satellite communication

New Satellite Communication System for Dismounted Units

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A new lightweight, multi-frequency, mobile satellite communication terminal was unveiled, designed for dismounted units who are unable to maintain line-of-sight connectivity. Built from composite...
US Air Force

What Is the US Air Force Trying to Achieve?

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The secretive US Air Force Boeing X-37B orbital unmanned spacecraft has recently landed at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility following an extended...
black box

New Personal Black Box to Track Soldiers

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Tracking soldiers in an emergency situation sometimes takes too long, a critical factor that might cost the lives of wounded soldiers. A new technology...
wideband communication

Large Security Firm will Examine SATCOM Resilience

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a leading National Security Solutions provider, has recently announced that the U.S. Government awarded its subsidiary RT Logic an...
nanosatellite

First Academic Nanosatellite to be Launched into Space

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A first of its kind nanosatellite, based on a new dedicated computer will be launched into space on February 15, 2017. It will be...
nano-satellites

Nano-Satellites Getting Closer to Take-Off

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Enhancing situational awareness is a vital mission also in space. The US Department of Defense's Strategic Command Joint Space Operations Center got Sky and...
situational awareness

Pioneering Development Provides Arctic Situational Awareness

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A new development in situational awareness technology would support operations in harsh environments such as the arctics. Finnish maritime innovators Fleetrange, a maritime startup and...
defense capabilities

South Korea Upgrading its Defense Capabilities

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South Korea has been upgrading its defense capabilities in several fields. Seoul is reserving $218 million from its revised mid-term defense plan on cybersecurity...
manned/unmanned

Manned/Unmanned Systems Coordination Sought

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L3 Technologies, a prime contractor in aerospace systems, security and detection systems, and pilot training, has recently announced that it’s received a production contract...
reconnaissance satellite

Apparently, Even The Sky Isn’t The Limit

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SpaceX took on a bold new challenge recently, launching a “classified spacecraft payload” for the United States’ National Reconnaissance Office for the first time. The...
radiation tolerance

Electronics in Space – New Radiation Tolerance Technology

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A new radiation tolerance technology has been developed for military space operations. BAE Systems is working to improve the technical reliability of space and...
ballistic missiles

Egozi: Foreign Sources – Israel Further Develops its Ballistic Missiles

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By ARIE EGOZI According to foreign sources, Israel has been further developing its ballistic missiles. The evidence of the recent effort could have been seen...
command and control

US Army Resumes Contract With Command and Control Provider

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Comtech Telecommunications Corp.‘s Command & Control Technologies group has been awarded contract modifications for $4.2 million. The modifications are part of a five-year sustainment...
GPS control system

Innovation in US Air Force’s GPS Control System

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U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, has been progressing. Developed by Raytheon under contract to the...
gps capabilities

Satellite Supplies New GPS Capabilities

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The U.S. Air Force declared the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite "Available for Launch." GPS III SV01 will bring new capabilities to U.S....
satellite communication

Satellite Communications to Prevent Misunderstandings in Syria

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Russian forces in Syria have built up a network of satellite communication stations to make up for communications links lost during the war. Speaking...
authentication

Enhanced Authentication will Make Satellite More Resistant to Hackers

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Researchers designed authentication features that will make it more difficult to send out false  signals from the European Galileo satellite The European Union activated its...
situational awareness

Situational Awareness System in GPS-Denied Environments

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Many capabilities of the dismounted forces depend on GPS navigation. But what happens in GPS-denied environments? Forces operating in urban, indoor or underground operations...
cybersecurity services

Cybersecurity Services to Air Force Satellite Imagery Project

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  An IT technology company will provide cybersecurity services to the US Air Force’s Eagle Vision, the only worldwide deployable ground station in the Department...

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A New Flight Simulation System Models the Chaos of Wildfires

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Training helicopter pilots for wildfire missions is particularly difficult because the environment itself is constantly changing. Smoke, shifting winds, rising heat, and the interaction...