Category: Aerospace & Defence
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NORBIT has secured another major European defence electronics manufacturing contract. The NOK185m order adds to existing production commitments, with most deliveries expected in the first quarter of 2027 for an undisclosed customer.
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Northwood has raised $375m to expand satellite ground communications capacity. The funding supports Portal phased-array production, Prism high-throughput dishes, and further deployments across the company’s shared ground network.
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LeWiz will develop a bridge between spacecraft Ethernet networking architectures. NASA’s Phase III contract covers TTE and TSN interoperability, networking boards, a chassis and associated software.
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Microchip reports new testing milestones for radiation-hardened spaceflight computing processors. Tests reached 200krad(Si) TID and 78.2MeV·cm²/mg SEL, while early-access customers continue hardware evaluations.
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Microchip has introduced radiation-tolerant timing technology for orbital spacecraft systems. The LX-820 quartz oscillator is designed for low-Earth-orbit applications where environmental qualification and timing stability matter.
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A2 Global has secured aerospace quality certification for component services. The company’s certification extends its electronics-component support proposition for higher-assurance aerospace and defence supply chains.
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OSCP is developing navigation sensors built around multiple photonic gyroscopes. The MK2Z-3 targets navigation-grade bias stability in an enclosure weighing under one kilogram, with samples expected during 2027.
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General Micro Systems expands rugged computing through Thunderbolt peripheral modules. Its Expansion family adds processing, storage, networking and I/O options for compatible hosts; supplier cost claims and platform requalification exemptions are unproven.
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Arbe has introduced imaging radar for autonomous off-road vehicle navigation. Gryphon combines 48 transmitting and 48 receiving channels with four-dimensional sensing, targeting obstacle detection and localisation where dust, darkness and difficult terrain affect optical systems.
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ST has reported space qualification for its quad LVDS receiver. RHFLVDS42 transfers data up to 600Mbit/s, with specified radiation resistance; individual ordering grades and screening evidence require confirmation.