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Metal shavings stand vertically atop a rare earth magnet.

DoD Looks to Establish “Mine-to-Magnet” Supply Chain for Rare Earth Materials

The Defense Department has in recent months advanced its goal of developing domestic supply chains to ensure continued access to…

satellite

How Decades of Expertise With the Fourth State of Matter Could Bring Satellites Closer to Earth

Thousands of satellites take pictures, gather information, and relay internet traffic from high above the Earth. Now, the challenge is…

Two students at the 364th Training Squadron's Cable and Antenna Systems apprentice course use the confined space simulator Feb. 23, 2024 at Sheppard Air Force Base.

Cable Dawg Instructors Build Confined Space Simulator

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Tech training transformation continues at the 82nd Training Wing as instructors from the 364th…

Airmen assigned to the 726th Air Control Squadron set up antennae to gain radio operations during Project Convergence Capstone 4 experimentation at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 27, 2024.

DAF Delivers Lethality at the Speed of Data During Project Convergence Capstone 4

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AFNS) —  More than 4,000 service members and civilians from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,…

USAF techs discuss electromagnetic spectrum operations at computer monitors.

DISA Awards OTA Contract to Develop Next Iteration of Electromagnetic Battle Management – Joint

The Defense Information Systems Agency announced that it awarded Palantir USG, Inc. a $9.8 million other transaction agreement/authority contract to…

drawing of an owl with LHO underneath

LHO: This UAV Isn’t for the Birds

Mini battery-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) come in all shapes and sizes and have become ubiquitous in both the private…

scientist stretching 3-D printed material

Propelling 3D Printing Into the Future

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —3D printing has changed the world. It’s allowed the aerospace, medical, automotive, manufacturing, and many other industries to…

graphic of the Van Allen radiation belts

Correcting an Old Space-Physics Error for Safer Satellites

Correcting 50-year-old errors in the math used to understand how electromagnetic waves scatter electrons trapped in Earth’s magnetic fields will…

materials chemist works in a glove box, preparing a container filled with bead bits that will turn brown if someone attempts to tamper with the container’s contents

Bruised and Bleeding: New Materials Show Where They’re Hurt

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Every over-the-counter medication bottle sports a protective seal, usually a plastic wrap or foam layer, or both….

A U.S. Air Force volunteer tests the next replica of a seat and flight suit for the Orion space capsule

AFRL Helps NASA Wrap up Equipment Testing for Artemis II Mission

In October, the NASA team revisited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to collaborate with Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, engineers,…

Engineer using a 3D wide-area microscope

Lakehurst’s SCRM Lab Fills Gap in Digital Supply Chain

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. – The Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Lab at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst…

Space X's Falcon 9 rocket to launch six satellites at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space

MDA, SDA Confirm Successful Launch of the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor and Tranche 0 Satellites

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA) confirmed the successful launch of six satellites to low-Earth orbit…