Aerospace & Defense Technology Contents FEATURES ________________________________________ Digital Twins 6 Digital Twinning and Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information Aerospace Manufacturing 10 Aitiip Integrates Freeform Injection Molding to Lower Weight and Reduce Production Costs Lasers & Optics 14 Image Sensors and Cameras Based on Colloidal Quantum Dots for Defense Applications SpaceVPX 20 How SpaceVPX is Influencing the Design of Next Generation Spacecraft Avionics RF & Microwave Technology 26 Pioneering Space Communication with Terrestrial Know-How 28 NASA's Optical Communications Demo Transmits Data Over 140 Million Miles TECH BRIEFS ______________________________________ 30 NRL Research Physicists Explore Fiber Optic Computing Using Distributed Feedback 32 A New Approach to Assessing the Quality of Aerospace Components 34 New Research on Noise Reduction for Next Generation Aircraft Engines 35 'Nanostitches' Enable Lighter and Tougher Composite Materials DEPARTMENTS ____________________________________ 37 Applications 42 New Products 44 Ad Index ON THE COVER ____________________________________ As the aerospace industry continues to increase its adoption of digital twins for a wide variety of applications, one of the challenges that will become increasingly prevalent is the processing, storing, and transmitting of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). To learn more, read the feature article on page 6. (Image: Media Srock) 2 ADT Highland Tech Ad 0624.indd 1 mobilityengineeringtech.com Aerospace & Defense Technology, June 2024 5/21/24 1:16 PMhttp://info.hotims.com/86256-734 http://mobilityengineeringtech.com