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SBIR 24.4 Release 4 is now live! Please submit NLT 26 March 2024 12:00 PM ET (Noon) https://lnkd.in/ej3KHwpy  After clicking the link, scroll down to the How You Can Participate header, then go to Step 4 to submit your proposal, where you will be led to DSIP; from there, type into the "filter by" tab -Advanced Manufacturing for Common Launch Container Objective: The objective of this topic is to develop applied research toward an innovative capability to use advanced manufacturing and iterative design to enable a Common Launch Container to meet the military specification requirements for storage, transportation, and munition launch. #addictive #manufacturing #rapid #iteration #advanced #materials #munition #storage #transport #SBIR #Small #Business #Innovation #Research 

Uncover the valuable insights from the Verification Management in Aerospace and Defense Programs Study. The study surveyed over 148 respondents to gain insights into common disruptions and examined how A&D professionals recover their losses when programs experience delays. Read more about the study here: https://lnkd.in/ghb6pEt2 #LifecycleInsights #aerospaceindustry

Have you heard about the "FIFTY"? Well it's a beast of a machine that has been instrumental in the USA being a Military Super Power. Interesting isn't it? The Heavy Press Program was a Cold War-era program of the United States Air Force to build the largest forging presses and extrusion presses in the world. These machines greatly enhanced the US defense industry's capacity to forge large complex components out of light alloys, such as magnesium and aluminum. The program began in 1950 and concluded in 1957 after construction of four forging presses and six extruders, at an overall cost of $279 million. Eight of them are still in operation today, manufacturing structural parts for military and commercial aircraft. They still hold the records for size in North America, though they have since been surpassed by presses in Japan, France, Russia and China The Heavy Press Program was motivated by experiences from World War II. Nazi Germany held the largest heavy die forging presses during the war, and translated this advantage into high performance jet fighters. Because of the shortage of aluminum, German aircraft manufacturers used forged magnesium structural components, formed to shape in closed-die hydraulic presses. The Soviet Union captured the largest German press to survive the war, with a capacity of 33,000 ton, and were suspected to have seized the designs for an even larger 55,000 ton press. The next two largest units were captured by the United States and brought across the Atlantic Ocean, but they were half the size at 16,500 ton. As Cold War fears developed, American strategists worried that this would give the Soviet Air Force a crucial advantage and designed the Heavy Press Program to help win the arms race. Seventeen presses were originally planned with an expected cost of $389 million, but the project was scaled back to 10 presses in 1953. To know more see this video. https://lnkd.in/dGjMyAaJ Credits Wikipedia and YouTube.

What is "MELD"? MELD Additive Friction Stir Deposition (AFSD): is a solid-state process. Unlike DED and other fusion-based processes, there’s no phase change due to the metal transitioning from solid to liquid and back to solid again. Common solidification defects like porosity and hot cracking are therefore avoided. Despite the ongoing mission to develop armored vehicle hulls free of weld joints and other potential weaknesses, Kelly and his team continue to do just that. They’re not alone. U.S. Army GVSC is partnered with ASTRO America and a team of subcontractors to continue work under the Jointless Hull project. See a hatch prototype for an Army vehicle 3D-printed using MELD Additive Friction Stir Deposition (AFSD) technology.

Maintaining quality is non-negotiable in high-complexity manufacturing, especially #aerospace and defense. Read Naveen Poonian's latest article about how an #MES minimizes errors caused by miscommunication and supports the Model-Based Enterprise. https://bit.ly/3ZZtvI4 #MBE

Innovation in Defense New materials and design technologies alone aren't enough to create truly innovative products. A creative mindset is essential to bring exclusive solutions to the market. At Talanov Defence, we are prepared to design decoys for any type of armament, tailored to customer needs. Our open-minded and creative approach—though unconventional in the military sector—is exactly what's needed to address the challenges faced by modern armies.

NuWaves’ HILNA LS™-C026 is a high performance, hermetically sealed low noise amplifier within L-band, and designed to achieve high gain while maintaining low noise and a high third-order intercept point. This high-performance module delivers 21 dB of gain over the broad range of 1.4 GHz to 1.9 GHz with a noise figure of less than 2 dB and OIP3 of +30 dBm. The HILNA LS-C026's small form factor (3.2 in³) makes it ideal for small communication system installations, co-located to the antenna. Part Number: HILNA-LS-C026 Datasheet: https://loom.ly/BX9Kpfo Product Page: https://loom.ly/e7sA_tQ NuWaves has multiple of these units in stock. Email sales@nuwaves.com for a quote today! If ordered by 12pm EST, your order will be shipped out the same day. #NuWaves #RFSolutions #NuWavesDifference #Amplifier #LowNoiseAmplifier #LNA #RF #Engineering #Military #DOOD #Communications #Innovation #Technology

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610 CONCEPTS of SYSTEMS (NOV 2019 Gautam Shah) https://lnkd.in/d9n8PGRy  Systems Approach and Systems Thinking, all began with intense manufacturing activities during the industrial revolution period but were applied to all types of human activities during and after WW-II periods. Systems' It was realized that there are physical systems consisting of materials-objects, distinct from conceptual systems formed of non-material entities. Thinking emerged when large production plants, military efforts, structural entities, etc. were being developed in early 20th C. 

Great article by Retired General David H. Petraeus, US Army (Ret.) and former Army special-operations commander.Andy Yakulis on Ukraine's conflict with Russia and how low-cost, innovative tech is being produced at scale and used on the battlefield. Some key lessons here for all emerging tech: - The Pentagon must prioritize speed, volume, and collaboration with private companies to ensure it’s equipped with the technologies necessary to maintain superiority on future battlefields. - Ukraine’s success against Russian forces highlights the transformative power of low-cost, mass-produced technologies like drones and robotic systems. These innovations are changing the very nature of warfare, providing systems at scale. - The lesson for the U.S. military - rethink its doctrine, training, and procurement processes to stay ahead, particularly in adapting to mass-produced systems. - While initiatives like the Replicator program are success stories that are developing, they still lag in speed and scale compared to Ukraine’s "People’s Drone" efforts. #emergingtech #ukrainewar Dr. Kristina Soukupova 🇺🇦Marcel 'Otto' YON Jesse Levin Dr. Marina Theodotou