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Aerospace & Defense Systems

Aerospace & Defense Systems

Join us in the continuous advancement and fundamental understanding of space, a pivotal element of our expertise lies in mission reliability under extreme environments. Our advanced capabilities in the space domain open a multitude of opportunities in the field of scientific exploration, observation, and national security. With an established reputation for innovation, we lead in areas such as space communications, power and propulsion, remote sensing, space asset in-flight protection, and radiation-hardened mechanization. 

Journey with us as we explore new realms of technology and defense systems that inspire and safeguard.

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Proficiencies to characterize space systems, signals, environment, and threats to support Space Domain Awareness, Defensive Space Control, and Offensive Space Control.

Applications include

  • Identification of assets in space
  • Modeling and simulation of systems and sensors, signatures, and environment
  • Mission and system design, concept development, and demonstration
  • Integration, testing, operations, and data analysis capabilities
  • Detection and on-board processing for space situational awareness

Advanced capabilities facilitate new technology and prototype development supporting the needs of space agencies and companies to decrease cycle times and improve the efficiency of space system deployment, leading to more frequent and successful space missions.

Applications include

  • Production of high-quality space-based instrumentation 
  • Advanced electronics design for longer lifetimes in space
  • Test and analysis of space environment – radiation, thermal and vibration analysis
  • Electronics and fabrication assembly trouble-shooting; radiation and reliability testing
  • Development and deployment of space-based custom instrumentation

An integrated engineering approach to developing unattended reliable instruments and systems for stable, long-term, failure-free operations in the harsh space environment.

Applications include

  • Development, design, and testing for flight-based systems
  • Electronics and sensing systems for nano satellites and up to large satellite systems
  • Analog and digital signals processing
  • Antenna design to meet launch and communication demands
  • Remote sensing capabilities
  • Real-time, on-board signal processing and knowledge extraction

Los Alamos was a pioneer in the development of space nuclear power and propulsion capabilities and continues to provide unique technical expertise to power and propel future national space missions.

Applications include

  •       Innovative propulsion designs for space asset agility
  •       Small nuclear reactors for national defense
  •       Reactors for propulsion
  •       Reactors for planetary power systems

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