Defense
From the CW Archives: Airbus A400M cargo door
The inaugural CW From the Archives revisits Sara Black’s 2007 story on out-of-autoclave infusion used to fabricate the massive composite upper cargo door for the Airbus A400M military airlifter.
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Dzyne Technologies announces new California manufacturing facility for UAS production
Dzyne offers composite fabrication, avionics fabrication and assembly, and aircraft integration among other manufacturing capabilities to support current and future UAS needs, further enabled by the new 125,000-square-foot facility in Irvine.
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DOD awards $3.7 to Qarbon Aerospace to enhance thermoplastics production
Qarbon Aerospace will focus on the design, development and manufacture of a thermoplastic composite structure for defense aviation components requiring icing protection.
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Integris Composites unveils customizable composite ballistic shields, vests
Rapid Don/Doff body armor vests and tailorable shield service enhances military and law enforcement unit options.
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Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton achieves successful first flight in Australia
Multi-intelligence uncrewed aircraft enhancing Australia’s maritime surveillance.
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AAMMC chosen as top 20 Regional Technology Hubs
Chosen from nearly 400 applicants nationwide, the 47-member Inland Northwest consortium in Spokane-Coeur d’Alene prepares for Phase 2 in an effort to produce a testbed facility for high-rate composites manufacturing R&D.
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A&P Technology awarded SBIR to further inline inspection
A&P Technology was recently awarded an AFWERX SBIR to expedite the development of inline inspection capabilities for braided composite components for hypersonics and military aircraft.
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US Air Force selects Integris Composites ballistic body armor
Cratus Wave armor is thin, lightweight and reduces heat stress, providing buoyant personal protection for the 582nd Helicopter Group.
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Infinite Composites signs $1.6 million US Army contract for H2 tanks
Development of conformable composite fuel tanks for hydrogen storage backs military applications including aircraft, ground support and marine.
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Purdue researchers develop new type of intelligent architected materials
Phase transforming cellular materials (PXCM) exhibit intelligent responses to external forces and stimuli, can dissipate energy to avoid damage and are being developed for transportation, military and other applications that can use composites.
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