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.
Harris Corporation has been awarded a $12 million order to upgrade the tactical radios used by the US Air Force (USAF) for multiband communications in Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, the company announced on 4 May.
Under the contract, the company will provide its Falcon III AN/PRC-152A wideband networking handheld radios that deliver high-speed networked data and secure voice communications, along with internal GPS capabilities for situational awareness.
The radio, which utilises the company's next-generation Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform, are designed create efficiencies in space-constrained, vehicular environments.
Chris Young, president, Harris Communication Systems, said: 'Harris Falcon radios have contributed to the success of MRAP missions by providing robust, reliable connectivity in all types of terrain. This latest order will put the newest generation of networking waveforms into the hands of air force security forces, civil engineers and tactical air control party personnel.'
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.