Contested space, where nations compete for military dominance outside Earth’s atmosphere, is driving many military space platforms, but commercial space and small satellites continue to change the way the military suppliers of space electronics approach radiation-hardened component design from testing to deployment.

The fast growth of small satellites and their lower life cycle and launch costs has created a sizable market for low-cost electronic components that have radiation-resistant characteristics.

Curtiss-Wright will highlight a wide range of its products designed and manufactured at its Ottawa and Mississauga facilities.

Curtiss-Wright is working with NASA and aerospace leaders to return Americans to the Moon and send astronauts to Mars in the early 2030s

Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division enhanced the Parvus DuraCOR 312, the industry’s most powerful and flexible ultra-small form factor (USFF) mission computer, with the NVIDIA Jetson TX2i module.

We look at how ruggedized Data acquisition units, used in aerospace flight test, can provide a low cost solution for some space mission systems.

New series of open architecture COTS modules features NVIDIA Pascal™-based 3U OpenVPX™ and XMC mezzanine modules with video capture and 3G-SDI interfaces.

The new licensing agreement with Réaltra will complement existing activity for the Curtiss-Wright Acra KAM-500 range of Space COTS radiation-tolerant products into space applications.