Aerospace
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Hyderabad's Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Raises $40 Million, Led by Norwest and Skegen Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group (RVAG), a Hyderabad-headquartered precision manufacturing and deep-tech company serving the aerospace, defence and energy sectors, announced on July 20, 2026, that it has raised $40 million, approximately ₹400 crore, in its latest funding round. The round was led by Norwest and Skegen Asset Management, with participation from Indus Bridge Ventures, GJNX Ventures and… |
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Skyroot's Vikram-1 Reaches Orbit, India's First Private Orbital Rocket Launch Skyroot Aerospace launched Vikram-1 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 18, 2026, with the upper stage reaching its planned 450-kilometer low Earth orbit 15 minutes after liftoff. The mission, called Aagaman, made Skyroot the first Indian private company to place a rocket into orbit on its maiden attempt, putting India among a small group of nations alongside the United… |
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Qorvo® Simplifies RF Control with SOI Portfolio that Eliminates Negative Bias GREENSBORO, NC – June 3, 2026 – Qorvo® (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading global provider of connectivity and power solutions, today announced a new portfolio of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) RF switches and digital step attenuators (DSAs) designed for defense, aerospace and infrastructure customers. This new portfolio simplifies RF system design, reduces BOM complexity and accelerates integration in… |
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Microchip Launches Military-Qualified Plastic Transient Voltage Suppressors for Aerospace and Defense Applications CHANDLER, Ariz., January 13, 2026 — Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announces the release of its JANPTX family of non-hermetic plastic Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) devices that meet the MIL-PRF-19500 qualification, offering high-reliability protection for aerospace and defense applications. These TVS devices are the first in the industry to achieve MIL-PRF-19500 qualification… |
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UK Startup Fires Up 1,000°C Space Furnace, Pushing Semiconductor Manufacturing Beyond Earth The next generation of computer chips may not come from factories on Earth, but from satellites circling the planet. A UK company’s successful test of a 1,000°C furnace in space is bringing that futuristic vision closer to reality. Space Forge, a startup based in Cardiff, Wales, has confirmed that its microwave sized orbital furnace was successfully switched on and reached the temperature… |
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Raphe mPhibr Raises $100 Million in India’s Largest Private Funding Round in Aerospace and Defence Sectors An Indian defence and aerospace startup, Raphe mPhibr, has raised $100 million in a new private funding round, which was the largest ever in India’s aerospace and defence sector. With this, the company’s total funding stands at $145 million. The money will go towards expanding aircraft design, engineering, and manufacturing facilities. Raphe mPhibr develops UAVs, including the mR10,… |
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Auto Giant Motherson Enters Chip Equipment Market After 5X Aerospace Boom Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd (SAMIL) has expanded in the aerospace sector, quite noticeably in fact. The company reported a fivefold growth in a year. In the company’s Q4 FY25 earnings call, it was disclosed that SAMIL’s aerospace revenue went up from ₹339 crore in FY24 to ₹1,749 crore in FY25. Confirming its status as a Tier-1 supplier to Airbus, it is now entering the… |
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Infineon Launches Radiation Hardened GaN Transistors Certified for Space Applications Infineon Technologies has unveiled a new family of radiation-hardened Gallium Nitride (GaN) High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs) fabricated using its trademark CoolGan technology. The tech was designed and manufactured at their own foundry to sustain the harsh conditions of space. These are the first internally manufactured GaN devices to receive the Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA)… |
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EHang Receives Air Operator Certificates for EH216-S eVTOL Operations EHang, a prominent urban air mobility technology platform company announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Guangdong EHang General Aviation and its joint venture Hefei HeYi Aviation have been granted the first batch of Air Operator Certificates (OC) by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The certificates authorize the operation of pilotless human-… |
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ISRO and SCL Unveil 32-bit Microprocessors for Advanced Space Applications Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) of Chandigarh organized a handover ceremony for the first production lots of two 32-bit microprocessors designed for space applications. The event was attended by Dr. V. Narayanan, Secretary and Chairman of ISRO and Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary of MeitY. Developed in collaboration between Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and SCL, the… |
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DIY Ionic Plasma Thruster Built with a Homemade Transformer Inspired by NASA aerospace engineering, this project features a plasma thruster, designed to maximize efficiency and increase the voltage output. For that, Maker created a homemade ionic plasma thruster to harness the high-voltage generators (50,000+ volts) to accelerate ionized gas and create thrust. This experiment is based on how electrons collide with neutral gases to form… |
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IIT Madras and ISRO Develop Indigenous SHAKTI-Based Semiconductor Chip for Space Applications The Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have developed and booted an indigenous SHAKTI‐based semiconductor chip. This effort is a major step in India’s drive for self‐reliance in advanced semiconductor technology. The project is led by Professor V. Kamakoti at the Prathap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence… |
