Allan Evans is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast. Headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Unusual Machines describes itself as a "classic American technology company born from garage tinkerers and hobbyists, focused on serving the emerging drone industry with unique and innovative products." The company recently launched a new low cost flight controller for drones, the Riot Brave F7, that achieved "Blue UAS" certification from the

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00:18:20

Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination: The...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2024/11/08

The U.S. Army has been establishing a new cross-functional team focused on exploiting the fusion of deep sensing data for decision-making in long-range targeting throughout 2024.During this episode, we present some of the comments made by U.S. Army leadership during the 2024 AUSA conference and exhibition. One feature of AUSA is the "Warriors Corner" where panel discussions are hosted to discuss how the Army is using new technology. Listen to this episode to understand how the U.S. Army wants to

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00:16:11

Why the Air Force is Using the Virtualitics AI...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2024/11/01

On the first episode of Season 6 of the podcast, Michael Amori, CEO and co-founder of Virtualitics, is the guest to explain how the U.S. Air Force is using the company's "Integrated Readiness Optimization" AI applications to deploy a data-driven weapon sustainment strategy. Season 6 of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast is focused on the rise of AI, autonomy and robotics across the aerospace and defense industry.

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00:09:01

The Army's Vision for Space and Satellite Communications

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2024/10/18

During the Association of the U.S. Army's annual AUSA conference and exhibition, the conference featured a panel titled "Army Space Vision: Delivering Effects for Combat Ready Formations."On the fourth and final episode of Season 5, we feature Colonel Pete Akinson's presentation and question and answer session from his participation in this panel. Atkinson is the Principal Space Advisor for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. He provides a basic overview of new space-focued personnel

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00:23:51

The Future of Space Mobility

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2024/10/10

On Oct. 7, Hera, the European Space Agency's first "planetary defense spacecraft," was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, riding aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. ESA has tasked Hera with investigating the aftermath of NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission, which altered the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022.The spacecraft, along with two cubesats (named Milani and Juventas), will assess the impact crater and study Dimorphos’ surface and

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00:16:24

Developing a Data-Driven Digital Strategy for Space...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2024/10/04

Dan Laubach, Raft LLC's Senior Director of Programs, is the guest on episode 2 of season 5 of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast. Season 5 is focused on next generation satellite and space technology.In June, Raft LLC was one of 20 companies selected by the U.S. Space Force to for an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) multi-year contract for the development of ground-systems software. The agency's Spacewerx technology development arm is also currently working on the

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