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News - low orbit satellite

  • Land Warfare

    Belarus completes Polonez testing

    29th June 2016

    A new-generation multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) firing guided rockets has been commissioned in service with the Belarus military.  The Polonez system has completed its …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Hans-free Solo readied for UW2016

    29th June 2016

    Optionally-manned platforms will be present at the Unmanned Warrior exercise off the coast of Scotland this year, with the dual capability providing a degree of …

  • Digital Battlespace

    MUOS-5 responding to ground control

    28th June 2016

    Lockheed Martin's fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite has been successfully launched into space and is responding to the US Naval Spacecraft Operations Control …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Crunch time for RQ-21A Blackjack

    24th June 2016

    The US Navy and US Marine Corps (USMC) is preparing for a busy few months as its newest small UAS, the RQ-21A Blackjack, is approved …

  • Digital Battlespace

    IEE to provide CDU for JCREW I1B1

    24th June 2016

    IEE will provide its 3.5-inch handheld control display unit (CDU) for Northrop Grumman's Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) system under …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Bell V-280 gets elastomeric rotor bearings

    24th June 2016

    Lord Corporation has delivered the first ship-set of elastomeric rotor bearings to Bell Helicopter for the V-280 Valor Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) programme, it …

  • Naval Warfare

    MDA to deliver Polar Epsilon 2 to Canada

    22nd June 2016

    MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has signed a CAD 48.5 million ($37.8 million) contract with the Canadian government for the delivery of Polar Epsilon 2 (PE2) …

  • Digital Battlespace

    BAE Systems to supply LockNESS maritime defence system to US

    22nd June 2016

    BAE Systems has received a $3.9 million contract for the development of a customised variant of the company’s Lock-on Naval Electro-optic/infrared Sensor System (LockNESS) maritime …

  • Defence Notes

    Eurosatory: Dropping SF boats from the sky

    22nd June 2016

    European Special Forces are set to benefit from enhanced airborne insertion of maritime vessels with several test programmes now underway across the Continent, Shephard Media …

  • Training

    India’s HTT-40 trainer proves it can fly

    21st June 2016

    India’s indigenous HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), performed its first public flight in Bengaluru on 17 June. Witnessed by Defence …

  • Training

    Australian PC-21s to get TERPROM

    20th June 2016

    Pilatus has selected UTC Aerospace Systems' TERPROM terrain referenced navigation (TRN) system for the Australian Defense Force's (ADF) Pilatus PC-21 training aircraft. UTC Aerospace announced …

  • Defence Helicopter

    GECO Puma MSS FOC on track

    17th June 2016

    Inzpire Ltd has announced that the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) two Puma squadrons, part of Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), are shortly to announce final operating …

  • Military Logistics

    Eurosatory: Saft battery supply

    17th June 2016

    Saft will supply specialised military batteries to Team Leidos under a two year contract announced on 13 June. Under the contract Saft will supply around …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Eurosatory: New VSHORAD C2 system unveiled

    17th June 2016

    MBDA has launched Licorne, a very short-range air defence (VSHORAD) command and control system for fast reaction, airborne or amphibious forces.  Licorne uses the same …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Pegasus Multiscope UGV unveiled

    16th June 2016

    Milrem and Leica Geosystems have introduced the Pegasus Multiscope unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for off-road use, it was announced on 13 June. The vehicle combines …

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 ...