Aerospace & Defence
UK MoD to focus on Integrated Response to Future Threats
DSEI 2021 will put integration in the spotlight as the UK Ministry of Defence and the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and UK Strategic Command work to develop and maintain organic integration at all levels and across all domains.
SEOSAT/INGENIO satellite begins its journey to Kourou
The Spanish optical Earth observation satellite SEOSAT/INGENIO will begin its journey from Torrejón air base in Madrid (Spain) to Kourou, for a launch on a Vega rocket. SEOSAT, acronym for Spanish Earth Observation Satellite, is a high-resolution optical satellite devoted to civil use, to be placed in orbit at an altitude of 670km with a launch scheduled on 18th November, 2020.
Ultra receives $31m order for ORION Tactical Communications Systems
Ultra has announced that the US Marine Corps Systems Command branch has placed a $31m order for Ultra ORION X500 radio systems for the Line of Sight Radio System (LRS) Project supported by the Terrestrial High Capacity Communications Program Office.
Ultra secures Sonobuoy Test Facility Upgrade contract
Ultra has secured a contract from QinetiQ to support them in replacing the entire Sonobuoy Test Facility (STF) system at the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre, MOD BUTEC.
MoD taps into new technologies to embrace data at scale
Oracle has announced that Defence Digital, a department in the UK’s Ministry of Defence, is making Oracle Cloud Infrastructure available within the MODCLOUD Multi-Hybrid suite of secure services, meeting the rapid demand for real time information advantage. Oracle’s flexible hybrid cloud infrastructure enables the choice and scale of technologies to manage data in a highly compliant environment.
3 major trends driving growth in the 3D printing
Reports suggest that global aerospace 3D printing materials market size will cross the $495m mark by 2026. Growing popularity of additive manufacturing in the production of intricate lightweight cabin interiors of aircrafts will favour business growth over the coming years. Saipriya Iyer explains.
Smart radios operate in harshest environments
The RM-5800, RM-915, and RM-2450 Smart Radios from Doodle Labs are now being shipped by Mouser Electronics.
(COTS) Ethernet PHY transceiver purposed for mil/aero
The VSC8540/41 Gigabit Ethernet PHY RMII / RGMII Transceiver from Microchip Technology is a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS)-based device that has been upgraded for avionics and military applications.
Smiths Interconnect wins radar assembly contract
Smiths Interconnect has been awarded a development partner contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to design a multi-function microwave transmit and receive assembly ideal for Radar and Military Data Link communication applications.
Wet tantalum capacitors target mil/aero applications
To meet the needs of military and avionics applications, Vishay Intertechnology has extended its EP1 wet tantalum capacitor with new ratings in the B and C case codes.