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.
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has announced a contract to provide military sub-systems and components to Hyundai-Wia.
The $7.47 million contract will see EOS deliver surveillance and force protection parts and sub-systems over a 12-month period beginning in the third quarter of 2015. Hyundai-Wia will also produce some EOS designs under license for this requirement.
EOS teamed with Hyundai-Wia in 2012 under an agreement that sees work shares allocated to each company in the case of contract wins for military surveillance, electronics and force protection products.
The current awards relate to an initial phase of acquisition for a programme for an
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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.