EnSilica vs Honeywell Aerospace (space): Avionics compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

EnSilica ranks 54 on the Space 100 with a score of 73; Honeywell Aerospace (space) ranks 76 with 67. EnSilica is ahead on deployment, commercials and progress. Honeywell Aerospace (space) is ahead on firepower. Level on production, technology, positioning and leverage. EnSilica is based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Honeywell Aerospace (space) in Phoenix, United States. Honeywell Aerospace (space): Subsidiary. EnSilica is named in 4 signals and Honeywell Aerospace (space) in 1.

EnSilica →

Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom · Space · Components / Avionics · ensilica.com

EnSilica designs and supplies custom ASIC and ASSP chips for satellite payloads and user terminals, including development work for a European satellite operator.

AI Core · watchlist · score 76Space 100 · rank 54 · score 73

Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment6
Production4
Commercials5
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower6
Leverage10

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

EnSilica designs mixed-signal ASICs and has deliberately converted from a design services business into a design-and-supply platform, where the NRE design contract is the entry point and recurring chip supply revenue is the annuity. FY2026, to 31 May 2026, was a record: revenue up 51 percent to GBP 27.5 million with EBITDA of GBP 4.7 million. Lifetime supply revenues rose 50 percent to USD 375 million and the sales pipeline expanded to USD 600 million across space, industrial and automotive. Five ASIC products are in volume production. FY2027 guidance is GBP 32 to 34 million revenue with approximately 80 percent already contracted. It partners with TSMC and GlobalFoundries and markets an ITAR-free European supply chain, the specific reason SIAE Microelettronica named it as its ASIC design partner. The space business is scored separately as a second domain row because its contracts are funded but no silicon is flying and supply revenue sits at the end of the decade: the April 2026 contracts cover ASIC and ASSP silicon for satellite payload and user terminal, USD 6.8 million of NRE from FY2026 into FY2028 with up to USD 3 million of UK Space Agency matched funding, and potential user-terminal supply revenue above USD 50 million from 2030.

Latest signals

  • EnSilica is opening a Space & Communications Semiconductor Centre of Excellence in Milan.Electronics Weekly
  • EnSilica opens Space and Communications centre in MilanElectronics Weekly
  • Ensilica secured two development contracts with a leading European satellite operator.Electronics Weekly

4 signals name EnSilica.

Facts, with sources

  • Public floatwww.electronicsweekly.com — 2026-09-11
  • Space and Communications Semiconductor Centre of Excellence in Milanwww.electronicsweekly.com — 2026-09-11
  • ASIC products in volume productionuk.advfn.com and tipranks.com

29 facts on file.

Honeywell Aerospace (space) →

Phoenix, Arizona, United States · Space · Components / Avionics · Subsidiary · honeywell.com

Honeywell Aerospace supplies the HG3900 MEMS IMU as avionics for space and aerospace navigation systems.

Space 100 · rank 76 · score 67

Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment2
Production4
Commercials4
Progress8
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage10

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Honeywell Aerospace is a publicly listed U.S. aerospace and defense supplier whose space activity centers on flight-proven avionics, inertial navigation, radiation-hardened electronics, reaction-wheel assemblies, optical payloads and quantum-secure satellite communications. Its space ecosystem includes NASA, ESA, Redwire, Colt Technology Services, Nokia, Quantum Brilliance and Jagiellonian University; the company completed its separation from Honeywell Technologies on Jun-29-26 and began trading as HONA. The distinguishing point is deep installed space heritage and high-tier institutional reach, while standalone space revenue and the scale of its satellite-connectivity deployments remain undisclosed.

Latest signals

  • Honeywell Aerospace faces a class-action lawsuit with a November 23, 2026 application deadline.PR Newswire, all releases

1 signals name Honeywell Aerospace (space).

Facts, with sources

  • 2026 organic sales-growth guidance was cut to 4%-5% from 7%-9%, and pro forma standalone adjusted EBIT guidance was reduced to $4.35 billion-$4.45 billion from $4.65 billion-$4.75 billion, citing supply-chain constraints and output limitations.Honeywell Aerospace Q2 results, Aug-05-26
  • ESA-funded contract to develop and deliver a compact quantum space magnetometer by 2027.Quantum Brilliance, Jul-14-26
  • Honeywell Aerospace, Quantum Brilliance and Jagiellonian University announced an ESA-funded contract to develop and deliver a compact quantum space magnetometer by 2027.Quantum Brilliance, Jul-14-26

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EnSilica or Honeywell Aerospace (space): which is ahead in space?

EnSilica ranks 54 on the Space 100 with a score of 73; Honeywell Aerospace (space) ranks 76 with 67. EnSilica is ahead on deployment, commercials and progress. Honeywell Aerospace (space) is ahead on firepower. Level on production, technology, positioning and leverage. EnSilica is based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Honeywell Aerospace (space) in Phoenix, United States. Honeywell Aerospace (space): Subsidiary. EnSilica is named in 4 signals and Honeywell Aerospace (space) in 1.

How do EnSilica and Honeywell Aerospace (space) compare?

EnSilica ranks 54 on the Space 100 with a score of 73; Honeywell Aerospace (space) ranks 76 with 67. EnSilica is ahead on deployment, commercials and progress. Honeywell Aerospace (space) is ahead on firepower. Level on production, technology, positioning and leverage. EnSilica is based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Honeywell Aerospace (space) in Phoenix, United States. Honeywell Aerospace (space): Subsidiary. EnSilica is named in 4 signals and Honeywell Aerospace (space) in 1. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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