Defence Technology and Innovation Day 2024

Partners

Ehxibitors 

Here is the list of exhibitors who will be present during the Defense Technology and Innovation Day.

ActInBlack

Since its inception in 2013, ACTinBlack (ACT) has continuously exceeded the industry standard in the research and development of advanced Night Vision Optics and Devices. Headquartered in Luxembourg, ACT provides superior customer service and solutions to its global market in rapid response time. As a company that was founded on the principles of innovation, accessibility and commitment, it is ACT’s vision to outfit its clients with the proper Night Vision solutions they need to ACT-in-Black.

Uplift360

Uplift360 is a materials circular economic startup working at the cutting edge of advanced material technology. The company uses the circular economy (redesign, reuse, regenerate and recycle), and is uniquely focused on the defence and security sector. Armed Forces are the largest users of advanced materials, but most organisations in this sector have no end-of-life plan for their equipment, with the majority ending up in landfill or incinerated.

SNT

With more than 350 skilled research professionals and ten world-class laboratories, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (University of Luxembourg) helps public entities and companies of all sizes reach their innovation and optimisation goals.

FACTIVEN

FACTiven specializes in safeguarding and enhancing the reliability of space system data. Our mission is to ensure that vital information from space, such as satellite imagery, space traffic insights and AI/ML analytics, remains trustworthy, explainable and secure. We achieve this through innovative solutions, deployed both on-board satellites and on the ground, that trace the journey of data and protect it from manipulation and tampering, even in distributed and Zero-Trust environments. By fortifying the integrity of space data, we empower organizations to make informed decisions in security and defence contexts.

EmTroniX

EmTroniX designs and produces advanced electronics and embedded software for the NewSpace & Defence industry. The company offers the most objective and cost-effective solutions to all customer’s technological needs. EmTronix has the significant advantage of having in-house the knowledge required to handle technical and management aspects of space and defence engineering projects development. With a strong orientation toward Radio-Frequency & Telecommunication, EmTroniX develops FPGA-based products and implements complex Digital Signal Processing systems. The company produces its own products such as On-board Computer, RF sensing Payload, Software Defined Radio, Transceivers using spread spectrum techniques and Low Noise Amplifiers.

Integrasys

Integrasys is a Software engineering company focused on RF communication, satcom and 5G-NTN, with products/services required to analyse and design, monitor and manage satellite networks, and to provide anti-jamming solutions as cybersecurity technology.

LuxGovSat

GovSat is a public-private joint venture between the Luxembourg government and world-leading satellite operator SES. Its mission is to provide secure, reliable and accessible satellite communication services for governments – addressing the demand for connectivity resulting from defence and civilian security applications. Dedicated entirely to governmental and institutional users, the GovSat-1 satellite features high-powered fully-steerable spot beams and an X-band global beam. It is equipped with anti-jamming features, encrypted telemetry and control, and uses assured frequencies. This enables an array of applications such as connectivity for theatres of operation, interconnection of institutional or defence sites, border control, ISR, as well as various types of communications for air, land and maritime missions.

Ceratizit

Ceratizit is a high-technology engineering group specialised in cutting tools and hard material solutions. Activities in defence industry consist in developing and manufacturing hard materials as components and tools used for high-performance defence equipments.

HITEC Luxembourg

HITEC Luxembourg offers high technology solutions covering different business areas: satellite ground segment technology; customer specific and standard equipment for testing and measuring of physical properties; engineering; consulting; software & ICT development and project management.

EuroComposites

The EC Group is a global player in the field of high-quality and sophisticated composite materials. We serve our customers from all over the world from three production locations.Our consistent growth has made us a leading company in the composite world. In order to meet changing market needs, EC improves continuously: new products, new technologies, deeper integration with our customers and new organizational methods such as methods-time measurement. We are one of the leading manufacturers of complex composite products worldwide.

LMO

LMO is a Luxembourg dual-use space company which provides autonomous capabilities to identify, track and characterise other space objects from space. By combining artificial intelligence with sensors, LMO provides unique on-board Space Domain Awareness capability to protect & defend space assets from hazards and threats. LMO's capability can also be used to approach, inspect and rendezvous with assets in space to enable In-Orbit Servicing of satellites.

Odysseus Space

Odysseus Space envisions to provide light speed connectivity everywhere in the solar system. The company’s mission is to enable fast and secure communications between all human assets in space and on Earth. Founded in 2019 in Luxembourg, Odysseus Space’s team of experts has +100 years of collective experience in lasers, optics and space systems. The company developed Cyclops™, a laser communication solution for fast and secure space-to-ground data transfer. This solution enables new applications for commercial and military applications.

Gradel

With over 50 years of experience in automated electro-mechanical engineering, GRADEL specializes in developing complex systems for the space market. GRADEL offer a complete range of Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) for handling, assembling, and testing spacecraft components. These systems are built to precise specifications using specialized materials to ensure cleanliness, magnetic compatibility, and thermal compatibility. Gradel has also ventured into sustainable lightweight structures and developed the Gradel Robotic Additive Manufacturing process (GRAM) in 2018. GRAM is an endless filament wet winding process enabling the manufacturing of complex 3D structures. Weight savings up to 70% have been proved without compromising stiffness, strength or frequency requirements.

Rafinex

Rafinex is a company that is singularly dedicated to providing advanced numerical models for challenging engineering applications. By combining best-in-class stochastic algorithms, HPC and AI-assistance, we provide some of the world’s most advanced and most appropriate numerical methods for digital design optimization. Rafinex goes beyond current market tools by accounting for real-life variability using uncertainty quantification methods. Rafinex’ peak expertise lies in the areas of robust design optimization, stochastic FEA & optimization algorithms and custom computational mathematical developments.

IT FOR INNOVATIVE SERVICES (ITIS)

ITIS develops methodologies, architectures, models, algorithms, software tools, and integrated IT-based systems to achieve a more efficient, optimised, robust, scalable, secure, trustworthy and user-friendly utilisation of data and information technologies both for fully automated systems and for systems with humans in the loop. The activities of the department are supported by an AI, data analytics and visualisation technology infrastructure. The priority areas of the department are: • 5G/6G, • Automated process-based systems, • Digital twin technologies, • Explainable AI regulatory sandbox, • Interactive technologies for critical incidents.