US Space Force increases efforts to plug training capabilities gaps
The service has been seeking simulation and emulation solutions capable of reproducing multiple in-orbit threats.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has acquired SecureInfo Corporation, a leading provider of products and solutions for securing cyberspace, for $17.5 million. The announcement was made in a company statement on 16 November 2011.
According to the statement, SecureInfo is a ‘pure-play cyber security company specializing in assisting defense, intelligence, civilian government and commercial customers to identify, understand, document, manage, mitigate and protect against cyber security risks while reducing information security costs and achieving compliance with applicable regulations, standards and guidance’. The company offers ‘Strategic Advisory, Operational Cyber Security and Cyber Security Risk Management services and is a recognized leader in the rapidly evolving fields of Cloud Security, Continuous Monitoring and Cyber Security Training. Customers include the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and large commercial customers, including market leading cloud computing service providers’.
Kratos said that SecureInfo RMS will be integrated into its NeuralStar family of Situational Awareness, Cyber Security and Network Operations Management products, expanding the compliance profile within NeuralStar's 360° common operational picture of mission-critical operations.
The service has been seeking simulation and emulation solutions capable of reproducing multiple in-orbit threats.
The service has been conducting several acquisition and upgrading efforts involving artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve communication, data analysis and ISR systems.
The Syracuse 4B communications satellite, developed by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space, was launched last year, bolstering secure military satellite communications for the French Armed Forces. Thales has now been selected to provide terminals for vehicles.
The growing importance of space in modern warfare, advancements in satellite technology, and increasing threats from rivals like China and Russia were among the topics of a Eurosatory 2024 panel on military space operations.
AN/ARC-232A is a Starfire radio that provides VHF/UHF communications to airborne platforms and the transceiver is software-programmable, allowing for multiple waveform support as well as optional national electronic counter counter-measure (ECCM) capability.
During the 18-month period of the contract, Lockheed Martin will apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques to create surrogate models of aircraft, sensors, electronic warfare and weapons within dynamic and operationally representative environments.