Electronics related to Military/Aerospace
Synspective, the Tokyo based SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite data specialist, has won a contract to supply a satellite constellation for Japan’s Ministry of Defense. It will be working with six partner companies: Mitsubishi Electric, SKY Perfect JSAT, Mitsui, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Axelspace and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace. Defence “The initiative aims to provide persistent imagery intelligence that ...
Array Labs, a Silicon Valley startup specialising in radar payloads for satellite buses, has announced raising $20 million in Series A financing. The investment round was led by Catapult Ventures. Also participating was Washington Harbour Partners, Kompas VC, Y Combinator, and Maiora Ventures. It will be used to to scale its engineering, expand production capacity, and, ultimately, launch a ...
Terran Orbital, the manufacturer of small satellites, will be providing satellite buses to Lockheed Martin under the U.S. Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) programme. Specifically, it is for the Tranche 3 Tracking Layer (T3TRK), and the goal is to enable persistent missile-tracking capabilities. And note, Lockheed Martin is the parent company of Terran Orbital, completing the ...
The UK defence specialist Babcock will lead a new STEM pilot in Plymouth as part of a Government £182m national skills drive. The initiative aims to address skills gaps in engineering, cyber and other defence sectors. And a priority will be attracting those with little to no prior STEM engagement. Neil Young, Babcock’s Global Engineering Capability Director, is leading the ...
Starlink is to to lower its satellites in 2026. Currently orbiting at around 550 km, the constellation’s 9000+ satellites will be lowered to 480 km during the year. “Lowering the satellites results in condensing Starlink orbits, and will increase space safety in several ways,” says Michael Nicolls, SpaceX’ vp of Starlink engineering in a post on X, “the number of ...
Space Forge is reporting successfully generating plasma aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite. The Cardiff-based company is an advanced materials startup focusing on semiconductor manufacturing in space. It highlights the latest development as a world-first for such commercial in-space manufacturing. Specifically, it describes ForgeStar-1 “as the first free-flying commercial semiconductor manufacturing tool ever operated in space”. Crystal growth A demonstration confirmed the ...
XCAM, the digital imaging specialist, has been bought by Tibidabo Scientific Industries, which provides advanced imaging to scientific, space, and industrial markets. XCAM is based in Northampton and the Tibidabo global headquarters are in Madison, Connecticut. “Joining Tibidabo provides exciting opportunities to scale our business and collaborate across a more globally integrated team,” said Karen Holland, CEO of XCAM. “We ...
Globalfoundries (GF) and onsemi have signed an agreement to develop and manufacture advanced GaN power products using GF’s 200mm eMode GaN-on-silicon process. The focus for initial development will be 650V power devices for AI datacentres, electric vehicles, renewable energy, industrial systems, aerospace, defence and security. “This collaboration brings together onsemi’s system and product expertise with GlobalFoundries’ advanced GaN process to ...
The North East Space Communications Accelerator (NESCA) has awarded its first round of innovation funding to seven projects. The organisation has distributed £340,000 across seven space communications and technology projects. Being developed in the North East, the projects range from tracking space debris to developing ultra-reliable communications systems. North East Space projects The seven North East Space projects include three ...
The Portuguese Air Force has turned to Iceye to procure its first satellite. It is building its national ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) defense capabilities from space. The Finnish company, which already has a relationship with the Polish military, is a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite specialist. New dimension “By acquiring its own capabilities to operate in space, the [Portuguese] Air ...
