Australia looks towards space with force restructure, investment and training
Australia is looking to improve its presence in space with a focus on communications and creating a dedicated segment of its defence forces committed to the domain.
API Technologies announced on 26 October that they have received a $1.2 million order to supply secure communication systems to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). According to the company the order is part of an ongoing program to provide solutions for both fixed and mobile environments.
The order will be fulfilled by API's Secure Systems and Information Assurance group's UK division, Secure Systems & Technologies.
Commenting on the order, Bel Lazar, API Technologies' President and Chief Operating Officer, said: ‘As demand for Information Assurance solutions increases, we are pleased to provide the UK Ministry of Defence and its allies superior security products aimed at addressing current and emerging threats, both on and off the battlefield.’
Australia is looking to improve its presence in space with a focus on communications and creating a dedicated segment of its defence forces committed to the domain.
The Portuguese company’s naval communications system is in service across more than a dozen countries. It has turned to its home nation for support in developing a new vehicle based C2 system.
The Vision4ce Deep Embedded Feature Tracking (DEFT) technology software is designed to process video and images by blending traditional computer vision with artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to present actionable information from complex environments.
Persistent Systems has been cleared by National Security Agency (NSA) to transmit sensitive data on commercial networks. The devices are added to the NSA’s Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) component list which also includes other companies’ products providing the same security.
The release of the UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) has been long promised as mid-year. It is possible it could be as early as 2 June although the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) continues to play its cards close to its chest.
Intelsat outlines how its multi-orbit SATCOM architecture is enhancing connectivity and resilience for special operations forces operating in degraded and contested environments.