Category: Aerospace & Defence
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Emerson launches NI CHESS for lab-based aerospace RF link validation.
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Abaco Systems has launched the VP892, a rugged 3U VPX FPGA engine built around AMD’s VU13P, extending compute density, bandwidth, and programme life for demanding defence and industrial embedded platforms.
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Samtec has launched an in-house Upscreen Testing service for military and aerospace interconnects, offering a faster route to lot screening, conformance inspection, and traceable qualification support around COTS-based designs.
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BAE Systems has completed a Typhoon firing trial with the APKWS laser-guidance kit in the UK, opening a lower-cost path for counter-UAS integration while adding another weapons-upgrade thread to the fighter’s development roadmap.
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Reliable Robotics has completed FAA detect-and-avoid data collection flights programme. The campaign generated validation data around airport operations and fed the next round of standards work for uncrewed aircraft integration.
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Renesas rad-hard ICs are flying on NASA’s Artemis II mission. The devices are being used across Orion and the Space Launch System in avionics, launch safety, power distribution, signal integrity, and onboard computing.
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ByteSnap’s new guide tracks how PCB priorities change by sector. The report moves from cost-led consumer layouts to industrial and aerospace boards shaped by harsher environments, tighter compliance, and longer validation cycles.
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Littelfuse has released surface-mount TVS diodes for avionics protection applications. The new devices bring DO-160 Waveform 5A Level 5 lightning protection into standard SMT assembly flows.
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BAE Systems has widened its push into mission-edge defence AI. A strategic agreement with Scale AI targets faster deployment of adaptive software across combat vehicles, deterrence programmes, and future operational platforms.
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RANsemi has secured a tactical 5G baseband design win now. Its RNS802 SoC sits at the heart of Apeiroon’s deployable 4G and 5G systems for defence, public safety, and temporary private networks.