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Electronic Warfare sector
Shipley, United Kingdom

Slipstream Design

Digital RF engineering firm behind ASTRO, a field reprogrammable wideband radio processor combining radar and communications modes for congested spectrum.

Patriot air-defence radar forward deployed in Poland, 2019. Photo: U.S. Army 10th AAMDC photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Smith, Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Army).

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Why it matters

NATO DIANA 2026 cohort via the UK accelerator on contested electromagnetic environments, receiving €100k to develop ASTRO.

Key figures confirmed by multiple sourcesLast checked 21 October 2026

Slipstream Design: key questions

What does Slipstream Design do?

Digital RF engineering firm behind ASTRO, a field reprogrammable wideband radio processor combining radar and communications modes for congested spectrum.

Where is Slipstream Design based?

Slipstream Design is headquartered in Shipley, United Kingdom. It was founded in 2011.

Sources

  1. microwavejournal.com/articles/45148-slipstream-engineering-design-selected-for-nato-accele
  2. slipstream-design.co.uk/
  3. gov.uk/government/news/the-uk-accelerator-welcomes-eight-companies-into-the-2026-nato-dian

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