JADC2 is the Department of Defense’s vision for a future command and control operating construct that connects the battlespace across every domain — sea, air, land, space, cyber and the electromagnetic spectrum. Raytheon Intelligence & Space, (RI&S) a Raytheon Technologies business, successfully demonstrated machine-to-machine communications across multiple assets during a communications exercise. “This successful communications […]
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UK MOD enlistss Globalstar SPOT Gen4 for tracking and safety for RAF’s Force Protection Training
RAF Force Protection previously used a tracking system based on GSM mobile technology, but it was deemed to have insufficient reach across all remote training locations Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT), announces that the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has deployed SPOT Gen4 satellite GPS messengers to track and […]
Latest public challenge from ESA… teach an Earth-observing satellite to know what it sees
For decades Earth observation satellites have been monitoring the ever-changing home planet; the next step is to enable them to recognize what they see. The latest public challenge for the machine learning community from ESA’s Advanced Concepts Team is to train satellite software to identify features within the images it acquires — with the winning team getting the […]
ESA’s Call For Uni CubeSat Team Proposals
Teams that have already assembled their hardware will have the chance to verify equipment, payloads, experiments, or entire nanosatellites making use of the CubeSat Support Facility in ESEC-Galaxia (Belgium). The ESA Academy announces two new hands-on training opportunities for University CubeSat teams. The call for proposals are open to teams, composed of bachelor, master and PhD students […]
Continuing Their Support For USAF Geospatial Intelligence Is Raytheon Intelligence & Space
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to continue Geospatial Intelligence system mission support and training for the U.S. Air Force’s Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCG) and Air National Guard (ANG) locations, worldwide. Under the DCGS GEOINT Field Support contract, RI&S will […]
Africa To Take Delivery Of AAC Clyde Space’s Ground Station
“This ground station will be a stepping stone to leverage space based data and services to improve the quality of life, safety and economic prosperity in the region” … New Space company AAC Clyde Space has, through its subsidiary AAC Space Africa, been selected to deliver a ground station to a client in Africa. The […]
New Support Contract From The U.S. Government To Maxar Technologies Awards Million$$$
Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), a provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, was recently awarded U.S. Government mission support contracts in Q1 2022 worth up to $202 million over a six-year period. The total includes 27 awards across nine U.S. government customers—eight of which are Department of Defense or Intelligence Community organizations—for […]
AFRL + ABL Space Systems Collaborate To Demo Launch Systems That Can Be Operated Rapidly Via Small Teams From Nontraditional Sites
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and ABL Space Systems, are collaborating to demonstrate how launch systems can be operated rapidly by small teams from nontraditional sites. Leveraging ABL’s deployable ground system, GS0, and small launch vehicle, RS1, a series of ground demonstrations is underway at multiple U.S. military installations aimed at quickly training […]
At GEOINT 2022, Descartes Labs Government Will Present Tradecraft Competition + Two Workshops
Descartes Labs Inc.’s government subsidiary, Descartes Labs Government, Inc., will present at the GEOINT Tradecraft Competition and host a two-part training workshop at GEOINT 2022 in Colorado. Open to all GEOINT attendees, the Tradecraft Competition will be held on the Main Stage at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, with the winner determined by audience […]
NAVCENT’s Connection From SES GS During International Maritime Exercise
The combination of SES GS’ high throughput and low-latency satellite network, as well as its terrestrial network, enabled TF-59 to present unprecedented real-time sensor data to the international partners in the ROC in a “single-pane-of-glass” format. It was announced that SES GS supported Task Force 59 and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) communications requirements necessary for […]