The C-27J Spartan's structural robustness and system redundancy ensure reliability, resilience, and maneuverability.
Leonardo and the National Armaments Directorate signed a multi-year contract for logistical support for the Aeronautica Militare's fleet of C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft and the Full Motion simulator at the International Training Center in Pisa.
At the end of 2023, the French space agency CNES contracted Spartan Space, the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology (Medes), and the sports retail chain Decathlon to conduct an initial study on a European space suit for IVA.
CNES awarded Spartan Space, MEDES, and Decathlon a second contract in late 2024 to develop a prototype IVA spacesuit for testing aboard the ISS.
In late 2023, the French space agency CNES contracted Spartan Space, the Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES), and Decathlon to conduct an initial study for a European IVA spacesuit.
Proceeds from the investment round will fund a NASA-backed test flight of the DART AE vehicle powered by SPARTAN under the US Department of Defense HyCAT program via the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).
Hypersonix's SPARTAN scramjet engine reaches Mach 12 and has no moving parts, invented by co-founder Dr Michael Smart.
SPARTAN eliminates CO2 emissions and reduces maintenance compared to kerosene-fuelled engines by relying on hydrogen fuel.
Hypersonix will advance the development of VISR, an 8-metre-long reusable hydrogen-fuelled aircraft equipped with four SPARTAN engines and ceramic matrix composites for sustained hypersonic flight.
SPARTAN maintains Ascent’s trademark rugged cylindrical airframe, multi-mission modularity, and all-weather durability.
SPARTAN includes design improvements that deliver longer endurance, greater range, higher speeds, and heavier payload capacity than comparable platforms.
Ascent AeroSystems is developing next-generation advancements for SPARTAN.
SPARTAN is noted as the highest value heavy weight modular platform in the U.S. market.
SPARTAN is optimized for Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) operations.
Ascent AeroSystems has unveiled SPARTAN, the next generation of its NX30 coaxial UAV platform.
Eighteen CubeSats have been deployed on orbit and are successfully operating using SFL’s 6U-XL SPARTAN design for a Toronto-based company.
The first SPARTAN prototype was 3D printed in high-temperature alloy material in December 2021 as part of an Accelerating Commercialisation Australia grant awarded to Hypersonix.
Hypersonix has been awarded U.S. Patent Number US11639700B2 for technology used in the company’s SPARTAN scramjet design.
Hypersonix completed a manufacturing demonstrator using ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material for the SPARTAN engine to withstand the higher temperatures expected at Mach 12.
The two communications CubeSats were assembled by the client at its Toronto facility using the SFL SPARTAN platform under the Flex Production program.