Military

Military-grade composites are used in a number of applications for their low weight, long life and ability to help protect people and equipment from harm. Aerial drones, armored fighting vehicles, submarines and body armor can contain composites materials.

Orbital ATK and Lockheed Martin Announce F-35 Program Milestone

Last week, Orbital ATK and Lockheed Martin celebrated the successful completion of the 5,000th Orbital ATK-built composite part for the F-35 program. With more than 1,400 domestic suppliers in 46 states and...

DARPA “Sea Hunter,” World’s Largest Autonomous Ship, Transferred to U.S. Navy

The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed trials of the “Sea Hunter” – the world’s largest unmanned ship. The vessel demonstrator, which was...

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Tops 400,000 Flight Hours

Boeing recently announced that the Bell Helicopter/Boeing V-22 Osprey has surpassed the 400,000 flight hour milestone. The V-22 Osprey is a joint-service, multirole combat aircraft that uses tiltrotor...

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Air Force Research Laboratory Gains New Insight into Additive Manufacturing

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Materials and Manufacturing Directorate researchers recently took advantage of a unique and rare research opportunity to better understand the behavior of materials...

Thermwood Creates Composite Helicopter Part made with Innovative 3-D Printing Technology

A cooperative effort between Thermwood Corporation, Applied Composite Engineering (ACE), Techmer PM and Purdue University’s Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Center has produced a composite helicopter...

New Army and MIT Research Could Hold Promise for Future Combat Helmets

According to a report from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Army and MIT researchers have advanced a unique experimental device to better test the durability of high performance and robust polymeric...