In combination with advanced data analysis, the surveillance capacity will contribute to defense operations and Norway’s important role in surveillance of the High North. Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) has placed an order for three microsatellites with Lithuanian mission integrator NanoAvionics for a space-based maritime surveillance mission covering the North Sea area. All three […]
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Dark Ship Maritime Analytics Capabilities Released By HawkEye 360
HawkEye 360 Inc. has released a new maritime association analytics capability that analyzes RF signal geolocations and third-party global AIS maritime geolocations to provide insight into potential dark ship activity in key areas of interest (AOI) across the world. The maritime insights enable organizations to understand anomalies in the maritime domain and more effectively employ […]
Spire Global Enters Definitive Agreement To Acquire exactEarth
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) and exactEarth Ltd. (TSX: XCT) (“exactEarth”) have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement under which Spire will acquire exactEarth for approximately $161.2 million (CAD$204.2 million) in cash and stock, which implies ~9.1x exactEarth’s Enterprise Value to LTM revenue. Once completed, exactEarth will become a fully owned subsidiary of Spire and […]
Maritime Traffic Monitoring Smallsat Launches With KONGSBERG AIS + NRD Aboard
KONGSBERG technology is set to play a pivotal role in the working life of a recently-activated microsatellite. The Norwegian Space Agency’s new NorSat-3, launched on April 29th, 2021 from Vega Flight VV 18 which launched from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guyana, will be used by the Norwegian Coastal Administration for monitoring maritime traffic […]
SBAS Signal Over Africa Commenced Via The NIGCOMSAT-1R Satellite
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA, has started to broadcast a SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) signal over Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI) region, providing the first SBAS open service in this part of the world via the NIGCOMSAT-1R satellite that is managed and operated by Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd. under […]