Piercing the fog of war via battlespace management
Battle Management Systems are emerging as increasingly important tools for commanders making decisions in fluid combat situations.
DARPA has enlisted industry support to defend against large-scale, automated disinformation attacks.
The agency on 23 July awarded SRI International a $10.99 million contract under the SemaFor programme, to develop technologies that automatically detect, attribute and characterise falsified media assets (such as text messages, audio, images and video).
The contract was awarded after a competitive bidding process, in which DARPA received 37 offers.
Work will be performed in Menlo Park, California; Baltimore, Maryland; Buffalo, New York; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with an expected completion date of July 2024.
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Battle Management Systems are emerging as increasingly important tools for commanders making decisions in fluid combat situations.
According to the supplier, Athena is a next-generation missile warning sensor that provides 360-degree situational awareness.
Tyche satellite will deliver military situational awareness for Ministry of Defence decision-making.
The current pace of innovation demands a new strategy for success, focusing on developing technology to meet specific defence goals and ensuring collaborative efforts.
As the threats of nuclear weapons in space and the militarisation of the domain persist, an Australian outfit has been developing technology that defence organisations could utilise to identify objects in space to gain a better understand of what they are doing in orbit.
The mission marks the first time an active US military payload has been delivered by commercial rocket.