Military/Aerospace Electronics

Teledyne e2v Space Imaging is collaborating with Starris Optima Space Systems to develop space cameras for small satellites and lunar ecosystems. “Our joint development of these compact camera payloads begins to address a growing and significant market as small sat applications move beyond LEO into the cislunar economy, which is a steppingstone to Mars habitation,” says Teledyne vp Antonino Spatola. ...

UK scientists and engineers have successfully fired a high powered laser energy weapon from a British Army combat vehicle for the first time. The ground-breaking test was conducted at Dstl’s (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) range in Porton Down. The laser weapon neutralised targets at distances in excess of 1km. As part of MoD’s Land Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) ...

University College London (UCL) is joining Space South Central, which is described as the UK’s largest regional space cluster. The university joins as another academic partner, it was announced at the Farnborough International Airshow. The University of Portsmouth, University of Southampton and University of Surrey are already involved in the cluster. “I’m delighted that UCL is joining the largest regional ...

The UK Space Agency is funding five Scottish space sector projects, to the tune of £10.9 million, it has announced at the Farnborough International Airshow. There are two larger scale projects involving a sub-orbital rocket test by HyImpulse UK from the SaxaVord spaceport in Shetland, and Spire Global developing technology to supply unique weather forecasting data. There are also three ...

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Return Orbiter – the first spacecraft that will rendezvous and capture an object in space, to bring the first Mars samples back to Earth – has passed a key milestone. The agency says the critical design review for the spacecraft’s platform has been completed, with the involvement of European industry partners and NASA. The ...

According to the latest report by the Space Foundation, the global space economy in 2023 is valued at $570 billion, an increase of 7.4% from 2022’s total of $531 billion. The US-based nonprofit organisation says – in its Space Report Q2 – that the growth is consistent with the industry’s five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.3%, with the space ...

Magnix has designed a range of batteries for electric aviation. The first product of the line, Samson300, is focussed on maximum energy density, according to the company, achieving 300Wh/kg. A cycle life of over 1,000 full-depth discharge cycles is claimed. “Patented safety technologies include cell level protections from thermal runaway and ability to store batteries for long periods at zero charge,” ...

Jaxa is teaming with a Japanese company, iQPS, for on-orbit demonstrations that will estimate satellite orbital positions in real-time to centimeter-level accuracy. The Japanese space agency, has announced the joint research agreement as part of its Small Technology Innovation Satellite Research and Development Program. It will be partnering with iQPS (Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space) to enable a high-performance ...

The University of Leicester is celebrating its progress towards developing a usable space battery employing radioisotope power technologies. Specifically, it highlights that its Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) has successfully completed its extreme vibration test campaign, proving the resilience that would be required for a rocket launch. Space battery The Space Nuclear Power group – a team at the University of ...

The maritime satellite communication market saw significant growth in 2023, according to ‘Prospects for Maritime Satellite Communications’, with Starlink boosting take-up of satellite comms for ships. Produced by the space consulting and market intelligence firm Novaspace – the result of a merger between Euroconsult and SpaceTec Partners – the release expects the market share of Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) solutions as ...