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Podcast: Five Eyes Connectivity - Australia and New Zealand
In this episode of the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast, we hear how two of the smaller militaries in the Five Eyes alliance – Australia and New Zealand – are responding to a rapidly-changing world.
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Podcast: Five Eyes Connectivity - The United Kingdom
In this episode of the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast, we hear how a rapidly shifting threat environment is driving a transformation of British military capabilities.
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Podcast: Five Eyes Connectivity - The United States
In this episode of the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast, we dive into the connectivity issues facing the US military and its further development of the Multi-Domain Operations concept.
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PREMIUM: MEV gives kiss of life to in-orbit satellites
The reality of on-demand satellite servicing took a giant leap forward with the successful docking of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) to a client ...
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PREMIUM: Australian CHORUS is on song
The Australian Department of Defence announced on 11 May that it is exploring ways to integrate laser-based optical and RF communication technologies onto a single ...
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PREMIUM: Software-defined satellites aim to enhance cyber situational awareness
New software-defined satellite architecture from Lockheed Martin aims to support military operators at a time of growing cybersecurity threats to space-based platforms, the company has ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Tactical data link provider expects major new order this month
11th May 2020
Looking to the future of the Multifunctional Informational Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS), BAE Systems expects an imminent new production contract and ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Fire Scout set to gain Link 16
7th May 2020
Northrop Grumman is set to receive new contracts from the US Navy over the next two years to integrate Link 16 on the MQ-8C Fire ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Australian Army to acquire EW attack capability
7th May 2020
Procurement of a new Australian Army electronic attack capability is set to begin this year. Indeed, acquisition of a force-level EW system that includes an ...
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Air Warfare
PREMIUM: U-2 Dragon Lady shows plenty of life
6th May 2020
A popular phrase in the US is ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. In aviation, one could think of the DC-3 and the 747, ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Australia probes into space with CubeSats
6th May 2020
Australia is expanding its space-based surveillance and communications capability with the next stage of development of new small satellites called CubeSats. Two separate programmes – ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Light shines on Five Eyes SIGINT collection mechanisms
5th May 2020
Although the mechanisms by which the ‘Five Eyes’ partners share their intelligence have been shrouded in secrecy for some years, revelations in recent years have ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Australia pushes on with indigenous ISR and EW programme
4th May 2020
Australia is pushing ahead with the next phase of its Miniaturised Orbital Electronic Warfare Sensor System (MOESS) project. The Australian Department of Defence announced in ...
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman accelerates development of ABMS translation system
4th May 2020
Northrop Grumman is working on quickly developing and fielding an open system enabling translation and communication across platforms known as the gatewayONE prototype. This prototype ...
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Defence Notes
Lockheed Martin joins the GPS Innovation Alliance
4th May 2020
Lockheed Martin has joined the GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA), which recognises the importance of GPS to the global economy and is committed to creativity and ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Russia's satellite-killing capabilities make headway
2nd May 2020
Gen John Raymond, head of US Space Command (USSPACECOM), declared on 15 April that Russia has conducted another direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile test, although official ...
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Land Warfare
Babcock teams up with Lockheed Martin to deliver HF Comms to ADF
1st May 2020
Babcock Australasia and Lockheed Martin Australia have signed a collaboration agreement to deliver HF communications to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The agreement is the ...
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Air Warfare
SBIRS Geo-5 Space Vehicle begins TVAC testing
28th April 2020
Lockheed Martin has confirmed that the Space Based Infrared System satellite (SBIRS) Geo-5 began Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing on 16 April at its facility in ...
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Digital Battlespace
UK to fund Predictive Cyber Analytics competition
27th April 2020
The UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) announced on 27 April that it is supplying almost £1 million ($1.2 million) in funding to develop technology ...
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Digital Battlespace
DARPA awards machine learning analytics contract to BAE Systems
22nd April 2020
BAE Systems has been awarded a new contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop machine learning analytics services as part of ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Waveform translation simplifies special forces communications
3rd April 2020
Joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs) have numerous tools at their disposal to communicate with aircraft overhead providing close air support (CAS). In recent years, US ...
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Digital Battlespace
DE&S awards anti-jamming research contract to Cobham
31st March 2020
Cobham Aerospace Connectivity is to work on researching advanced anti-jamming techniques for the MoD Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S;) to protect Global Navigation Satellite Systems ...
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed supports GPS security upgrade
30th March 2020
The US Space Force has been working with Lockheed Martin to deliver an upgrade to GPS that ensures an ultra-secure, jamming-resistant Military Code (M-Code) signal. ...
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin’s GPS III satellite joins US constellation
25th March 2020
Lockheed Martin’s GPS III satellite has been integrated into the US GPS constellation under the command of US Space Force’s Space Operations Command. GPS III, ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: US develops ethical code for AI operations, but questions remain over implementation
23rd March 2020
The US DoD’s new ethical principles for AI look to a future where such technologies are fielded at scale. However, implementation will be key with ...
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman works on MUOS for USN
19th March 2020
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $48.2 million sole-source contract to provide the USN with systems and services that support interoperability from tactical-to-tactical satellite communications ...
Five Eyes Connectivity Special Report
Shephard Media provides a special report on Five Eyes (FVEY) connectivity.
Five Eyes (FVEY) refers to an alliance that includes Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and US. These countries are bound by the multilateral UKUSA Agreement for joint cooperation in defence intelligence, HUMINT and SIGINT.
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