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Airbus Defence and Space NEWTON products enable agile satellite missions
Since late 2011, when the Pleiades A satellite was launched from Kourou, GN&C equipment built by Airbus Defence and Space Electronics have allowed Earth Observation missions to become more efficient.
COM DEV wins new export orders for its two UK facilities
2 April 2015 – COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) today announced that it has secured four orders totalling nearly CAD $10 million to supply microwave equipment for communication satellites for new customers from its recently expanded opera...
Building the FirstNet Public Safety Broadband Network
31 March 2015 – Artech House today announced the publication of Building the FirstNet Public Safety Broadband Network by Robert I. Desourdis, Jr., Rob Dew, Mark O’Brien, and Holger Hinsch. This new resource explains the critical steps involve...
New resource offers comprehensive survey of Converged Communication Networks
31 March 2015 – Artech House today announced the publication of Creating Value-Added Services and Applications for Converged Communications Networksby Johan Zuidweg.
QinetiQ signs €16m contract to develop ESA’s Proba-3 satellite
30 March 2015 – QinetiQ has been awarded a contract worth €16m over three years to develop the computer and avionics for the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 satellite mission. The contract exploits QinetiQ’s experience in testing and verifyin...
DIRECTV 15, the most powerful US broadcast satellite, leaves Airbus Defence and Space
30 March 2015 – DIRECTV 15, the most powerful US broadcast satellite, has left Airbus Defence and Space’s cleanrooms in Toulouse (France). It will now be shipped to Kourou for launch by Ariane 5 in May 2015. DIRECTV 15 is based on the highly ...
Innovation Vouchers – Round 11 now open
29 March 2015 – Innovate UK is offering up to £5,000 funding for for start-up, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to work with an external expert to gain the knowledge to innovate and grow. The Innovation Vouchers will be to pay for an...