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News - low orbit satellite

  • Digital Battlespace

    USAF downselects Falcon radio for airborne comms competition

    8th July 2019

    L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a development prototype contract from the US Air Force for its Falcon Wideband Airborne HF Radio, which will now be …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Trouble at the top for US Army's future UAS plans

    8th August 2019

    The US Army has downplayed concerns that a manufacturer involved in the service’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (FTUAS) programme could force other aircraft to …

  • Naval Warfare

    South Korea eyes a ‘Lightning carrier’

    23rd July 2019

    As China begins the build of a planned multi-hull LHD fleet and Japan prepares to operate F-35B fighters from its two newest ‘helicopter destroyers’, the …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Data Link Solutions awarded contract modification

    25th July 2019

    Data Link Solutions has been awarded a contract modification by the US Naval Information Warfare Systems Command for the Block Upgrade II retrofit of Multifunctional …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Russia’s jet-powered UCAV to fly soon

    23rd July 2019

    Russia’s first jet-powered unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), dubbed Okhotnik (Hunter), is set to begin flight testing by year-end. According to Russia’s deputy prime minister responsible …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Singapore rolls out SATCOM VAMTAC and MAN SX45 wrecker

    9th July 2019

    The Singapore Army unveiled a new SATCOM variant of the URO VAMTAC ST5, as well as MAN SX45 8x8 wreckers, in Singapore’s National Day mobile …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Dstl rolls out LANCA concept

    26th July 2019

    The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has released details of a new unmanned combat aircraft concept in development for the Royal Air Force. …

  • Land Warfare

    Thales assures future of Hawkei engines

    26th July 2019

    To ensure ongoing production of the Thales Australia Hawkei 4x4 light protected mobility vehicle for the Australian Army, the Thales conglomerate has acquired the vehicle's engine …

  • Defence Helicopter

    TH-119 obtains FAA IFR certification

    19th July 2019

    Leonardo’s TH-119 helicopter has received IFR supplemental type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certification allows pilots to operate the aircraft safely in …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Northrop Grumman to provide Norway satellites

    9th July 2019

    Northrop Grumman will design, manufacture and integrate two satellites for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) under a contract with Space Norway. The ASBM …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Greece seeks MH-60R helicopters

    15th July 2019

    The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of MH-60R helicopters to Greece. In a deal worth $600 million, …

  • Defence Notes

    Bulgaria’s fighter purchase on hold

    24th July 2019

    The Bulgarian Parliament has ratified the deal for the purchase of eight new-build Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 70 fighters for the Bulgarian Air Force (BuAF). …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Raytheon wins B-52 radar work

    12th July 2019

    Raytheon will provide the new radar for the US Air Force’s B-52 bomber fleet under a contract from Boeing announced on 11 July. The B-52 …

  • Training

    Korean CAA certifies Entrol's AW109 sim

    3rd July 2019

    The Korean civil aviation authority has officially certified Entrol’s H19/AW109 flight training device (FTD) Level 5 simulator purchased by Helikorea.This FTD is the first Entrol …

  • Defence Notes

    UK caught out by pace of A2/AD change

    17th July 2019

    The acceleration of Russian anti-acces/area denial (A2/AD) advances, visibly characterised by the country’s efforts to move out with and deploy new highly sophisticated stealth air …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Space: radar systems

    RISAT-1

    Radar Satellite-1 (RISAT-1) is a microwave remote-sensing satellite carrying an SAR payload operating in C band (5.35GHz), which enables imaging of surface features during both ...

  • Naval: Radio and SATCOM

    OceanTRx 4MIL

    The OceanTRx 4MIL is a ruggedised maritime SATCOM solution featuring simultaneous multi-band communication and advanced antenna management capabilities.  It was introduced at the Euronaval 2022 ...

  • Major networking projects

    Skynet 6 SATCOM

    Skynet 6 is designed to replace Skynet 5. The PFI contract for Skynet 5,  held by Paradigm Secure Communications and Airbus DS, ends in 2022. As ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    Osprey u8 HGL

    Launched in 2023, Kymeta Osprey u8 HGL is a hybrid Geostationary/Low-Earth Orbit terminal that provides satellite communications on the move. Notably, it can be mounted ...

  • Naval: Radio and SATCOM, UAS: communication systems

    Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT)

    Orbit's Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT) is a family of stabilised VSAT systems suitable for installation on smaller vessels and airborne platforms including uncrewed vehicles. 

  • Military Satellites - ISR

    Radarsat-2

    Owned and operated by MDA, Radarsat-2 was launched in late 2007 as a follow-on radar satellite to Canada’s Radarsat-1. The satellite's resolution ranges from a ...

  • Naval: Radio and SATCOM

    SURFSAT-L

    Produced by Thales, SURFSAT-L is a SATCOM terminal designed for medium to large surface vessels. According to the manufacturer, it is designed to achieve a ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    MONDO Satellite Terminal

    The Multi Orbit Network, Dual Operation (MONDO) Satellite Terminal is a developmental SATCOM solution that provides continuous communication links on GEO, LEO and MEO networks. ...

  • Military Satellites - ISR

    Helios

    The Helios system consists of the Helios 2A and Helios 2B satellites, the latter of which was launched in December 2009, five years after Helios ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    Multi-Orbit Tactical Terminal

    Intelsat Multi-Orbit Tactical Terminal (MOTT) is a ruggedised terminal with a low-profile design. The vehicle-mountable terminal features an electronically steered array antenna, edge computing capabilities ...

  • Data links

    GSNC

    Global Secure Network Connection (GSNC) provides a global data communications solution for military aircraft, including bomber, refuelling and transport aircraft. The GSNC system uses Iridium ...

  • Space: radar systems

    ESA Sentinel-1

    Sentinel-1 is a planned constellation of four satellites with two already in orbit and two on order. They carry a payload of a C-band SAR ...

  • Space: radar systems

    NISAR

    The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) is a joint programme between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to build and launch an observation ...

  • Space: radar systems

    TerraSAR-X and ​TanDEM-X

    TerraSAR-X and the more advanced TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for digital elevation measurement) are designed to operate closely together to generate an accurate 3D image of ...

  • Military Satellites - ISR

    KH-11

    The first of 16 KH-11 satellites was launched in 1976, and five remain in service, with the latest launch believed to have been in August ...