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46 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2024 DARPA Explores Additive Manufacturing's Potential for Futuristic Microsystems E DARPA played a seminal role in establishing materials science as a discipline. One of the latest disruptive efforts in new materials and applications, the Additive Manufacturing of Microelectronic systEms (AMME) program, seeks to launch microsystems manufacturing far beyond today's state of the art. The Government Circuit: Driving Resiliency and Economic Security on Both Sides of the Atlantic E Welcome to the latest edition of e Govern- ment Circuit, where I share updates on the gov- ernment policy developments shaping the elec- tronics manufacturing industry. Since the year began, we've already witnessed several signifi- cant milestones and strategic engagements that may ultimately affect the way you do business. Major Investors Expect First Commercial eVTOL Passenger Routes by 2026 E New Horizon Aircra Ltd. indicates global investors are anticipating the first commercial passenger routes of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircra to be operational in the next few years as the future air mobility market continues to advance rapidly. BAE Systems Launches MethaneSAT Satellite for Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data E BAE Systems is celebrating alongside its cus- tomers at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) following the successful launch of the MethaneSAT satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. e satellite will pro- vide the public with reliable scientific data about the sources and scale of methane emis- sions globally, with the ultimate goal of driving reductions in the near future. Lockheed Martin Awarded $219M To Produce PrSM Units for U.S. Army E e U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Mar- tin a $219 million contract to produce more Early Operational Capability (EOC) Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). e award is the fourth production contract to date for the long-range surface-to-surface missile, which will allow for a significant increase in production capacity to meet Army demand. Sikorsky Looks to Future Family of VTOL Systems E Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company unveiled its plan to build, test and fly a hybrid- electric vertical takeoff and landing demon- strator (HEX / VTOL) with a tilt-wing con- figuration. e design is the first in a series of large, next generation VTOL aircra—ranging from more traditional helicopters to winged configurations—which will feature var ying degrees of electrification, and an advanced autonomy system for optionally piloted flight. DARPA's REMA Program to Add Mission Autonomy to Commercial Drones E DARPA's Rapid Experimental Missionized Autonomy (REMA) program aims to enable a drone to autonomously continue its pre- defined mission when connection to the oper- ator is lost.

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