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News - low orbit satellite

  • Naval Warfare

    PIRIOU & DCNS awarded B2M programme contract

    9th January 2014

    PIRIOU and DCNS will design and construct three multi-mission ocean-going vessels for the French DGA under a new contract announced on 9 January. The vessels …

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    Defence Helicopter

    Four dead in USAF Pave Hawk helicopter crash

    8th January 2014

    An American HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter based at RAF Lakenheath in the UK has crashed off the coast of Norfolk, killing its four crew members. …

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    Digital Battlespace

    Daewoo awards Atlas Thai sonar contract

    30th December 2013

    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has awarded Atlas Elektronik a contract to develop two sonar variations for the Royal Thai Navy’s new frigates. Announced …

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    Digital Battlespace

    Northrop Grumman transfers SATCOM tech to aircraft comms system

    27th December 2013

    Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated a new SATCOM-derived aircraft communications system on-board its Firebird demonstrator aircraft, the company has revealed. The new ‘high-functioning, low-cost communications …

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    Digital Battlespace

    ATK and Hughes complete USAF weather satellite study

    24th December 2013

    An ATK-led team has completed a 12 month study into network-centric small satellites for future weather systems with a demonstration of the technology on 14 …

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    Defence Helicopter

    Sweden accepts first mission-capable NH90

    23rd December 2013

    The first NH90 in the upgraded TTH configuration has now been delivered to Sweden’s Helicopter Wing, the service announced in December. The unit has had …

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    Digital Battlespace

    Centurion completes first live-fire test with Javelin

    20th December 2013

    A Javelin missile has been successfully fired from the multirole Centurion launcher during tests performed by Raytheon Missile Systems and Chemring Countermeasures at the Defence …

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    Defence Helicopter

    Swiss Air Force helicopter simulator receives new certification

    16th December 2013

    The EC635 helicopter Full Flight Mission Simulator (FFMS) in service with the Swiss Air Force has achieved JAR FSTD-H Level D certification issued by Switzerland’s …

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    Defence Helicopter

    Sikorsky to advance VTOL X-Plane programme

    13th December 2013

    The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Sikorsky Phase 1 of the VTOL Experimental Aircraft (X-Plane) programme.   The new contract, valued …

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    Digital Battlespace

    Textron AirLand's ISR/Strike platform takes flight

    13th December 2013

    Textron AirLand has completed the first flight of its Scorpion ISR/Strike technology demonstrator, with a 1.4 hour flight from McConnell AFB in Wichita, Kansas. The …

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    Digital Battlespace

    Sixth Boeing-built WGS-6 enters service

    12th December 2013

    The sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-6) built by Boeing has been delivered on orbit to the US Air Force, boosting communications capabilities for the US …

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    Uncrewed Vehicles

    Iran claims successful reverse-engineering of stealth UAV

    11th December 2013

    Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will reveal a reverse-engineered version of the US stealth UAV which it claims to have captured in 2011, local …

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    Defence Helicopter

    EP-8000 image generators selected for Apache LCTs

    4th December 2013

    Rockwell Collins’ EP-8000 image generators have been selected for the Boeing Apache Longbow Crew Trainers (LCT), marking the latest development in a long relationship between …

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    Naval Warfare

    Raytheon’s SM-6 achieves IOC with US Navy

    2nd December 2013

    Raytheon’s Standard Missile-6 has achieved initial operational capability (IOC), with the US Navy deploying the weapon for the first time. The company has delivered more …

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    Land Warfare

    New AMPV RFP updates development schedule

    2nd December 2013

    A final RfP has been released for the US Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) requirement keeping the programme alive amid budgetary concerns. The US Army’s …

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 ...

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