Electronics related to Military/Aerospace
Hypersonica, a two year-old startup founded by two Oxford University DPhils, has raised €23 million from investors, to build hypersonic missiles. Investors were Plural, Germany’s Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (Sprind)m General Catalyst and 201 Ventures. Last week, the company tested its first navigation system which controlled a missile travelling at 7,400kph. “I grew up with a deep understanding that freedom, ...
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in very large-scale photonic circuits. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice. This solicitation includes a Controlled Unclassified Information Addendum that contains key technical ...
Eutelsat, the Paris-based satellite operator, is abandoning its plans for the partial sale of its ground segment infrastructure assets to private equity. Sovereignty The deal will not proceed, as all conditions have not been satisfied, says the company. However, a French minister – Roland Lescure – said he refused to authorise the deal. His objection was that the antennas are ...
Supporting faster data speeds in space applications, ST’s RHFLVDS41 Low-Voltage Differential Signaling driver claims a performance edge for QML-V qualified devices for data exchanges at up to 600Mbps. Having an operating-voltage range from 2.3V to 3.6V, the driver is compatible with the latest low-voltage logic and lower supply-voltage norms (TIA/EIA-644 and Jedec), as well as older CMOS devices. The RHFLVDS41 has ...
A new experiment at the University of Leeds suggests that the future of high-speed wireless communication may lie in a largely unused region of the electromagnetic spectrum. In ‘Free-space optical communications at 4Gbit/s data rate with a terahertz laser’, published in Communications Physics, the team demonstrated how terahertz-frequency light can be used to transmit data wirelessly, through open air, at speeds far beyond those previously achieved at these frequencies. Terahertz waves sit between ...
Kymeta, the mobile satcomms specialist, and Japan Display Inc (JDI) are developing a multi-band metasurface aperture to enable concurrent operation across Ku and Ka-band satellite frequencies. This collaboration aims to deliver the industry’s first multi-band, metasurface terminal, enabling multi-band, multi-orbit satellite communications. The partnership brings together Kymeta’s expertise in metasurface antenna technologies and JDI’s capabilities in rigid flat-panel thin film ...
The ExCeL Centre, in London, will be hosting Space-Comm Expo Europe on 4-5 March (Wednesday – Thursday), featuring an exhibition, keynote presentations, and a conference programme. More than 5,400 people are expected to attend – from governments, business and academia – along with 250 exhibitors and 200 international speakers. Space-Comm Expo The event will feature speakers from NASA, ESA, UN, ...
AutoFlight has unveiled Matrix, the world’s first 5-ton class electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which successfully completed a public full transition flight demonstration at the company’s low-altitude flight test facility center. During the demonstration, where Matrix flew alongside AutoFlight’s 2-ton CarryAll cargo eVTOL, Matrixcompleted the full mode transition flight sequence, transitioning from vertical take-off through cruise flight to ...
Terran Orbital is announcing the Mitsubishi Electric LEO Demo Mission, testing the use of on-orbit quantum technology for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. In collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric US, the mission will feature the company’s Nebula bus. This will be equipped with a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Optical Terminal payload – for testing secured communications ...
Eight single-width QMC modules and a CompactPCI Serial QMC carrier have been announced by Tews Technologies, designed to accelerate adoption of the mezzanine standard. The additions to its VITA 93 – QMC portfolio, will accelerate adoption of the new mezzanine standard, said Tews Technologies. The VITA 93 – QMC form factor addresses the aerospace and defence sector’s need for compact, ...
