The Canadian armed forces are exploring technology options for a new satellite system to fill a looming capability gap in the nation’s space situational awareness (SSA) capabilities.
Increasing awareness of the extent to which military and civilian critical national infrastructure is reliant on systems operating within the space domain, including technology such as GPS, is driving up investment and development of technology that tracks and protects critical space assets.
Currently the Canadian government receives space-based situational awareness via its Sapphire satellite system which is a contributing sensor to the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN).
Sapphire was launched in 2013, beginning
Already have an account? Log in
Get access to this article with a Free Basic Account
Access to all our premium news as a Premium News 365 Member. Corporate subscriptions available.
The airborne three-domain, the two ground-based and the ¼ ATR OpenVPX-based cross-domain systems were engineered to provide real-time security across multi-domain operations.
DARPA’s Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) programme was set up to develop an autonomous tactical network and enable critical data flow in contested environments.
Why space is an essential part of modern military capabilities
Defence-secure mixed reality headsets can save hours, or even weeks, of travel time to fix defunct equipment or get subject experts effectively “on-site” where they are needed.
The Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) and Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare (DRAKE) counter-UAS (CUAS) systems are mounted and dismounted RF jammers.
Adarga’s Vantage information analysis tool is in service with the UK MoD and individual UK forces. It builds on the company’s Knowledge Platform which processes, organises and analyses open source material, as well as information held by the user’s military, security and intelligence services.
Connect with us on socials
