Aerospace & Defence
TE Connectivity's Raychem USB 3.1 cable provides up to 10 Gb/s data rates
TE Connectivity (TE), a global specialist in connectivity and sensors introduces its Raychem USB 3.1 cable, increasing data rate speeds up to 10 Gb/s.
NASA funds projects to study orbital debris, space sustainability
As part of NASA's efforts to address orbital debris, the agency is funding research proposals from three university-based teams over the next year to analyse the economic, social, and policy issues associated with space sustainability.
Lockheed awards Marvin Test Solutions’ SmartCan SERD certification
Marvin Test Solutions, a provider of globally deployed innovative test solutions for military, aerospace, and manufacturing organisations has announced that its MTS‐3060A SmartCan Universal O‐Level Armament Test Set is officially certified for F‐16 armament systems test by Lockheed Martin.
MBE Systems invests 8,500 engineering hours to secure DO178 compliance
MBE Systems has secured DO-178C compliance for a key project. Achieving DO-178C Design Assurance Level B (DAL-B), MBE joins only a few companies in the world that have seen the task through the final avionics design audit known as SOI#4 for engine control systems.
First Artemis moonwalking spacesuits
NASA has selected Axiom Space to deliver a moonwalking system for the Artemis III mission, which will land Americans on the surface of the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.
EECL wins LNA supply deal for HydroGNSS
EECL has signed a contract to supply low noise amplifiers (LNA) to Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) for the front-end receiver of the European Space Agency (ESA) HydroGNSS Scout Earth Observation payload.
ISS aerospace unveils the Sensus 8 multimodal autonomous UAS
ISS Aerospace, a UK innovator of Uncrewed Aerial Systems, is pleased to announce the unveiling of the Sensus 8 multi-sensor UAS.
GaN gains on silicon and keeps going
Gallium Nitride (GaN) has been nipping at silicon’s heels for dominance in IC design for 20 years. Its adoption is accelerating as prices fall and new uses for high power density chips are found. Caroline Hayes provides a status update.
5x extended drone range makes humanitarian missions possible
The world’s first commercialised hydrogen fuel cells for drones delivers breakthrough performance with power modules. Electronic Specifier's Caroline Hayes discusses how Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) is delivering humanitarian relief to remote locations using drones powered by these innovative energy-dense hydrogen fuel cells.
MIT’s MOXIE experiment reliably produces oxygen on Mars
On the red and dusty surface of Mars, nearly 100 million miles from Earth, an instrument the size of a lunchbox is proving it can reliably do the work of a small tree.