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.
The US Navy’s Virginia class submarines are set for enhanced capabilities with Northrop Grumman delivering the first Block IV Light Weight Wide Aperture Array (LWWAA) shipset for installation. The company announced the delivery on 28 November.
Northrop Grumman has delivered LWWAA panels for all Virginia class boats, and this delivery marks the start of a series of ten Block IV shipsets that will be delivered at a rate of two per year to Huntington Ingalls Industries.
The LWWAA is a fibre-optic passive hull mounted sensor array that is designed to enable the Virginia class to counter evolving sensor technologies used by enemy forces well into the future. There are six arrays in each shipset, and Northrop Grumman provides the acoustic array assemblies as well as all the hardware required to install the arrays on the exterior of the ships.
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.