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Calling Currawong

Communications system gets the message through

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s Currawong Battlefield Communications System connects deployed Australian Defence Force units.

Material Machine

Custom machine adds vertical production to vertical lift

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ teammates use the automated tape layup machine to fabricate uniform rotor blade components for the H-47 Chinook.

Pathways to Poseidon

Engineering executives share their steps to success

Leading P-8 Poseidon teammates to produce new aircraft, three engineers believe diverse, collaborative, inclusive teams drive technical excellence and innovation.

Featured Stories

Two Firsts for Flight Efficiencies

Two inventions to measure and reduce fuel consumption are the first in-country patents to be granted to ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Research & Technology-Brazil.

India Magnified

At ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s engineering and technology campus in Bengaluru, India, teammates are creating technologies that are advancing the aerospace industry worldwide.

From Rowing to ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ

Company founder hires brothers away from boat building and into aviation history.

Lightening the Launch Load

Satellite structures lighten up with inventive use of additive manufacturing

Going With the Flow

Curiosity inspires engineer to build his own wind tunnel

Contact Centennial

Over the past century, aerial refueling has evolved into the backbone of military aviation.

X-66A: Bracing for the Next Big Wing

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ engineers share early ideas for airplane with high, long, thin wings braced by diagonal struts, or trusses, attached to the fuselage.

Wonderful Whirl

Watch an MH-139A Grey Wolf land at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. 

New IQ: Keeping the Wonder in Engineering

Innovation Quarterly tells of engineers who are transforming their knowledge from outside pursuits into new ideas for additive manufacturing, aircraft design, autonomy and more.

Novel Network

Deployable, secure radio network has potential to improve military readiness.

Long Way Home

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ-built Pacific Clipper flies 31,500 miles west-to-east from San Francisco to New York City.

Space to Sea: Low Earth Orbit to Ocean Dominance

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ teammates are developing the U.S. Navy’s Extra Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle, the world’s largest autonomous submarine.

Augmented Reality: Check

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ and augmented reality developer Red 6 are collaborating on aerial-dogfighting training technology for advanced tactical aircraft.

Direct Connection

New device transfers airplane data quickly to help airlines evaluate and monitor the health of their fleets.

Liquid Asset: The Way to Net Zero is Fluid

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ will use jet reference fluids to understand how airplane materials interact with 100% sustainable aviation fuels.

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