A New Additive Manufacturing Accelerator for the US Navy in Guam

A New Additive Manufacturing Accelerator for the US Navy in Guam

This episode examines the technical and strategic foundations behind Guam’s new advanced manufacturing hub, developed through ASTRO America in coordination with the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base Program.

Neal Orringer of ASTRO America and Alex Benham of the Guam Additive Materials and Manufacturing Accelerator (GAMMA) provide an engineering-level discussion of the facility’s additive manufacturing capabilities, supply-chain objectives, and workforce development plans. The conversation outlines how the hub will support distributed sustainment, accelerate part production near the point of need, and bolster naval readiness across the Indo-Pacific.


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What Changes are Needed for Counter UAS Regulations in Civilian Airspace?

What Changes are Needed for Counter UAS Regulations in Civilian Airspace?

A House committee hearing held earlier this month outlined the current federal regulations that limit the use of counter unmanned aircraft system technologies by state and local authorities to detect ...

21 Helmi 202522min

How a Cloud-Based Remote ID System Helps Monitor Random Drone Sightings

How a Cloud-Based Remote ID System Helps Monitor Random Drone Sightings

AeroDefense has been developing drone detection technology to address drones flying in civilian airspace for several years has just released a new system, Air Warden Essentials, that could help increa...

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Dronetag's New Pocket-Sized Drone Detection System

Dronetag's New Pocket-Sized Drone Detection System

Czech Republic-based startup Dronetag has launched a new pocket-sized drone-agnostic Remote ID receiver, RIDER, amid the rise in unidentified drone sightings in U.S. airspace.While counter UAS systems...

7 Helmi 202519min

UxV/35: A New Approach to Lowering the Cost of Designing Drones

UxV/35: A New Approach to Lowering the Cost of Designing Drones

UxV/35 is a new standard recently adopted by the PC104 Computing Consortium to enable rapid development and manufacturing of drones, automatic vehicles, and vessels. The standard provides an embedded ...

31 Tammi 202516min

How Pratt & Whitney is Using a Robot to Help Build Jet Engines

How Pratt & Whitney is Using a Robot to Help Build Jet Engines

Pratt & Whitney is using a new robot named Alfred to assemble high-pressure compressor rotors for its GTF PW1100G-JM engine that powers the Airbus A320neo family of aircraft. In September, the aircra...

29 Marras 202414min

Scaling Manufacturing and Production of 'Data as a Service' Electric Drone

Scaling Manufacturing and Production of 'Data as a Service' Electric Drone

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced a new $20 million award to Kraus Hamdani Aerospace for its Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program. Under ...

22 Marras 202418min

The Unusual Machines Approach to Low Cost Drones and Drone Components

The Unusual Machines Approach to Low Cost Drones and Drone Components

Unusual Machines CEO Allan Evans is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast.   Headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Unusual Machines describes itself as a "classic A...

15 Marras 202414min

Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination: The Army's Future Vision for Fused AI

Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination: The Army's Future Vision for Fused AI

The U.S. Army has been establishing a new cross-functional team focused on exploiting the fusion of deep sensing data for decision-making in long-range targeting throughout 2024. During this episode, ...

8 Marras 202418min