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News - low orbit satellite

  • Digital Battlespace

    Comtech to supply troposcatter equipment to Iraq

    28th September 2018

    Comtech Systems has received a $9.1 million contract to supply equipment and services in support of an existing C4ISR maritime surveillance system in service with …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Five Eyes nations to benefit from comms enhancements

    10th September 2018

    Armed forces from across the Five Eyes community are set to benefit from a series of tactical communications enhancements allowing them to operate in command …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Thales, NUAIR collaborate for UTM research

    28th September 2018

    Thales has signed a multi-year collaboration agreement with Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) for UAS traffic management (UTM) research, the company announced on 24 …

  • Digital Battlespace

    BAE Systems advances tactical hotspot tech

    26th September 2018

    BAE Systems’s Strike Hotspot technology demonstrator (TD) continues to be upgraded as it remains in an assessment programme with the British Army, company officials have …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Insitu unveils Integrator Extended Range

    21st September 2018

    Insitu has introduced a new variant of its Integrator UAS, Integrator Extended Range (ER), for military operations. Integrator ER is a beyond line of sight, …

  • Training

    SES to support ACC training and testing operations

    17th September 2018

    SES Government Solutions has partnered with prime contractor Bushtex to provide commercial Ku bandwidth to the US Air Combat Command, SES announced on 11 September. …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Cubic receives GATR contract from US Army

    11th September 2018

    Cubic Mission Solutions has received orders worth more than $55 million to deliver its GATR inflatable satellite communication and networking systems to the US Army, …

  • Naval Warfare

    JFD and US Navy introduce Shadow NAV

    25th September 2018

    JFD has partnered with the US Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Centre – Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) to develop an advanced hands-free combat diver navigation …

  • Digital Battlespace

    US Space Operations look to Five Eyes and beyond

    10th September 2018

    Space operations are one of the recent arenas to embrace the significance of Five Eyes integration as a key element of broader international cooperative efforts.  …

  • Defence Notes

    Russia boosts Syrian air defence after plane shot down

    24th September 2018

    Moscow on Monday announced new security measures to protect its military in Syria, including supplying the Syrian army with a new S-300 air defence system …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Boeing highlights Currawong progress, eyes Five Eyes alliance

    7th September 2018

    This week Boeing Defence Australia sent the last of 56 nodes to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as part of its A$650 million ($468 million) …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Danger zone: SkyGuardian flight precautions emerge

    20th September 2018

    Temporary danger and diversion areas were established by the UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to assist the July 2018 transatlantic flight and UK touch down of …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DARPA reviews satellite servicing robot design

    22nd August 2018

    DARPA has concluded the preliminary design review of a satellite servicing payload for its Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) programme. According to DARPA, results …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Sonardyne, Guidance Marine partner for UV navigation

    18th September 2018

    Sonardyne has partnered with Guidance Marine for a project that will help unmanned autonomous vessels navigate even when they lose access to global navigation satellite …

  • Digital Battlespace

    AAD 2018: Vricon brings 3D mapping technology to Africa

    19th September 2018

    Vricon’s software data mapping technology, 3D Surface Model, can provide military decision-makers with worldwide coverage irrelevant to terrain environments through automation and commercial satellite technology. …

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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 ...