Unibap edge computing production. Photo: Unibap

Swedish space computing company Unibap Space Solutions announced a deal with Leonardo this week to collaborate on space intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems.

The companies plan to conduct a joint technical study focused on integrating Unibap’s edge computing solutions into Leonardo’s future Earth observations space infrastructures and developing Unibap’s solutions along a joint roadmap, integrating Leonardo expertise.

Leonardo is planning for a new Earth Observation constellation to quickly deliver high-resolution radar and optical EO data, with edge computing and inter-satellite communication links. 

Unibap builds onboard high-performance edge computing and data storage. Unibap CEO Johan Åman said Leonardo is the “ideal partner” in the company’s mission to become a defense solution provider. 

“By combining Unibap’s innovative technology with Leonardo’s expertise and know-how in space systems and services, together with Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space, we are opening a new chapter in Europe’s ability to deliver autonomous, real-time intelligence solutions from space,” commented Massimo Claudio Comparini, managing director of Leonardo’s Space Division.