The funding will be provided by the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition Hub through the CHIPS and Science Act.

The company recently used the antenna system to support the checkout phase of satellites it built for the Space Development Agency (SDA).

The Replicator 2 plan will be submitted with the fiscal 2026 budget request.

The factory in England is home to the only secure facility in the UK with capability to manufacture gallium arsenide (GaAs) semiconductors, the MOD says.

Pillar II covers a bevy of advanced defense capabilities.

The UK’s military space efforts are not matching the change in the threat and more may need to happen, a Royal Air Force official says.

The German Space Command is exploring the possibility of launching an active in-orbit space defense project not unlike what France is pursuing.

Thales is looking to begin industrialization of its Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon developed in the UK.