Aerospace & Defence

As the population rockets in cities around the world, urban transportation infrastructures, like roads, highways, subways, and railways, have fallen behind in meeting traffic needs, leading to traffic congestion worldwide.

According to Fact.MR, the global solar powered drones market will likely reach a valuation of $1,017 million in 2023 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.1% during the forecast years of 2023-2033.

Following its recent €13m Series A funding round, OQ Technology, a pioneer of 5G IoT satellite services, has announced March 2023 as the planned launch date for the LSA & ESA-supported MACSAT mission.

Kleos Space has partnered with geospatial developer platform and marketplace, UP42, to offer Kleos’ RF geolocation data to their platform users.

New Yorker Electronics, longtime franchised distributor for Vishay Dale, is featuring two mission-critical products from its military/aerospace parts division: Vishay’s -40dB MIL-PRF-55182 ERC (RNC/RNR) and MIL-PRF-39007 RWR with high-temperature silicone coating.

Astrocast, a global nanosatellite IoT network operator, launched new satellites on Saturday, 26th November into space.

Science, Research & Innovation Minister George Freeman, who led the successful negotiations in Paris with the UK Space Agency, has secured record commitments to grow the UK space sector and deliver on National Space Strategy ambitions, an increase on previous investments made in 2019. 

The UK has a new career astronaut, a parastronaut and a reserve astronaut, following a rigorous selection process and record UK Space Agency investment in the European Space Agency (ESA).

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and Stratasys have applied Hexagon’s simulation technology to capture the behaviour of Stratasys’ high-performance, ultra-lightweight Antero reinforced polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) materials and its additive manufacturing processes. These rigorously validated simulations offer Stratasys customers unique insight so they can introduce new sustainable aircraft and spacecraft faster.

Leading industry figures gathered at Space Tech Expo Europe 2022 in Bremen to hail space exploration, the NewSpace movement, and the SmallSat industry.