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.
AN/AAR-47 missile warning sensor. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)
The Weapon Systems division of Northrop Grumman is producing and delivering AN/AAR-47 missile warning sensors and associated replaceable equipment to the USAF and seven FMS customers, the DoD announced on 15 April.
An $8.31 million task order from Naval Air Systems Command includes 182 sensors, 54 computer processors, and 12 Countermeasures Signals Simulator test gun sets.
Recipients include the USAF and the governments of Austria, Bahrain, the Czech Republic, Greece, India, Morocco and Spain.
Work is expected to be completed in August 2022.
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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.