The importance of lightweighting in A&D can’t be overstated. New manufacturing technologies like 3D printing and novel materials such as aerogels, coupled with innovative design and strategies for integrating these new materials, are enabling the aircraft of today and tomorrow to achieve higher speeds and longer flight distances, thus opening up new possibilities for research, space exploration, communications, air travel, and more.
Included in this Intelligence Brief:
- Highlight of notable improvements in weight that are being achieved using different kinds of lightweighting technologies
- Profiles of five companies producing advanced lightweighting materials for the A&D sector
- Profiles of five A&D companies that are leading the way in advancing flight performance with innovative design
