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.
MicroTech has announced that it has been selected by the US Army as one of a number of companies to provide the Army Private Cloud (APC2) contract for the Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS). The contract will see MicroTech update and optimise the Army’s servers into a cloud computing set-up.
Worth $250 million, this is the first cloud computing contract issued by the US Army. Cloud computing and mobile and portable data centres are designed to make data storage more secure and far more efficient than current methods.
Under the contract, MicroTech will work in partnership with the Army to provide, maintain, operate and support mobile data centres. This will include hosting services for applications within container based facilities as well as providing Cloud based Software as a Service (SAAS), Platform as a Service (PAAS), Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) and data and application migration services.
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.