LONG BEACH, Calif.--Virgin Orbit, the US-based responsive launch and space solutions company that has announced a planned business combination with NextGen Acquisition Corp. II (“NextGen”) (NASDAQ: NGCA), announced today the signing of a termsheet establishing a close and multi-faceted partnership with Horizon Technologies (“Horizon”), the UK-based global leader in innovative... read more →
Dec
23
Jul
02
Queen ‘fascinated’ after inspecting space rockets which predict the weather Queen Elizabeth II visits with Horizon Space Technologies’ new Amber™ SIGINT CubeSat at our partner AAC Clyde Space offices. The Queen has given the British space industry a boost as she marvelled at groundbreaking technology. The monarch was shown a... read more →
Jul
01
READING, UK— Horizon Technologies, is pleased to announce the company will be attending and exhibiting at the SPACE-COMM EXPO at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, Farnborough, UK from 7-8 July 2021. The SPACE-COMM EXPO is a new trade exhibition focused on the commercial future of space for business, defence... read more →
Jun
16
2021-06-16 AAC Clyde Space AB (publ) AAC Clyde Space (“AAC”), a leading New space company, has won a £4.6 Million order for a full turn-key solution from Horizon Space Technologies, including two new satellite launches, operations and data delivery. The satellites will become part of the Horizon Space Technologies’ Amber™ constellation dedicated... read more →
May
25
TAMPA, Fla. — A British company that equips spy planes and drones to track satellite telephones has raised capital to launch a handful of tiny surveillance spacecraft to listen for signals from ships operating clandestinely. Horizon Space Technologies, a recently established subsidiary of Berkshire, England-based Horizon Technologies, is prime contractor... read more →
May
19
READING, UK— Horizon Technologies a UK aerospace OEM, a world leader in airborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) systems, today announced it has received a significant growth investment in a multi-million-pound Series A round of financing. This Series A investment will aggressively advance Horizon Technologies’ space-based Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Amber™ data service. Maven... read more →
May
14
How the UK aims to halt illegal fishing and human trafficking with bargain shoebox-sized spy satellites The Government has signed a deal with a British company to use data from a next-generation satellite capable of tracking illicit ships as part of efforts to improve surveillance of coastal waters. By Cahal... read more →
Mar
31
Abu Dhabi, UAE – 22 February, 2021: As part of the United Kingdom stand at IDEX, John Beckner, CEO, Horizon Technologies, briefs one of the senior Emirati delegations. “Horizon Technologies is finding great customer interest in our AMBER™ space-based maritime domain awareness (MDA) intelligence system.” said John Beckner, “Thanks... read more →
Mar
31
Not too long ago, some very enterprising people asked themselves a question: If almost anyone can access spacecraft-delivered, high-quality images, and accurate geolocation of most places on Earth for a fee, why not add RF signals to mix? The answer is, as it turns out, is that this is... read more →
Nov
10
READING, UK— Horizon Technologies announced today they have shipped the first AMBER™ CubeSat payload to AAC Clyde Space in Glasgow, Scotland. Once the first payload arrives in Scotland, it will undergo testing, and then be integrated into our AAC Clyde Space bus in preparation for launch. Horizon Technologies... read more →
Aug
03
Horizon Technologies Awarded Important New Patent for its Transformational Xtender SIGINT Technology
READING, UK – Horizon Technologies, a UK-based global provider of airborne Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) products for NATO and Allied governmental end-users, announced today that on July 28, 2020, it was issued a patent (US 10,727,932 B2) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This patent covers Horizon Technologies’... read more →
Jul
01
Horizon Technologies is pleased to announce the award of an additional £100,000 Innovate UK Grant to help fund its AMBER™ CubeSat-based Intelligence Data Service. Horizon Technologies CEO John Beckner stated, “We are thrilled and grateful to receive this additional Innovate UK Grant as it gives us a further stamp of... read more →
May
07
Horizon Technologies has been featured in an article published in Armada International. The article, entitled “Listening to Criminals,” was written by Dr. Thomas Withington. It details how a new European Union initiative to combat sanctions-busting and people-smuggling in and around Libya could benefit from robust SIGINT support. “The ability to... read more →
Apr
01
London, UK— Horizon Technologies is pleased to announce a £500+K order for an undisclosed quantity of FlyingFish™ SIGINT systems from an African country. The units are to be delivered as soon as possible under a UOR (Urgent Operational Requirement). Horizon Technologies CEO John Beckner stated, “Thanks to our COVID-19 preparations... read more →
Feb
03
London, UK — Horizon Technologies held its Greek Amber™ Users Workshop in Athens, Greece at the British Ambassador’s Residence, the historic building which was once home to Greek Statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. Her Majesty’s Ambassador Ms. Kate Smith CMG welcomed over thirty attendees from eleven different Greek services and government departments... read more →
Dec
09
London, UK — On 4 December, 2019 Horizon Technologies held an Amber users’ workshop in Singapore at the historic Singapore Cricket Club. The event was jointly sponsored by Horizon Technologies and the UK High Commission in Singapore (DIT/DSO). John Beckner (CEO), and Gary Goodrum (CTO) led the sessions on behalf... read more →
Nov
09
Horizon Technologies CEO John Beckner was quoted in the article “Sigs In Space” by Dr. Thomas Withington, which was published in a recent issue of Armada International. In the article, Beckner says today’s smaller, lighter CubeSats are “relatively inexpensive to produce and launch, and the technology is advancing to allow... read more →
Oct
24
London, UK — In anticipation of the launch of IOD-3 Amber in 2020, Horizon Technologies, and the UK Satellite Applications Catapult held an Amber Users’ Workshop in Rome, Italy on 9 October, 2019 at Her Majesty’s Ambassador’s Residence; the historic Villa Wolkonsky. The workshop addressed Italian maritime intelligence requirements and... read more →
Oct
07
Horizon Technologies’ CEO John Beckner explores this question in a new article published by Milsat Magazine: The question to ask today is, will these emerging “New Space” technologies actually play a role in military (tactical) ISR? The subject is complex and the ISR assets required to support peacetime operations such... read more →
Sep
10
Also Just Announced: Horizon Technologies and the Satellite Applications Catapult to supply satellite data to the UK National Maritime Information Centre. London, UK— Horizon Technologies will be exhibiting at the DSEI show in London from 10-13 September, 2019. The Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) event is the world leading... read more →
Jun
15
Horizon Technologies will be exhibiting at Le Bourget at the Paris Air Show 17-23 June in Hall 2B/G188. Horizon Technologies is coming off its best six (6) month period ever with a healthy £10+ Million backlog for its legacy FlyingFish™ business, and contracts in place for the launch of its... read more →
Apr
30
Washington, DC— Horizon Technologies is pleased to announce its participation in Satellite 2019 in Washington, DC May 6–9. We will be exhibiting as part of the UK Pavilion sponsored by the UK Department of International Trade and promoting our unique Amber Commercial SIGINT CubeSat constellation. John Beckner, Horizon Technologies’ CEO... read more →
Apr
24
Reading, UK— Horizon Technologies and the Satellite Applications Catapult have signed a contract to adapt Horizon Technologies’ existing FlyingFish™ signals intelligence (SIGINT) system for a 6U CubeSat platform as part of the Catapult’s In-Orbit Demonstration program. Funded by Innovate UK, it is expected that the satellite will be in-orbit... read more →
Dec
03
London, UK—On November 22, 2018, Horizon Technologies was awarded a £500,000 grant from Innovate UK, a part of UK Research and Innovation funded by the UK government. The project, which is being carried out in collaboration with our partners in the UK, will receive this funding over a one-year period, and... read more →