Aerospace & Defense Technology: December 2022
- Content
- Why are Aerospace & Defense Companies Embracing Additive Manufacturing?
- Simplifying Power Design with Modular Architectures
- The Role of DevSecOps in Modern Edge Systems
- Making Machines Curious
- Designing Multi-Channel Microwave Radio Systems Using Optical Interconnects
- Solving Military Satellite, Radar and 5G Communications Challenges with GaN-on-SiC MMIC Power Amplifiers
- Advanced Airborne Defensive Laser for Incorporation on Strike Fighter Aircraft
A technical and operational analysis of an airborne "hard-kill" Ytterbium fiber laser-based anti-missile system for use on strike fighters. - Additive Manufacturing Utilizing a Novel In-Line Mixing System for Design of Functionally Graded Ceramic Composites
Exploring the development of a direct ink writing system with multimaterial and in-line mixing capabilities for printing inks composed of high solids-loaded ceramic particulate suspensions. - Hierarchical Diamond-Based Ceramic Composites
An innovative combination of experimental synthesis and testing and multiscale simulation techniques explored the effects of hierarchical microstructure (mesoscale diamond packing and nanoscale interfaces) on the mechanical and ballistic performance of diamond-silicon carbide (SiC) composite ceramics. - Biobased Carbon Fibers and Thermosetting Resins for Use in DOD Composites Applications
Using biological resources to make advanced fibers and high-performance thermosetting resins will help reduce the dependence of military composites on the volatile cost of petroleum, resulting in significant technological gains and reducing the toxicity of composite materials. - MOVPE Growth of LWIR AlInAs/GaInAs/InP Quantum Cascade Lasers: Impact of Growth and Material Quality on Laser Performance
The quality of epitaxial layers in quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) has a primary impact on QCL opera-tion, and establishing correlations between epitaxial growth and materials properties is of critical im-portance for continuing improvements in QCL performance.