Military/Aerospace Electronics

The European Space Agency (ESA) has opened what it describes as a "state-of-the-art conference centre" to help support the UK space industry.

Efficient Power Conversion has added two 40V GaN transistors to its radiation-hardened high-reliability portfolio. EPC7001 has 4mΩ on-resistance, 60A (250A 300µs pulse 25°C) capacity and occupies 7mm2 EPC7002 turns on to 14.5mΩ and can handle 10A (62A 300µs pulse 25°C) through its 1.87mm2 footprint “EPC’s rad hard devices exhibit superior resistance to radiation compared to traditional silicon solutions,” said EPC. ...

Working with AMD, Renesas has created a power supply design, using radiation-tolerant ICs and GaN power devices, for an AMD space-grade ‘Versal adaptive SoC’ – the XQRVC1902, a processor with 400 AI inferencing tiles, dual Arm Cortex-A72 cores, dual Cortex-R5F cores, programmable logic and memory. “ISLVERSALDEMO2Z integrates key radiation-hardened components for power management,” said Renesas. “These ICs are designed to ...

HawkEye 360, the space-based RF data and analytics specialist has announced it has closed $58 million in new Series D-1 funding. The Herndon, Virginia-based company says it will be used to develop expand its analytics systems that support high-value defense missions. It plans to invest in AI “to better extract value” from the large amount of RF data being collected ...

Orbital Composites, an in-space robotic manufacturing specialist, has won a $1.7m U.S. Space Force contract, to further “the development of In-space Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) of antennas”. Collaborating with Axiom Space, Northrop Grumman, and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Orbital will be working on two applications: Satellite-Based Cellular Broadband (SBCB) and Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP). Large antennas are needed for ...

There’s room in space – Teledyne e2v Space Imaging, which is based in Chelmsford, is launching a recruitment drive, with interest in the UK commercial space sector continuing to grow. Applications for the specialist CMOS and CCD imaging sensors designed by the company include data collection for Earth Observation, space telescopes for exploration of our universe, ground astronomy and scientific ...

A £5 million award from the UK Space Agency will allow Northumbria University to take forward  research to build a new satellite communications system, setting the scene for Northumbria to launch the UK’s first university-led multi-satellite space mission. The funding announcement will allow the University to move forward with its prototype work on this new laser-based system, which has the ...

BAE Systems has launched a new FalconWorks division for its air sector business, described as a centre for advanced research and development to deliver “a range of cutting-edge combat air capabilities for the UK and its allies”. FalconWorks will work with BAE’s partners – academia, research organisations, SMEs and national governments. Example digital technologies it will be involved with include ...

G’day humanoid robot. Nasa is sending its robotic system, dubbed Valkyrie, down under to complete its testing, with the energy company Woodside Energy in Perth, Western Australia. It is part of a research-sharing Space Act Agreement, explains the space agency, which plans to use a Valkyrie robot to develop remote mobile dexterous manipulation capabilities, for remote caretaking of uncrewed and ...

The UK Space Agency is funding a new initiative to secure foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities for the UK. It will be supporting the Department for Business and Trade and various space cluster representatives across the nation. Basically, it is to encourage startups and established companies from around the world to set up, or expand, their space operations within the ...