Insider Input into Military Aerospace Research
John D. Russell, technical director of the Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies Division at Air Force Research Laboratory, is an international leader in R&D for both advanced manufacturing and...
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...
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...
