• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin demos airborne border surveillance

  23rd November 2011

  Lockheed Martin has demonstrated advanced border surveillance capabilities from an optionally piloted vehicle, in order to show how traditional defence-focused integrated airborne intelligence, surveillance and …

• Digital Battlespace

  NATO awards IDIQ and multi-million dollar task order to Segovia

  22nd February 2011

  Segovia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Inmarsat plc and a leading provider of secure, global telecommunications to the public and private sectors, announced today …

• Digital Battlespace

  Inmarsat selects ST Engineering's iDirect for Global XpressT

  18th February 2011

  ST Engineering's US subsidiary, VT iDirect (iDirect) has been awarded a contract valued at approximately US$60m by Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite …

• Digital Battlespace

  Boeing to study commercial space capabilities for military use

  10th February 2011

  Boeing has received a $900,000 study contract from the Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Systems Directorate of the US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Upgrades make P-3 Orion more efficient, more effective for the fleet

  12th January 2011

  Newly installed computer hardware and software on-board the P-3C Orion will save the Navy money while making the aging aircraft a better submarine hunter. The …

• Defence Notes

  SwiftBroadband gets upgraded by Inmarsat

  19th March 2010

  New enhancements have been revealed by Inmarsat for its SwiftBroadband aeronautical connectivity service. Inmarsat’s network now supports a new higher speed SwiftBroadband streaming class, which …

• Defence Notes

  New Thales Connectivity Suite demonstrates complete capabilities

  7th March 2010

  Thales has officially opened its new Connectivity Suite as a demonstration tool and development lab for its entire range of inflight entertainment and connectivity applications. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: USAF eyes BAMS comms suite adoption

  14th August 2009

  The US Air Force is exploring a potential communications suite re-architecture for its Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air systems, and is considering systems …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  BGAN links with unmanned aircraft for disaster response

  6th November 2008

  A major disaster recovery exercise in Scandinavia relied on Inmarsat BGAN to send vital images to help emergency responders worldwide. The Triplex 2008 event on …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Scandicraft provides geo-tagged images taken from mini-UAV via satellite link

  14th October 2008

  The Norwegian UAV service provider Scandicraft demonstrated the Incident Support Imaging System (ISIS) at the UN-organized disaster management exercise Triplex. Scandicraft provided geo-tagged aerial images …

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• UAS: communication systems

  LAISR ULW

  Developed by Inmarsat Government, the Lightweight Airborne ISR System - Ultra Lightweight (LAISR ULW) is an L-Band SATCOM terminal providing beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) connectivity for SWaP-constrained ...

• UAS: communication systems

  Aviator UAV 200

  Cobham’s UAV 200 is a satcom solution designed to enhance a tactical UAV’s performance, range and payload flexibility in a number of applications.This including SAR, ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  RF-7800B-VU104

  This land mobile broadband global area network (BGAN) SATCOM terminal provides a tactical radio network capability within the Falcon III multi-band radio family. The RF-7800B-VU104 ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  ULV MicroVSAT

  Ultra I&C;'s ULV MicroVSAT is a tri-band, lightweight SATCOM terminal that emphasises portability. First introduced in 2022, the modem-agnostic system supports WGS, Intelsat Flex, Inmarsat GX ...

• Naval: Radio and SATCOM

  King Cobra

  The Fleet 394 'King Cobra' is a 2m-class Naval SATCOM terminal designed by EM Solutions. It provides simultaneous Ka-Band and X-Band coverage. According to the manufacturer, it ...

• Data links

  Naval TDMA Data Link Management Unit

  The multiple-participant naval TDMA data link updates a ship’s C2 via existing radios (HF, VHF, UHF, L- and S-band) and INMARSAT. The Data Link Update ...

• Major networking projects

  Integrated Naval Communication Systems

  Aselsan provides internal and external naval communications systems for tactical and administrative needs, tailored to naval platforms. The company handles project management, subsystem design and ...

• UAS: communication systems

  Black ICE Lite

  As the most compact member of the Black ICE SDR family, Black ICE Lite offers secure BLoS communication capabilities tailored for uncrewed systems. Created for ...

• Data links

  Pioneer Express (GRRIP, AN/PSC-15)

  The Pioneer Express (GRRIP, AN/PSC-15) is a small, lightweight flyaway communications system that allows access to secure and non-secure networks and can be used in ...

• Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Smartscan- Marlin

  The Marlin is a lightweight, tactical system for the passive monitoring of Thuraya, Inmarsat and IsatPhone Pro networks. It detects and intercepts terminal and call ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

  EQ-4B Global Hawk BACN

  The Northrop Grumman EQ-4B Global Hawk Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) high-altitude, long-endurance UAV is in service with the USAF. BACN bridges the gaps between systems and ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  Panther II VSAT

  L3Harris' Panther II VSAT is a man-portable, multiband SATCOM solution with auto-acquisition capability. Available in 60- and 96-cm apertures, it provides data rates up to 3 Mbps ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  Watercat M18 (Jehu Class)

  Marine Alutech's Watercat M18 is an armoured modular craft designed for the rapid insertion of personnel in landing operations. In this role, it has a ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Çağatay CGT50

  The Çağatay CGT50, or Cagatay, is a VTOL UAS manufactured by UAVERA, a subsidiary of Coskunöz Defence and Aviation. First displayed in June 2021, UAVERA has ...

• Naval: Radio and SATCOM

  COBRA-M3-K25-X50

  COBRA-M3-K25-X50 is a Ka-Band satellite terminal that features a property monopulse pointing system, quick re-acquire time and a three-axis gimbal mount. Developed by Brisbane-based EM ...