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AB-U10: Autonomous Airborne Net-gun Interceptor for Counter-UAS Operations

The AB-U10 is an autonomous airborne counter-UAS (C-UAS) interceptor powered by Electric Ducted Fan (EDF) vectored thrust technology. Unlike ground-based jammers, nets, or kinetic effectors, the AB-U10 launches vertically without a runway or catapult, climbs to intercept altitude within seconds,

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Ryan Lee
Cheonan, Korea South
Votes: 0
Views: 10
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 16, 2026

CIMx Building Blocks: Intelligent Material‑Skinned Modular Space Station

Space habitats today rely on separate subsystems for structure, thermal control, radiation protection, sensing, and communication. CIMx Building Blocks introduces a coherence‑regulated material envelope that unifies these functions into a single intelligent shell. The envelope becomes both the structural boundary and a distributed computational and modulation substrate, enabling new modes of habitat control, energy use,

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Irwin Weisel
Penns Grove, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 86
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 14, 2026

Ziplok Cryogenic Automatic Mechanically Locking Fluid/Gas Coupler

Flexible Thread Technology (FFS) was invented by Robert Fullerton in 1979 and has 6 U.S. patents granted and 4 new, “Automatically Mechanically Locking Fastener/Coupler” provisional patents proposed in his name at this time. The concept utilizes an outer body containing three threaded fasteners.

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Robert Fullerton
Incline Village, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 177
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 10, 2026

AdaptiWing: Real-Time Morphing Aircraft Wing via Shape-Memory Alloy Actuators

Commercial aviation accounts for 2.5% of global CO₂ emissions, with aerodynamic drag representing the single largest efficiency loss factor beyond engine thermodynamics. Conventional wing designs use discrete hinged flaps and slats, mechanically complex, hydraulically driven systems that optimize the wing for only two conditions: takeoff/landing and cruise. For all other flight phases, climb, descent, turbulence response, gust loading,

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Loh Zheng Ying
Singapore, Singapore
Votes: 0
Views: 56
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 10, 2026

Integrated Active Empennage Architecture

What problem does the innovation solve?

Rear-mounted pusher-propeller aircraft typically suffer from a severe reduction in control authority at low airspeeds (such as during low-speed STOL operations or VTOL transition phases) because traditional tail surfaces rely on forward velocity to generate aerodynamic force. Mechanically, rear-propulsion architectures introduce massive Center of Gravity (CG) challenges;

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Lester Erlston
Beaverton, United States
Votes: 2
Views: 119
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 9, 2026

PropWings™ Next-Gen Performance for eVTOL Platforms

What problem does PropWings solve?

The commercial viability of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft is severely bottlenecked by battery energy density limitations. Compounding this is a critical aerodynamic "dead zone" during the transition between vertical hover and forward flight, where conventional fixed wings remain aerodynamically inert until forward momentum is achieved.

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Lester Erlston
Beaverton, United States
Votes: 2
Views: 93
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 9, 2026

Stealth Drone

Stealth Drone Using Smart Camouflage and Signature Reduction Technologies Project Objective

The aim of this project is to develop an Stealth Drone that can be near- invisibility to both human observers and detection systems. The drone achieves stealth through visual camouflage, reduced acoustic and thermal signatures, and optimized radio-frequency communication techniques.

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Aashish Shet
Mangalore, India
Votes: 25
Views: 615
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 7, 2026

LiteGuard- Ultra Lightweight Aerospace Shielding Technology

Modern aerospace and defense systems are becoming increasingly dependent on complex cable harness architectures responsible for power distribution, communication, control, and mission-critical data transmission. As aircraft, satellites, UAVs, and defense platforms continue to evolve, harness systems are growing in size, weight, and complexity- creating significant challenges related to electromagnetic interference (EMI), weight reduction,

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Noah Liron Levy
Closter, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 44
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 7, 2026

Electronic Carnot Engine

In oxygen-free space environments, the power from photovoltaic panels is limited and insufficient to support large-scale engineering projects. Combining a nuclear heat source with an Electronic Carnot Engine (ECE) for power generation could become a critical space technology of the future.

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Kan Cheng
Newark, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 68
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 6, 2026

ARES — Assisted Rapid Emergency Sealant System

ARES — Assisted Rapid Emergency Sealant System is a crew-assisted emergency repair system for rapidly mitigating small hull breaches in spacecraft, orbital habitats, pressurized rovers, aircraft, and other critical enclosures. ARES may receive breach-location and severity data from a structural impact and leak detection system such as DSILS,

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Christopher Spacone
Torrance, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 109
Aerospace & Defense
Jun 3, 2026

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