In aerospace and defense, the cost of failure isn’t measured in broken parts; it’s measured in lost missions, compromised security, and lives at risk. Systems deployed into these high-consequence environments face an unrelenting barrage of stressors: scorching heat, explosive shockwaves, intense pressure differentials, corrosive atmospheres, and prolonged vibration. And unlike commercial-grade counterparts, military-grade systems don’t operate in isolation — these stressors strike all at once. Engineering for aerospace and defense extremes means building solutions that don’t just survive these conditions but perform with precision and reliability throughout them.  Designing for the Edge of Performance  True mission-critical hardware doesn’t begin with materials; it begins with application intent. Whether it’s a hypersonic vehicle slicing through the upper atmosphere or a deep-sea system descending into the crushing pressure…