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News - low orbit satellite

  • Land Warfare

    US Army grapples with future operating concepts

    10th May 2018

    As the threat from near-peer adversaries looms once again over Western nations, the US is having to re-learn operating concepts that have laid dormant for …

  • Special Operations

    SOFEX 2018: Hawkeye catches militaries attention

    11th May 2018

    AM General displayed its HMMWV Hawkeye 105mm mobile weapons solution at SOFEX 2018, a solution which has gathered both domestic US and international interest. In …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Lockheed upgrades Indago 3 with IR payload

    7th May 2018

    Lockheed Martin has upgraded its Indago 3 small quadrotor UAS with high resolution infrared (IR) sensors capable of performing day or night operations, the company …

  • Digital Battlespace

    NASA advances search for extraterrestrial life

    16th April 2018

    NASA's new planet-hunting mission, poised to launch 16 April, aims to advance the search for extraterrestrial life by scanning the skies for nearby, Earth-like planets. …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Malaysia’s network-centric programme makes unclear progress

    9th May 2018

    Despite Phase 1A of the Network-Centric Operations (NCO) programme of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) being completed and handed over in December 2015 and officially …

  • Training

    ITEC 2018: BISim launches new software developer kits

    11th May 2018

    Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has just released two new software developer kits (SDK) for creating custom applications for VBS3 and VBS Blue IG. Both SDKs …

  • Defence Notes

    US-backed Kurdish fighters resume anti-IS ops

    8th May 2018

    A US-backed Kurdish-led alliance in the week started 7 May launched a new offensive against holdouts from the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, an …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Canada faces capability gap in space surveillance

    25th April 2018

    The Canadian armed forces are exploring technology options for a new satellite system to fill a looming capability gap in the nation’s space situational awareness …

  • Training

    ROKAF retires T-103 training aircraft

    4th May 2018

    The Republic of Korean Air Force has officially retired its T-103 training aircraft for cadets, the Ministry of National Defence announced on 2 May. T-103, …

  • Naval Warfare

    US, Philippine troops storm ashore in bulked-up drills

    9th May 2018

    US and Philippine troops stormed ashore from the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday for military exercises that President Rodrigo Duterte had promised to scrap, …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Spirit delivers CH-53K SDTA fuselage to USMC

    30th April 2018

    Spirit AeroSystems has delivered the fifth System Demonstration Test Article (SDTA) CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter fuselage to the US Marine Corps (USMC), the company …

  • Defence Notes

    Xi unleashes PLA on Taiwan

    8th May 2018

    China’s military and intelligence services have significantly ramped up efforts to undermine the self-ruled island of Taiwan. These strategies have much to teach regional neighbours …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Outgoing USCG commandant leaves behind warning

    12th May 2018

    In his final days as the US Coast Guard commandant, ADM Paul Zukunft is not shying away from divisive topics that plague today's turbulent political environment.  …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    ​AUVSI 2018: Kittyhawk and Jeppesen moving fast to digital airspace integration

    1st May 2018

    Further to FAA approval, Kittyhawk and Jeppesen have announced that they are collaborating on a project to integrate digital airspace authorisation, the low altitude authorisation …

  • Training

    QinetiQ to buy EIS Aircraft Group

    27th April 2018

    QinetiQ Group has entered into an agreement to acquire EIS Aircraft Operations, which is currently part of the EIS Aircraft Group, QinetiQ announced on 24 …

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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 ...