Aerospace & Defence

The W-Cube nanosatellite sent a signal on the high frequency range of 75GHz on 31st August at 16:21 Finnish time. The signal was received by the ground station in Graz, Austria. The satellite, ordered from Finland by the European Space Agency ESA is broadcasting the signal using a radio beacon system developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Germany's Fraunhofer IAF. 

The US Navy has issued Stratasys a $20m contract to purchase up to 25 Stratasys F900 3D printers over the next five years, with delivery of the first eight expected before the end of 2021. In addition to the printers, the contract includes initial support and sustainment, materials, and development of initial training for the supplied systems.

The company supplied its REOHM series BWD158 water-cooled braking resistor to the design of a luxury vessel, with the resistor able to ensure long-lasting safety and reliable performance in a compact, simple-to-integrate footprint. 

Smiths Interconnect has clinched a six-year contract to deliver a highly integrated multi-channel subsystem to support General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ Lynx Multi-Mode Radar in ground and maritime missions.

Electraflyer has announced that it has passed crossover, meaning it now sells more battery-electric aircraft than polluting ones. Pipistrel sold over 100 battery-electric aircraft last year as they take over from its traditional offerings. Bye Aerospace does not even make conventional aircraft. With its Tesla-style approach, its order book exceeds 720 battery-electric aircraft evenly split between two and four-seaters.

According to new research published by Polaris Market Research, the global nanosatellite and microsatellite market is anticipated to reach over $6,111.8m by 2026. In 2017, the nanosatellite segment dominated the global market, in terms of revenue. In 2017, North America accounted for the majority share in the global nanosatellite and microsatellite market.

Aitech’s S-A1760 Venus brings NVIDIA-based AI supercomputing to next-gen space applications - a radiation-characterised COTS system qualified for use in small sat clusters and short-duration spaceflights.

A broad range of K-band waveguide components for satellite communication payloads in GEO/MEO and LEO orbits has been released by Smiths Interconnect.

AS-Schneider has received an order from the space industry. The company supplies valves and valve manifolds for the programme of a national space agency that have to meet very special requirements for use in space. 

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that, as a participant of the Lunar Industry Vision Council, it has worked with other members from government, academia, and industry to formulate a vision for a lunar industry, prepare a number of recommendations, and jointly submit them for the consideration of Inoue Shinji, Japan’s Minister of State for Space Policy.