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Multi-Million Pound Contract to Equip Royal Air Force Typhoons with Latest Advanced Radar Capabilities

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems a £870 m contract to deliver a new radar to enhance the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Typhoon fighter jet fleet and strengthen the aircraft’s control of the airspace whilst providing cutting-edge electronic warfare capabilities.

5 Jul 2023

New £4 m Camera Contract Helps Manage Flood and Coastal Risk

Following a competitive tendering process, Meteor Communications has been awarded a four-year contract by the Environment Agency to significantly expand their estate of low-power remote image collection cameras.

20 Jun 2023

Kuva Space Awarded €5M Commercial Contract to be Sole Provider of Hyperspectral Data Services for the Copernicus Program

Finnish Earth observation company Kuva Space has today been awarded a five-year commercial contract worth €5M to be the world’s sole provider of hyperspectral data services for the European Commission’s Copernicus Contributing Missions (CCM) program.

20 Jun 2023

Graphene-Based Materials Open the Path to New Applications in Future Telecommunications

A study performed by a research group from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) illustrates that graphene-based materials could be utilized to efficiently transform high-frequency signals into visible light.

16 Jun 2023

Septentrio Collaborates with Xona Space Systems

Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS solutions, has been collaborating with Xona Space Systems to develop an experimental receiver which is compatible with Xona multi-frequency PULSAR™ signals.

13 Jun 2023

Noise-free Communication Shown via New Optical Communication Protocol

Although the patterns of light show great promise for a vast encoding alphabet in optical communications, development is hampered by these patterns’ sensitivity to distortion, such as that caused by air turbulence or bent optical fiber.

12 Jun 2023

Teledyne’s Backside Illuminated TDI Camera Delivers Greater Sensitivity for Near Ultraviolet and Visible Imaging

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company, is pleased to announce its Linea™ HS 16k Backside Illuminated (BSI) TDI camera is in production now.

From Teledyne DALSA 8 Jun 2023

OSI Optoelectronics Offers Expanded OEM Optoelectronics Solutions

OSI Optoelectronics, a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of high-performance standard and custom silicon and InGaAs photodetectors, announces a broad expansion of optoelectronic solutions.

From OSI Optoelectronics, Inc. 24 May 2023

New Approach to Visualizing the Optical Performance of the Human Eye

Due to the extremely complicated optical elements involved, imitating the performance of the human visual system is a massive challenge.

17 May 2023

Laser Wireless Power Transmission with Improved Non-Imaging Optics

In an article recently published in the journal Solar Energy, researchers discussed the enhancements of photovoltaic (PV) receivers in laser wireless power transmission (LWPT) by using non-imaging optics.

6 Apr 2023