Silent Barker will be launched on an Atlas V rocket. (Photo: USAF)
L3Harris Technologies is to mature and operationalise the Retina mission development processor prototype for the USAF Silent Barker programme, the DoD announced on 15 June.
Work on the $8.09 million modification to the combat mission systems support contract, issued by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, will be completed by mid-June 2022.
L3Harris will provide 'additional capabilities to the operational Retina', the DoD added.
Silent Barker is a space situational awareness program conducted jointly by Air Force Space Command and the National Reconnaissance Office.
The programme aims to improve satellite threat intelligence and space situational awareness, although few details have been released to the public.
The satellite is to be launched in 2022 on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral.
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.
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