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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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00:12:55

Sesame Solar’s Nanogrids Promise Major Gains in Drone...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2026/02/20

Michigan-based renewable energy company Sesame Solar has introduced a new approach to powering and extending flight duration of uncrewed aerial vehicles for both commercialand military applications. The company’s mobile off-grid power solutions have already been used by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers and other defense organizations for a wide variety ofapplications, including extending drone flying times. On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Sesame

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00:14:27

How a New DHS Office Is Redefining Counter Drone...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2026/02/13

In January, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched a new Program Executive Office to speed the procurement and deployment of drone and counter‑drone technologies — aimed at staying ahead of rapidly evolving threats. On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Jeffrey Starr, CMO of D‑Fend Solutions, breaks down what this new office means for advancing counter‑UAScapabilities in civilian airspace. We also explore DHS’s newly announced $115 million investment in

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00:18:40

SiPhog Technology: Enabling GPS‑Independent Flight...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2026/02/06

Anello Photonics CEO joins us to explain how SiPhog silicon photonic gyroscope technology enables drones to maintain navigation in GPS‑denied and contested environments. This conversation reveals how photonic innovation is reshaping the future of uncrewed aircraft and autonomous flight.

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00:16:18

How Sift's Unified Observability Platform Accelerates...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2026/01/31

In December, the Defense Department issued a request forinformation to gauge the defense industry's ability to develop more than 300,000 drones "quickly and inexpensively" by 2027.Over the next year, the Department plans on spending up to$1 billion to fulfill their need to acquire a large number of the "very best of low-cost American-made drones," according to a December 2025 press release. On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense TechnologyPodcast, we learn about a new

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00:18:14

A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/12/12

The U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center’s Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (WR-ALC) has taken a major step toward modernizing depot operations: securely connecting manufacturing machines, robots, and digital analytics tools across previously isolated enclaves.This capability was driven by Corsha’s Machine Identity Provider (mIDP), a zero-trust platform that recently received an Authorization-to-Operate (ATO) within the 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group. With mIDP, WR-ALC can authenticate every

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00:16:03

How Packet Digital Is Scaling Domestic Drone Battery...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/12/05

In this episode, Packet Digital CEO Terri Zimmerman breaks down the company’s push to expand U.S.-based production of advanced lithium-ion batteries for military unmanned aircraft systems. She discusses new investments, manufacturing plans at the Badland Batteries facility in North Dakota, and why domestic energy-storage capability is becoming a mission-critical requirement for future UAS operations. Zimmerman also offers insight into engineering challenges, supply-chain constraints, and the

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00:29:01

How Virtual Twins are Reshaping Aerospace Design and...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/11/26

As aerospace companies race to deliver cutting-edgetechnologies faster and more efficiently, digital innovation is taking center stage. For decades, manufacturers have relied on digital twins for design and simulation. Today, the industry is entering a new era with virtual twins. According to Dassault Systèmes, a virtual twin is "an immersive scientific digital model that mirrors a real-world product, system, or process in meticulous detail." Virtual twins allow engineers to predict

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00:31:49

A New Additive Manufacturing Accelerator for the US...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/11/21

This episode examines the technical and strategic foundations behind Guam’s new advanced manufacturing hub, developed through ASTRO America in coordination with the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base Program. Neal Orringer of ASTRO America and Alex Benham of the Guam Additive Materials and Manufacturing Accelerator (GAMMA) provide an engineering-level discussion of the facility’s additive manufacturing capabilities, supply-chain objectives, and workforce development plans. The conversation

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00:11:45

Sealing the Future: Materials Challenges in...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/11/14

While hydrogen-powered flight promises zero emissions and high efficiency, it also brings some of the toughest engineering challenges: cryogenic storage, high-pressure systems, and the constant risk of leakage. At the heart of solving these challenges are sealing solutions and advanced materials — the hidden heroes that make safe, reliable hydrogen flight possible.On this sponsored interview episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Margauz Ningre-Corier, Aerospace Sales and Market

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00:17:47

How Forterra is Enabling Modular Military Vehicle...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/11/07

During the 2025 Association of the United States Army(AUSA) annual meeting and exhibition, Forterra announced several major defense industry vehicle partnerships and introduced four new integrated modules designed to enable autonomy for military vehicles, communications and more. Headquartered in Clarksburg, Maryland, Forterra develops autonomous mission systems for specific defense applications, including robotics and self-driving vehicles. The company has a new partnership with BAE Systems that

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00:12:14

Autonomous Drones Harness Wind for ISR and Counter UAS

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/10/31

Windlift, a North Carolina-based startup, recentlyannounced successful results from initial testing of a new autonomous tethered drone system that leverages winds aloft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS). Windlift's new "GUARD" system is a mobile platform that includes a launcher and a tethered drone equipped with a navigation system that autonomously leverages wind to maintain altitude and stability. "GUARD is set

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00:14:22

Autonomous Targeting Systems for a New Autonomous...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/10/24

During the Association for the United States Army (AUSA)2025 annualmeeting and exhibition, AimLock announced a partnership with Overland AI that will integrate their autonomous targeting and engagement systems into Overland’s new ULTRA autonomous ground vehicle. The partnership announcement came following the U.S. Army’sselection of Overland AI for a vendor position in their UxS Autonomous Maneuver Program that will evaluate autonomous capabilities using upfits on their Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)

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00:20:40

The Army's New Approach to Buying AI, Drones and...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/10/17

During the Association for the United States Army (AUSA)2025 annual meeting and exhibition, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll's opening keynote presentation provided a reality check on the type of technologies their soldiers are using on a daily basis. While AUSA's annual exhibition featured some of the mostadvanced ground vehicles, drones and weapons systems available on the market, Driscoll said that most of the technologies the Army uses on a daily basis weredeveloped 30 years ago

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00:18:54

Designing Low Cost Long-Range Autonomous Strike Drones

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/10/10

MGI Engineering recently unveiled their new long-rangeautonomous precision strike drone, TigerShark, at the 2025 Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) event in London. MGI is a U.K.-based engineering consultancy founded byformer Formula 1 (F1) Chief Designer Mike Gacoyne. The company developed TigerShark in response to the growth in demand from defense customers for the top of low cost drones, one way effectors and loitering munitions that havebeen effectively used on both sides of the

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00:11:33

AI-Powered Military Communications at the Tactical Edge

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/10/03

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Fuse Integration CEO Sumner Lee is the guest to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is re-defining how military communications and networks are leveraged in contested environments. Lee is a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot who founded FuseIntegration in 2010 with the goal of providing user-centric communications, networking and computing technologies for defense customers. Earlier this year, the company launched its new AI

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00:19:32

Piasecki's KARGO UAV Program: Enabling Uncrewed...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/08/22

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation acquired the KARGO UAV program from Kaman Air Vehicles in April, and recently launched a new upgraded variant of the medium-lift autonomous uncrewed aerial vehicle, the KARGO II. The KARGO II is a larger capacity version of the KARGO UAVwith increased payload capacity "from approximately 500-800 lbs. (227-363kg) to over 1,500lbs (680kg)," according to the company's August 12 announcement about theupgrade. The original version of the UAV completed several

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00:19:31

Microchip’s New Processor Enables Scalable Computing...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/08/15

In 2024, Microchip launched PIC64, a new portfolio of microprocessors that the Chandler, Arizona-based company claims could enable a generational leap in embedded processing performance for aerospace and defense applications. The new MPU technology is supported by a 64-bit reduced instruction set computer (RISC-V) architecture with an embedded Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) Ethernet switch. Check out the article featured in the September 2024 issue of Aerospace & Defense Technology to learn

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00:17:06

A Quantum Accelerated Digital Twin for Aerospace and...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/08/08

A dual-use quantum accelerated simulation startup recentlyestablished a strategic collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to advance its mission-critical modeling and simulation capabilities with quantum computing. BQP (BosonQ Psi), the Syracuse, New York-based startup, has also announced a new "oversubscribed $4.9 million seed round to expand its unified digital twin platform, BQPhy®, for mission-critical industries, including aerospace, defense (A&D), and semiconductors,"

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00:16:45

In-Memory Computing Chip is a Processing Breakthrough...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/08/01

EnCharge AI, a California-based startup, recently launchedthe EnCharge EN100 artificial intelligence (AI) chip, developed with a scalable analog in-memory computing architecture. The launch of EN100 came a year after EnCharge AI signed apartnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the new chip. “EN100 represents a fundamental shift in AI computingarchitecture, rooted in hardware and software innovations that have been de-risked through fundamental research

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00:16:32

Kymeta's Breakthrough in Multi-Band Antenna Satellite...

Aerospace & Defense Technology ·

2025/06/20

Kymeta achieved a major breakthrough for the satellite communications industry recently by connecting four concurrent beams in Ku- and Ka-band frequencies with a single antenna aperture, during a demonstration in April. Enabled by the company's unique metamaterials antenna surface, the technology was demonstrated and validated at Kymeta's headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Until this point, according to Kymeta, interoperability in the Ku and Ka bands has been possible only with Electronic Steered

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