Aerospace & Defense Technology: Oct 2026
26AERP10
10/8/2026
- Content
- Terabit Optical Communications in Space: Engineering High-Speed Networks for Data Centers in Orbit
- Mild Hybrids: A Current-Gen Bridge to Electrifying Military Ground Vehicles
- The Integrated and Flexible Approach to Large-Scale Metrology: How Integrating Laser Trackers and Modular Arms Creates a 'Unified Nervous System'
- The Defense Industry Continues to Meet CMMC Phase II Requirements Despite 60-Day Pause
- In Space, No One Can Hear You Stream
- AMD to Bring UCIe Connectivity to Select Versal Adaptive SoCs
- How Special Interface Gages Provide Microscopic Precision for Designing Ballistic Missiles
The pristine precision needed to certify the nation's underwater nuclear deterrent is anchored on the talents of civilian scientists at a Navy laboratory in Southern California. - Rapidly Testing Deployable Systems
Sandia National Laboratories is evaluating portable security architectures that combine radar, drones, ground sensors, cameras and wireless communications networks into a single rapidly deployable system for remote and austere environments. Testing focuses on sensor integration, resilient communications and edge-based data processing to improve situational awareness while operating within real-world bandwidth constraints. - Tailored Surface Vibrations to Improve Aerodynamic Performance in Passenger Jets
University of Colorado Boulder researchers have demonstrated two new phononic flow-control concepts, super-resonance and scatterless interference, that use engineered subsurface vibrations to interact with boundary-layer airflow across a broader range of turbulence frequencies than previously possible. By delaying flow instabilities without altering a wing's external shape, the technology could reduce aerodynamic drag and improve fuel efficiency in passenger aircraft. - New Type of Attack Can Slip Past the Defenses in Your Computer's Processor
MIT researchers found a way to exploit a split-second gap in chip security - and used it to acquire a Linux system's password file. - Army Tests Safer Electrical Connectors for Ground Vehicle Readiness
U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center engineers are evaluating cadmium- and hexavalent chromium-free electrical connectors designed to reduce hazardous material exposure while maintaining corrosion protection, electrical performance, and long-term vehicle sustainment.