• Digital Battlespace

  Commtact launches HiveComm data link family

  7th October 2019

  Wireless communications provider Commtact has launched its HiveComm datalink family, a suite of systems for use on air, sea and land platforms.  The family of …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  QinetiQ looks to improve SAR with MUM-T solutions

  6th August 2019

  QinetiQ is working with the UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to look at how UAS technology can strengthen search and rescue (SAR) operations. The …

• Digital Battlespace

  Podcast: Five Eyes Connectivity - Tactical data links

  26th September 2019

  Welcome to Shephard Studio’s special series on Five Eyes Connectivity, sponsored by our partner Viasat.  Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. In the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast …

• Digital Battlespace

  Podcast: Five Eyes Connectivity - SATCOM

  26th September 2019

  Welcome to Shephard Studio’s special series on Five Eyes Connectivity, sponsored by our partner Viasat.  Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. In the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast …

• Digital Battlespace

  Airbus advances SMART MRTT connectivity

  14th June 2019

  Airbus has carried out a flight demonstration of a connected airborne battlespace scenario using an A330 MRTT aircraft. Carried out as part of the development …

• Naval Warfare

  IMDEX 2019: Naval Group unveils shortlist for Start We Up

  18th May 2019

  Naval Group will look to harness technological knowledge and capabilities from among Singapore's start-up business community, following the launch of its Start We Up initiative …

• Digital Battlespace

  Silvus Technologies receives HDRLOS radios for RAN

  17th December 2018

  Silvus Technologies has received the first set of High Data Rate Line of Sight (HDRLOS) radios for the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) fleet of Anzac …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Sea-Air-Space 2018: Manned-unmanned aircraft integration underway

  10th April 2018

  Integration testing between the US Navy's manned P-8A Poseidon aircraft and its MQ-4C Triton UAS is underway with plans to ramp up efforts in the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Milipol Paris 2017: Aeraccess unveils new Hawkeye UAS

  28th November 2017

  French drone manufacturer Aeraccess unveiled its new Hawkeye man-packable micro UAS at the Milipol internal security fair near Paris. According to Shehzaad Callachand, general manager …

• Digital Battlespace

  Milrem UGV performs MANET role

  18th August 2017

  Communications specialist, Silvus Technologies, has integrated a mobile ad hoc network payload on board an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for the first time as it seeks …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Paris Air Show: Experts focus on Korean border

  23rd June 2017

  Autonomous Device Experts is putting forward the Vivace UAS and Pathfinder seismic detection sensor for possible use by South Korea along sensitive border areas. The …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  The secret sauce of the Vertex

  6th April 2017

  Lausanne-based unmanned systems manufacturer Hydromea has showcased the Vertex AUV, which officials aim to market towards a variety of commercial and civil applications in the …

• Digital Battlespace

  DTC introduces Maritime Mesh

  19th December 2016

  Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) has introduced a new high capacity wireless IP mesh communications solution for the maritime environment called Maritime Mesh, the company announced …

• Digital Battlespace

  AUSA 2014: ROBOTEAM to launch TacSA C2 system

  9th October 2014

  ROBOTEAM will launch a new portable command and control system designed for all-user, real-time ISR feed sharing at AUSA 2014. The Tactical Situational Awareness (TacSA) …

• Digital Battlespace

  Paris Air Show 2013: Raytheon pushes EPLRS networking solution

  18th June 2013

  Raytheon is offering an upgrade of its EPLRS radio that could meet US Army’s requirement for a lower-tier tactical wireless internet system. EXF191, an upgraded …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  DTIF GUARD (Ireland)

  Programme Background The Problem As stated by the project's website, Ireland is the "softest target in EU for smugglers" due to its 3171km of coastline, ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  X8

  The X8 is a small rotary-wing UAV from Dasal. The UAV is modular and features a degree of autonomy. It can be fitted with a three-axis ...

• Data links

  Wideband SATCOM Terminals

  A family of wideband SATCOM terminals including Ka-, Ku- and X-band tactical models, providing communication on the move and on the quick halt. Features: transportable ...

• Vertex AUV

  The Vertex AUV is a fleet of small, portable and highly integrated vehicles, designed for commercial and civil applications. The Vertex, with a weight of ...

• Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  OPKAR G2- Remote-Controlled EW System

  OPKAR G2 includes high-speed DDS (direct digital synthesis) and RF technology in an integrated package. Field units can be operated individually, remotely or in coordinated ...

• Data links

  Peregrine for Government

  Pelegrine for Government is a quad transceiver based on Rajant's BreadCrumb platform, designed as a mobile wireless mesh network node. Supporting Rajant's InstaMesh networking technology, it ...

• UAS: communication systems

  BluSDR-30

  A member of the BluSDR product family, Codan Communications BluSDR-30 is designed for a wide range of uncrewed platforms, and is particularly suitable for small drone platforms ...

• UAS: communication systems

  BluSDR-200

  The BluSDR-200 provides wireless communication in ranges up to 200km, with a design suitable for integration into uncrewed air platforms. Produced by Codan Communications, it ...

• UAS: communication systems

  BluSDR-6

  A member of Codan Communications' BluSDR product family, BluSDR-6 provides wireless communications for small drone platforms operating in short-range missions. With a weight of approximately ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  Storm

  The Storm is a highly versatile, completely backpackable, single-operator mini-UAV.  It has been designed for pattern of life (POL) tracking, convoy following and persistent ISTAR missions. 

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  WingXpand

  Unveiled at the Special Operations Force Industry Conference in May 2022, the WingXpand is a fixed-wing platform manufactured by a company with the same name. Branded ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  RESA L Ka

  Requtech's RESA L Ka is an integrated, electronically scanned array antenna terminal for Ka-Band LEO, MEO or GEO constellations for on-the-move and on-the-pause applications. Unveiled ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Cargo 150

  The Cargo 150 is a cargo-carrying UAS first displayed at IDEF 2021.  Manufactured by Dasal Havacılık Teknolojiler, the rotary-wing octocopter can carry up to 150kg of ...

• UAS: communication systems

  BluSDR-90

  A part of Codan Communications' BluSDR family of products, BluSDR-90 provides wireless communications for uncrewed platforms, offering a range of up to 90km. 

• Major networking projects

  DNW

  The Directional NetWork (DNW) system provides 100Mb/s+ mesh networking for US military users. It is designed to sustain network connectivity without SATCOM by using an ...

• Major networking projects

  DirecNet

  DirecNet, an open-standard directional networking system, leverages work products of the JTRS CDL Specification Working Group. DirecNet provides adaptive data rates of up to 1Gb/s ...