Aerospace & Defense Technology Contents FEATURES ________________________________________ Materials 4 Making a Material Difference in Aerospace & Defense Electronics Data Acquisition 10 Acquiring and Telemetering Test Data from Hypersonic Platforms SOSA 15 Analog Transformation Complements Open System Designs to Optimize Modern Defense Systems Additive Manufacturing 18 These Speedy Cold Spray Machines Can 3D Print Vehicle Parts in War Zones RF & Microwave Technology 22 Researchers Use Ancient Japanese Art Method to Create Tunable Antennas 24 What is Drone Jamming and How Can it Be Countered? TECH BRIEFS ______________________________________ 26 AI-Trained Vehicles Can Adjust to Extreme Turbulence on the Fly 27 'First of Its Kind' Composite Material to Help Space Vessels Travel Longer Distances 28 Scientists Fuse Simulations and Machine Learning to Accelerate Novel Additively Manufactured Materials 30 Aviation Safety Expert Unites Industry to Safeguard Aviation Supply Chain 32 DEVCOM CBC Innovates and Integrates Through Autonomous Technologies DEPARTMENTS ____________________________________ 34 Application Briefs 38 New Products 40 Ad Index ON THE COVER ____________________________________ Hypersonic aircraft and ordinance developments are becoming more common, and the unique vehicle designs present several challenges for flight test applications. Many of these challenges can be addressed using existing hardware and techniques. To learn why existing COTS components that are suitably ruggedized can be leveraged to meet the challenges of data acquisition and telemetry for flight testing hypersonic vehicles, read the feature article on page 10. (Cobalt/Adobe Stock) 2 mobilityengineeringtech.com Aerospace & Defense Technology, December 2024http://info.hotims.com/86262-725 https://www.mobilityengineeringtech.com/