Aerospace & Defence

GaN Systems has shared the latest space applications and innovations enabled by gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors.

A vital piece of gas rocket engines, combustors - the chambers in which the combustion powering the engine occurs - have the problem of breaking down due to fatal high-frequency oscillations during the combustion process. Now, through advanced time-series analyses based on complex systems, researchers from Tokyo University of Science and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have found what causes them, opening up novel paths to solving the pro...

The global aerospace industry has been delivering innovative and groundbreaking manufacturing technologies for decades. The demand for machined components has increased exponentially over the years owing to the expansion of technological horizons. By Peter Jacobs, Senior Director of Marketing at CNC Masters

The widespread growth in the marine industry is forecast to continue across many different areas - from naval defence to trade and fishing. Phil Simmonds, Chief Executive Officer of EC Electronics explains

Over the past two years, meteorological experts Biral and MicroStep-MIS have been updating and upgrading all of the national airports across Nepal to meet the latest international standards and take advantage of the latest innovations related to Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Automated Weather Observation Systems (AWOS).

BAE Systems has signed a contract with Finland to upgrade the Finnish Army’s fleet of CV90s. The agreement, worth up to $32m with options, includes a mid-life extension program to increase the vehicles’ combat efficiency for the future battlefield.  

Reliability and longevity are some of the hallmarks of industrial systems used in the defence sector, with systems often expected to be in place for decades. However, it is often the case that when purchasing systems from third-party sellers, they are not the optimal solution for the job and, because relationships end at the point of sale, ongoing support is minimal at best.

According to Report Linker, the aerospace market is expected to grow from $9.6bn in 2021 to $17.7bn by 2026, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9%. From personal flying vehicles to a greener aerospace, it’s clear the aerospace sector is developing fast — but where did it all begin? Here, Chris Johnson, Managing Director of SMB Bearings, has explored a brief history of bearings in the aerospace sector.

Prospero is the only British satellite put into orbit by a rocket we built ourselves, was launched into orbit by the British rocket ‘Black Arrow’ in 1971. For two years, Prospero – named for the character in the Shakespeare place The Tempest – carried out experiments in order to learn more about the effects of space on orbital communications equipment.

Renesas Electronics has launched a new line of plastic-packaged radiation-hardened (rad-hard) devices for satellite power management systems. The four new devices include the ISL71001SLHM/SEHM point of load (POL) buck regulator, ISL71610SLHM and ISL71710SLHM digital isolators, and the ISL73033SLHM 100V GaN FET and integrated low-side driver.