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 Air Force Research Laboratory has picked PAR Government Systems to research and develop RF communications-related technologies to support C4I programmes. (Photo: USAF/Senior Airman George Goslin)
PAR Government Systems is to research and develop prototype software for integration with RF technology, under a $7.99 million contract from the US Air Force Research Laboratory.
The deal covers research, design, development, implementation, testing and demonstration of RF communications-related technologies to support C4I programme requirements, the DoD announced on 18 April.
Work will be performed in Rome, New York, and is expected to be completed by 27 April 2027.
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.