At the SOFINS 2023 Special Forces seminar and exhibition, Safran Electronics & Defense is introducing its new resilient PNT (position, navigation, timing) system, dubbed NAVKITE, to meet operational requirements for […]
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Airbus and TerraNIS to export Farmstar in Europe
Airbus Defence and Space has signed an agreement with TerraNIS to export Farmstar, the space-based precision farming and crop monitoring service, outside of France. Farmstar Export will be developed in […]
Angola’s EO Angeo-1 satellite to be built by Airbus
Airbus Defence and Space has announced an agreement for Angeo-1, the first, very high performance, Angolan Earth Observation (EO) satellite, to be manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space in France, […]
Marlink’s digital transformation of French Guiana using SES’s multi-orbit satellite network
In support of intensifying government initiatives to close the connectivity gap for more than 7,500 households across urban and rural population in French Guiana, Marlink has been awarded a Public […]
Exotrail raises million$$ via Series B fundraising efforts
This Series B fundraising round for Exotrail brings new investors onboard: Bpifrance, already present in the capital via F3A and Digital Venture funds, led this new round via the SPI […]
Globecast’s Sainte Assise teleport receives WTA Tier 4 certification
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced that Globecast has achieved Tier 4 certification of that company’s Sainte Assise Teleport outside Paris, France, under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program. The Sainte […]
Gama’s revolutionary propulsion Gama Alpha Solar Sail mission launches
Gama, a French aerospace company’s first solar sail was launched to space, with the support of the CNES and private companies including CMA CGM, a global player in sea, land, […]
France’s Unseenlabs’ 8th space-based RF detection satellite specific to maritime surveillance is ready to launch
Unseenlabs, provider of space-based RF detection for Maritime Domain Awareness, announced the launch of its latest satellite, BRO-8, number eight in its satellite constellation. BRO-8 will be launched January 2023 […]
Raising €26 million in funding is Cailabs for their optical ground and laser comms business
The space sector is currently undergoing a real revolution, with the number of satellites in orbit expected to exceed 100,000 by 2030. Consequently, laser communications are set to grow exponentially […]
Absolut Sensing to monitor greenhouse gasses selects NanoAvionics demonstration satellite for 2024 launch
Absolut Sensing, a subsidiary of the Absolut Group specialized in the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions, has achieved a significant milestone with the selection of satellite manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) […]