Drones & Unmanned Systems AI-Powered Microdrones Achieve Insect-Level Agility for Rescue Missions David WhitakerDecember 15, 2025December 15, 20250 Could a matchbox-sized robot outfly a dragonfly in a disaster zone? Thanks to a breakthrough in AI-driven control of insect-scale…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Musk–Bezos Rivalry Accelerates Toward Orbital AI Data Centers David WhitakerDecember 12, 2025December 12, 20250 The rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, which has already lasted for two decades and included rocket and satellite…
Materials & Manufacturing Saab and Divergent Unveil Software?Defined 5?Meter 3D?Printed Fuselage for 2026 Flight David WhitakerDecember 12, 2025December 12, 20250 The thought that primary aircraft structures have to be strapped into molds, jigs, and riveted assemblies is being torn apart…
Materials & Manufacturing Airbus Produces 25,000 Certified AM Parts Annually with Stratasys David WhitakerDecember 12, 2025December 12, 20250 How does replacement of traditional production with polymer additive manufacturing affect aircraft production costs and schedules today? A decisive response…
Materials & Manufacturing Saab’s AI-Built, 3D-Printed Fuselage Signals Software-Like Hardware Evolution David WhitakerDecember 12, 2025December 12, 20250 It’s often said that “the slowest part in a fighter jet is the factory that built it.” Saab’s newest reveal…
Aerospace & Spaceflight AIAA Volunteer Leaders Drive Grassroots Aerospace Growth and Strategic Vision David WhitakerDecember 11, 2025December 11, 20250 “Dynamic local communities are the core of AIAA member engagement.” With that, AIAA Executive Vice President Angelo Iasiello framed a…
Drones & Unmanned Systems Aurora’s Integrated Path to Trusted AI Autonomy in Aircraft David WhitakerDecember 11, 2025December 11, 20250 The future of autonomous flight does not arrive in a single giant leap; it’s engineered incrementally, piece by piece, with…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA JPL Launches AI?Powered Rover Operations Hub for Moon and Mars David WhitakerDecember 11, 2025December 11, 20250 This new home for NASA’s Mars rover mission was characterized by Jennifer Trosper, the ROC program manager, in the following…
Materials & Manufacturing Airbus Scales Certified 3D Printing to Boost Aircraft Efficiency David WhitakerDecember 11, 2025December 11, 20250 Could the next leap in aerospace manufacturing be measured not in decades, but in grams? Airbus is proving that certified…