Cyber risks for US space systems are receiving special attention under a $9.91 million contract for Melbourne, Florida-based Cromulence.
The deal from the US Air Force Research Laboratory, announced by the DoD on 14 August, will see Cromulence research, design, develop, test, demonstrate, integrate and deliver integrated software and hardware cyber capabilities that will raise awareness of cyber risks of space systems.
Work is scheduled for completion by mid-August 2025.
In addition under this contract, Cromulence will hold a competition (‘Space Security Challenge 2020: Hack-a-Sat’) to bridge the security knowledge gap between space and cyber security communities.
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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.
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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.
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