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.
The Integrated Navigation & Tactical System (INTS) from OSI Maritime Systems has received Marine Equipment Directive (MED) Type Approval certification from the DNV GL as an integrated navigation system (INS), the company announced on 6 October.
The certification follows the Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) certification that the company recently received against new IHO and IEC standards.
Ken Kirkpatrick, president and CEO at OSI, said: ‘OSI’s new integrated bridge offering has been designed for use on warships. Our flexible system architecture and significant naval capability uniquely positions OSI to provide integrated bridge solutions for our growing worldwide naval customer base.’
OSI has also announced the launch of a new fully type-approved radar solution combining its Radar Human Machine Interface software with a number of radar antennas. This will allow OSI to provide a range of radar capabilities, including helicopter control graticule and ship helicopter operating limits.
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.