Aetherion Space and Defence

Founder & CEO

• 25 years leadership across space/defence, IT and life sciences; delivered 19 products; led 130 FTE; oversaw €52m/year budgets.
• Co-founder & former CEO, ThinkOrbital: built U.S. facilities and mission-ready flight hardware.
• Raised $3.5m VC; secured $11m+ (cash + in-kind) via agreements/contracts including NASA and the U.S. DoD (incl. U.S. Space Force).
• Led an autonomous welding-in-space orbital demonstration (SpaceX Falcon 9) with NASA/ESA collaboration.

Shakil Perera

Co-Founder & COO

• Aeronautical engineer; co-founded Karman Space Programme (reusable sub-orbital rocket).
• Owns build/test cadence, suppliers, QA discipline, and field ops.
• Drives Mark II → Mark III → pilot readiness (0-8 months).

Shakil Perera

Co-Founder & COO

• Aeronautical engineer; co-founded Karman Space Programme (reusable sub-orbital rocket).
• Owns build/test cadence, suppliers, QA discipline, and field ops.
• Drives Mark II → Mark III → pilot readiness (0-8 months).

Shakil Perera

Co-Founder & COO

• Aeronautical engineer; co-founded Karman Space Programme (reusable sub-orbital rocket).
• Owns build/test cadence, suppliers, QA discipline, and field ops.
• Drives Mark II → Mark III → pilot readiness (0-8 months).

Philippe Briot

Co-Founder & CTO

• 30 yrs Microelectronics + Embedded Systems + Electronic Warfare
• Thales Dept of Technology + Radars/Countermeasures ; Peugeot/Citroën EE Architecture & Component Technologies ; ESA EEE standards.
• Leads System Definition & Delivery, Test Strategy, Reliability/Qualification, and Production-ready design.
• Owns scalable EU supply chain, partnerships & manufacturability of radar tiles within lean delivery model

Philippe Briot

Co-Founder & CTO

• 30 yrs Microelectronics + Embedded Systems + Electronic Warfare
• Thales Dept of Technology + Radars/Countermeasures ; Peugeot/Citroën EE Architecture & Component Technologies ; ESA EEE standards.
• Leads System Definition & Delivery, Test Strategy, Reliability/Qualification, and Production-ready design.
• Owns scalable EU supply chain, partnerships & manufacturability of radar tiles within lean delivery model

Operating In Stealth

Co-Founder & CSO

Operating In Stealth

Co-Founder & CSO

Operating In Stealth

Co-Founder & Chief Engineer

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