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UMOE Advanced Composites Selected by MT Group to Supply 20-foot Type IV Hydrogen Storage Containers

UMOE Advanced Composites has been selected by EPC contractor MT Group to supply four 20-foot Type IV glass-fibre composite hydrogen storage containers for a hydrogen refueling station in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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SMM Composites Delivers Large-Scale Molds to Candela as All-CFRP Nomad 7 Catamaran Nears 2026 Launch

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NC State Researchers Unveil Self-Healing Composites with Century-Scale Lifecycle Potential

North Carolina State University (NCSU) researchers have engineered a next-generation self-healing fiber-reinforced composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine blades, etc. The material can repair interlaminar damage in situ and maintains structural performance after 1,000 fracture-heal cycles, with modelled lifespans of 125–500 years.

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Northrop Grumman to Manufacture US Navy's Advanced Lightweight Torpedo

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $233 million U.S. Navy contract to manufacture and qualify its next-generation MK54 MOD 2 Advanced Lightweight Torpedo, reinforcing U.S. anti-submarine warfare capabilities with enhanced lethality and propulsion.

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Firefly's Alpha Block II Upgrade Reinforces Carbon Composite Structures for Higher Launch Reliability

Firefly Aerospace announced the Alpha Block II configuration upgrade, underscoring the growing role of carbon fiber composite structures in next-generation launch vehicles, with targeted enhancements to structural strength, reliability, and manufacturability.

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Northrop Grumman Reaches 1,500th F-35 Center Fuselage Delivery

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Toray Validates All-Carbon CO2 Separation Membrane Cuts Moisture Removal Costs in Biogas Purification by 70%

Toray Industries has validated an all-carbon gas separation membrane built on a carbon fiber composite architecture, cutting moisture removal costs in biogas purification by around 70% compared to existing technologies.

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Atomic-6's Composite Space Armor Set for Orbital Flight on Portal Spacecraft

Atomic-6 has confirmed the first spaceflight of its Space Armor technology, marking a major milestone achieved in collaboration with Portal Space Systems. The tile system will fly on SpaceX's Transporter-18 mission to protect Portal Space Systems' Starburst-1 satellite.

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SGL Carbon and BMW Group receive JEC Innovation Award for Natural Fiber Composites Project

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Astris AI and Albany Engineered Composites Forge Strategic AI Partnership to Reinvent Defense Supply Chain

Lockheed Martin-backed Astris AI partners with Albany Engineered Composites to deploy AI across defense supply chain operations.

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Mars Materials and North Carolina State University Validate CO2-Derived Precursor for Carbon Fiber Manufacturing

Mars Materials, Inc., a public benefit corporation working to store captured carbon dioxide into everyday products, announced a major manufacturing breakthrough. Working with textile experts at The Textile Innovation Engine of North Carolina and North Carolina State University (NC State), Mars Materials has successfully turned its CO2-derived product into a high-quality raw material for making carbon fiber.

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Scott & Fyfe Names Waterline Renewal Technologies Exclusive Distributor for Composite Glass Fibre CIPP Liners in North America

Scott & Fyfe appoints Waterline Renewal Technologies as exclusive North American distributor for its AlphaShield composite CIPP pipe liners.