Aerospace & Defence

  Leti, an institute of CEA Tech, and three French partners are collaborating in a “house-cleaning” project aboard the International Space Station that will investigate antibacterial properties of new materials in a zero-gravity environment to see if they can improve and simplify cleaning inside spacecraft.

The second edition of the INNOspace Masters competition is now set to begin under the theme ‘Space 4.0’. From 14th November 2016 to 13th February 2017, interested participants are invited to submit their ideas and solutions for improving the production and design of satellites, payloads or launchers.

Many creative minds dream of outer space – in Switzerland too. While Switzerland will not be sending any of its own rockets into space, it does make a major contribution to space technology and its universities and startups make it a world leader in cutting-edge technology. That is why the European Space Agency (ESA) approached Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Education and Research and Innovation (SERI) to establish a Business Inc...

A two-component adhesive for aircraft interiors has been developed by DELO Industrial Adhesives. DELO-DUOPOX AB8390 is particularly suited for bonding of light-weight sandwich panels. Before adhesives can be used in aircraft interiors, they are subjected to various tests to prove their suitability. 

Two proven technologies have been combined to create a promising new technology that could meet future navigational challenges in deep space. It also may help demonstrate -- for the first time -- X-ray communications in space, a capability that would allow the transmission of gigabits per second throughout the solar system. The new technology, called NavCube, combines NASA's SpaceCube, a reconfigurable and fast flight computing platform, wit...

It has been announced by Kontron that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given the company's Cab-n-Connect A100 Cabin Wireless Access Point (CWAP) its Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) Supplement for multiple aircraft models including Boeing 737-700, 737-800, 767-200, 767-300, Airbus A330-300, A320-200, and Embraer ERJ 190-100. 

The Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft and its UK manufacturer, BAE Systems, are benefitting from a ‘one stop shop’ control system solution from Siemens UK & Ireland, including a machine tool collision avoidance software programme.

Developing a Radio Frequency (RF) detection and mapping technology HawkEye 360 are using a constellation of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), it has been announced that Russ Matijevich, Vice President, will be a featured speaker at two small satellite and space industry conferences this month.

The second-largest national aerospace industry in the world is the UK’s. With a global market share of 17%, it employs hundreds of thousands of people and boasts around 3,000 companies. As a forward-thinking industry, the sector is always looking at ways to progress using new technology.

Military and commercial aerospace manufacturers face the problem of electronic component obsolescence. In the past, military equipment used to be in production for several decades, so obsolescence management was rarely an issue when aircraft designs were agreed. However, it is now estimated that 60% of the integrated circuits currently on aerospace products will become obsolete in the next five years.