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In the dynamic field of #Avionics, ensuring the safety and reliability of software and systems is paramount. Our latest exploration dives into the critical process of Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA) - a beacon guiding aerospace professionals through the potential risks in aircraft operations. Learn why FHA is a crucial for Avionics project development: https://lnkd.in/eD_C45q2 #aerospace #aviation #faa #easa

Today in Asia Times, I wrote about a recent simulation conducted by Chinese researchers, which suggests that China's new stealth aircraft detection technologies and hypersonic missiles could potentially defeat America's next-generation B-21 stealth bomber. The simulation, reported by the South China Morning Post and led by associate professor Chen Jun from Northwestern Polytechnical University, was detailed in the peer-reviewed journal Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica. It emphasized the complexity and intensity of potential air battles between China and the U.S., highlighting China's capabilities in area denial, which include large radar networks and hypersonic missiles. The article also discussed the B-21 Raider, central to the US Air Force’s Penetrating Counter Air strategy, designed to penetrate sophisticated air defenses and launch significant attacks. However, the simulation revealed potential threats to the B-21, including China's advances in radar systems, heat signature detection, and anti-stealth technologies. Despite these advancements, stealth aircraft like the B-21 remain crucial to U.S. airpower, with experts suggesting a need for agile and adaptive tactics that leverage new technologies to maintain air superiority.

If you have not had a chance to check it out yet (especially if you're an aerospace design or manufacturing engineer!) the February 2024 edition of Aerospace & Defense Technology is published. The cover article features one of my favorite topics, avionics, written by a team of engineers representing Daedalean AI + Xwing discussing some of teh work they're doing with civil aviation regulators to develop machine learning-based software for avionics systems. Check out the digital version of the new issue here: https://lnkd.in/dQrfaJ-H #Avionics #Aerospace #Defense #Technology

eSTOL wind tunnel tests for US Army 🌬️ Electra.aero has received a contract that funds powered wind tunnel testing of the company’s hybrid eSTOL aircraft. The $1.9 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract enables the US Army to explore Electra’s unique blown wing aircraft technology potential to broaden U.S. military capabilities. Read more > > https://hubs.la/Q02tKLTx0 Ben Marchionna, Electra’s Director of Technology and Innovation, said; “There is a substantial benefit to employing the right-sized aircraft for a given payload-range mission. It’s a very effective method to substantially reduce fuel use – or operational energy – in theater, which really matters for enabling distributed operations in contested locations. “Many of the most commonly deployed military logistics solutions in use today are flown well below their intended payload capacity. Our eSTOL aircraft can fulfill these missions while using dramatically less fuel, providing much more range, operating at significantly reduced noise levels, and utilizing the same constrained operational ground footprints. It’s an extremely compelling capability and we’re thrilled to be working with the Army team to advance this key national security technology.” More details on the Advanced Air Mobility International website. #aircraft #test #aerospace #aviation #mobility #tech #usarmy #military

The controllers, display and communication equipment on the aircraft must communicate with status reports for control transitions with other data connections. ARINC-429 is a specification used in Network definition and is an industry standard used for the transfer of digital data between avionics system elements. #Avionics #aviation #defense #aerospace #spaceindustry #systems #aircraft #technology #ARINC429 #electronics #development

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EX2 HEADLINES - www.ex2.com.au  ·      Lockheed Martin to manufacture guided weapons in Australia ·      IN DETAIL: The Australian government’s surface combat fleet review to report in 2024 ·      KBR provides Triton mission support for RAAF In Other News: ·      Airbus Helicopters to acquire US UAV firm Aerovel ·      Aurora building full-scale active-flow control X-plane ·      US Government approves Tomahawk WSSSU sale to Australia ·      Acacia Systems to lead $1.6M project to boost undersea surveillance ·      Houthi rebels deploy UUV in Red Sea ·      Boeing delivers Orca XLUUV to US Navy ·      Hunter Valley to become regional F-35 sustainment hub ·      US Congress approves AUKUS bill ·      Lockheed Martin delivers first PrSM to US Army ·      Advanced Navigation to spearhead Australian photonic chip manufacture ·      AUKUS Defence Investor Network launches  ·      Homeland Defense interceptor defeats ballistic missile in test ·      Nomad Atomics’ gravity sensor could revolutionise ASW, minerals exploration ·      UK, Japan and Italy sign international stealth fighter treaty ·      US Congress expected to approve AUKUS deal this week ·      Quantx Labs secures $750,000 funding for PNT R&D ·      Australian steel for SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines ·      Minister for Defence Industry to visit USA for GWEO talks ·      Army training now includes anti-drone operations ·      SpIRIT satellite mission launched Read these stories and more at EX2 - https://lnkd.in/gjqi_QAu Innovation is all about new technologies and techniques that solve wicked problems; it’s about the R&D and innovation processes that develop these new technologies and techniques; it’s about the linkages, collaborations and inspiration that make them possible. It’s called thinking outside the square That’s what EX2 is all about.

Ramjets and scramjets are not a new concept. Aircraft like the X-15 were propelled by rocket engines and carried both their fuel and oxidizer. Engineers knew though that using atmospheric oxygen to burn fuel would be critical for reducing the weight of the aircraft, and several efforts were focused on “air-breathing” propulsion systems, called ramjets. Propelling a jet aircraft requires high-pressure air to maintain the flow through the nozzle and generate thrust. Turbojet engines on fighter jets have compressors that produce the required pressure. Ramjets work by “ramming” the external air into the engine using the forward speed of the vehicle. This eliminates the need for compressors, which simplifies the engine and saves weight — but with a caveat. Ramjets actually require supersonic speeds to work most efficiently. It’s an old idea. The development of ramjets was first proposed by French aerospace engineer René Lorin, who outlined the idea and its principles in 1913. Lorin was granted a patent for his invention, but the technology was way behind the physics, and he was never able to build a prototype. In 1926, Andrew Carter from the United Kingdom proposed the first practical ramjet-like propulsion system designed specifically to enhance the range of artillery shells. The actual construction and testing of ramjets didn’t begin until the mid-1930s in France, Germany, and the Soviet Union. French engineer René Leduc ground tested a ramjet up to Mach 0.9. By 1938, work on full-scale ramjet-powered aircraft had begun, and ground tests were conducted up to Mach 2.5. In Germany, Dr. Wolf Trommsdroff led a successful effort to develop artillery shells powered by ramjets. Tests conducted in the 1940s saw the shells accelerating up to Mach 4.2. And the first operational ramjet-powered missile took the form of the V1 “buzz bomb.” In the US, ramjet development picked up in 1940 when aeronautics engineer Henry J. E. Reid joined hands with Roy Edward Marquardt in the UK, whose primary work focused on ramjets and their military applications. Their efforts continued after the war and augmented the development of the BOMARC, Talos, and the UK’s Bloodhound anti-air missiles. As the technology matured, the advantages of ramjets led the US Navy to set up the “Bumblebee” program, in collaboration with John Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory. This program led to the development of surface-launched and air-launched ramjet-powered missiles. Ramjets have been shown to work efficiently at Mach 3, but at higher speeds, their efficiency starts to drop, so modifications were required to force the continued combustion of supersonic airflow. Engines of this type became known as supersonic-combustion ramjets — or “scramjets.” #hyperfast #HYPERIANAerospace #airsupremacy #NGAD #hypersonic #missiles #usnavy #airforce #usarmy #spaceforce #HYPERJet #HYPERMissile #HYPERBomber #HYPERLiner #hydrogen #aerospace #spaceflight #airsuperiority #NASA #BLACKSTAR