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.

DARPA Unveils Sea Hunter – A Robotic, Autonomous Warship Featuring Composites

The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) unveiled the Sea Hunter – a robotic, autonomous war ship being tested for the Navy that features a composite hull and a...

India Unveils Country’s First Indigenous Sonar Dome made with Composites

At Defexpo India 2016, India’s conference for defense products and technologies, India Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar unveiled the country’s first indigenous sonar dome made with composites. India...

Russia Uses Composites for Fifth Generation Submarines

According to Russian officials, the country is looking to composite materials to help reduce noise and visibility from its fifth generation submarines. The Russians hope to use composite materials for...

Tokyo’s First-Ever Homemade Stealth Jet Features Composites

Japan has unveiled its Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Advanced Technology Demonstrator – Experimental (ATD-X) fifth-generation fighter technology demonstrator, known as the X-2. The jet is Japan’s first...

Multifunctional Composites

Versatile materials add functions and expand possibilities. Industrial designers and engineers value composite materials primarily for structural properties such as light weight, stiffness and high strength....

Composite Center Fuselage for First F-35 Aircraft in Japan Completed

Northrop Grumman recently announced it has completed the center fuselage for the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to be assembled in Japan's F-35 Final Assembly and Checkout (FACO) facility in Nagoya, Japan....