Category: Aerospace & Defence
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BAE Systems has launched compact Shadow EW airborne electronics systems. The low-SWaP family uses commercial processing silicon, software-defined functions, open architectures, and a production model intended for larger deployment volumes.
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BAE Systems will requalify its RH45 radiation-hardened ASIC design platform. The $16 million programme restores a 45nm SOI route for custom space electronics manufactured by GlobalFoundries in New York.
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Intellian and Network Innovations are developing multi-band WGS flyaway terminals. The tactical systems are being designed for simultaneous military and commercial frequency access, electronic Ka-band switching, and operation across LEO, MEO, GEO, and HEO satellite networks.
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Arbe has launched Alerion for high-resolution counter-UAS radar detection systems. The solid-state platform targets small, low-signature drones and transfers automotive imaging-radar technology into fixed, mobile, and portable security architectures.
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Aitech has launched C165 for modernising deployed rugged VME systems. The 6U board adds Tiger Lake processing, Iris Xe graphics, secure NVMe storage, and hardware-backed security without replacing existing infrastructure.
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Chess Dynamics has launched CHARM50 for compact edge video processing. The low-SWaP module combines AI-enabled detection, classification, and tracking with local video processing for distributed electro-optical sensor architectures.
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GomSpace has secured a $2.4m US defence satellite platform order. The contract covers modular 6U-to-16U CubeSat and microsatellite-class kits for an undisclosed government mission, with deliveries due over coming quarters.
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5N+ plans US gallium arsenide component production for defence applications. A US$7.3 million award will support crystal growth, process control, inspection, qualification, and a route towards low-rate production in Utah.
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Everspin and Teledyne HiRel are expanding mission-critical MRAM availability together. Their partnership brings 256Mb PERSYST STT-MRAM into an aerospace and defence memory portfolio, with customer availability planned for the fourth quarter.
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QuickLogic has expanded eFPGA hard IP for GlobalFoundries 12LP technology. The architecture now scales beyond 250,000 LUTs while adding enhanced DSP functions and optional configuration-bit error monitoring.