AAC Clyde Space advances next-generation maritime intelligence through INFLECION

AAC Clyde Space has signed a new contract to advance INFLECION, a programme designed to develop the next generation of maritime intelligence services. 

Maritime authorities, coast guards, defence-related users and shipping companies increasingly need better information about what is happening at sea. Growing geopolitical tensions, demands for more resilient supply chains and stricter security requirements are driving demand for services that can improve situational awareness, support environmental monitoring and enable more effective communication far beyond the reach of terrestrial infrastructure. 

The INFLECION programme will develop and demonstrate a twelve-satellite VDES constellation designed to support future maritime intelligence services. By combining space-based monitoring with two-way communication between satellites, ships and shore, the programme will help build the operational capability needed for the next generation of maritime services. 

INFLECION builds on AAC Clyde Space’s established position in maritime data services and its pioneering work in VDES communication from space. Having already demonstrated two-way VDES communication via satellite, the programme represents an important next step towards scalable operational services that provide customers with more timely, reliable and resilient information at sea.  

“We see increasing demand for resilient space-based maritime intelligence,” says Luis Gomes, CEO of AAC Clyde Space. “INFLECION allows us to develop precisely that service. It is an important step towards future operational capabilities and scalable services that support safer, more efficient and more sustainable maritime operations.” 

AAC Clyde Space leads a consortium of industrial and academic partners in the programme, which is co-funded by the UK Space Agency through the European Space Agency (ESA). 

For more information, read the full press release here