Aithra develops additive-manufactured ceramic antennas for harsh environments

What's the deal? On 5 August 2026, the French Defence Innovation Agency (AID) presented FASCINATION, an innovation-acceleration project led by AithraDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The project aims to manufacture miniaturised, conformal and robust antennas using a technology described as Acoustic Selective Sintering. The additive-manufacturing process produces dense ceramic parts in a single step and without a binder, using ceramic powders as the feedstock.

Why it matters: Antennas that are smaller, mechanically conformal and resistant to severe operating conditions can support more capable sensing and communications architectures where space, weight and survivability are constrained. AID describes the work as a materials and manufacturing breakthrough intended to move antenna production beyond conventional processes. The consortium combines Aithra's process with the ceramic-materials expertise of the Centre de Transfert de Technologies Céramiques (CTTC) and the antenna-design and implementation expertise of the French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL).

Context: FASCINATION is presented within AID's information-superiority portfolio, which covers resilient connectivity, spectrum control, electronic attack and secure collaborative combat systems. The article does not disclose a contract value, production schedule or named end customer. It does identify Aithra as the private company leading the project and places the work in a defence-relevant path from advanced manufacturing research to antennas intended for harsh environments.

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