From Aachen to Zittau and from Stade to Weilheim, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is represented by its institutes and facilities at 30 locations across Germany. One of the latest waves of ...

In the field of Earth observation, DLR is developing services based on the EU’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme to contribute to monitoring the world’s oceans. GMES ...

Diabolo is a DLR project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Defence in the Defence Technology research field. The aim is to further develop technologies for the design and performance ...

One of the aims of DLR research in the field of maritime security is to detect illegal activities better and more quickly on the world’s oceans, but also to warn ships of heavy seas and other ...

Digitalisation for future fighter aircraft - augmented reality representation of a Eurofighter airbrake.

SARah is a satellite-based radar reconnaissance system operated by the German Armed Forces. This constellation of three satellites replaces the SAR-Lupe constellation. Since 2007, Germany has ...

The JANUS camera system is the 'eye' of the JUICE mission. It will primarily provide high-resolution multispectral images of Jupiter's large moons. The camera was selected by ESA in February 2013 as ...

Assistance for approaches in poor visibility conditions, for example in the open sea: the HELMA visual assistance system is being expanded in the HEDELA project to include approaches to a ship's deck.

Defence research is an integral part of DLR's programme. In the interest of achieving a mutual transfer of research and technology, defence-related topics are integrated into DLR's multidisciplinary ...

Vehicle technology development scenarios by market segment – detailed assumptions for the two pathways are summarised in figures for the various market segments examined in the DEPA 2070 study.

The Institute of Flight Systems focuses its research on investigating the flight mechanics of different aircraft. Even though fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft are fundamentally different, they rely ...

With the BALIS test infrastructure, DLR is developing and testing fuel cell electric propulsion systems with output in the megawatt range. The DLR team has reached a first milestone; operating two ...