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What is MOJO? (sponsored video)
Viasat’s Move Out/Jump Off terminal allows operational commanders at the tactical edge to receive the best possible levels of situational awareness required to do their job.
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What is an STT? Small Tactical Terminal (sponsored video)
The KOR-24A STT extends the ability of warfighters to conduct real-time communications and increase interoperability in austere environments.
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What is BATS-D? (sponsored video)
BATS-D provides dismounted personnel with a ground-to-air capability to shorten the targeting cycles and accuracy of close air support and other fire missions.
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What is MIDS? (sponsored video)
Viasat’s Government Systems division provides U.S. and coalition military forces with a range of advanced communications technology. Here’s a quick description of one of them: MIDS
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What is Link 16? (sponsored video)
Viasat’s Government Systems division provides U.S. and coalition military forces with a range of advanced communications technology. Here’s a quick description of one of them, Link 16:
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US augments EW defence with network modernisation
The US Army is working to modernise its tactical networks to enable expeditionary and mobile operations, and bolster its resilience against near-peer EW and cyber …
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Digital Battlespace
Fire Scout set to gain Link 16
7th May 2020
Northrop Grumman is set to receive new contracts from the US Navy over the next two years to integrate Link 16 on the MQ-8C Fire …
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Defence Notes
DASA awards 13 contracts for EO/IR sensor capability projects
6th May 2020
The UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) announced on 5 May that it has awarded a total of 13 new contracts worth £2.3 million ($2.8 million). …
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Land Warfare
Babcock teams up with Lockheed Martin to deliver HF Comms to ADF
1st May 2020
Babcock Australasia and Lockheed Martin Australia have signed a collaboration agreement to deliver HF communications to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The agreement is the …
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Digital Battlespace
Germany to continue future soldier programme procurement
23rd April 2020
Germany plans to extend procurement of the Future Infantryman - Extended System programme (IdZ-ES) beyond the end of this year, when deliveries were scheduled to …
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Naval Warfare
USN selects MS-177A sensor provider
16th April 2020
The legacy Goodrich Corporation business of Raytheon Technologies has secured a $19.90 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the MS-177A Naval Maritime Experiment Programme. The contract covers …
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Digital Battlespace
Waveform translation simplifies special forces communications
3rd April 2020
Joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs) have numerous tools at their disposal to communicate with aircraft overhead providing close air support (CAS). In recent years, US …
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin’s GPS III satellite joins US constellation
25th March 2020
Lockheed Martin’s GPS III satellite has been integrated into the US GPS constellation under the command of US Space Force’s Space Operations Command. GPS III, …
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Land Warfare
Raytheon provides third-generation FLIR sensor
19th March 2020
Raytheon has developed, produced and delivered its first third-generation FLIR sensor system for the US Army. The 3rd Gen FLIR system provides individual troops with …
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Training
UK trials platoon collective VR - again
12th March 2020
Following last year’s VR in Land Training (VRLT) trials, conducted by the British Army between January and May in conjunction with BISim, the UK MoD …
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Digital Battlespace
Avtomatika develops SATCOM protection for Meridian satellite
10th March 2020
Avtomatika Group, part of Russia’s state-owned Rostec conglomerate, has developed a software system to protect transmissions between the Meridian military communications satellite (14F112) and its …
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Lockheed to develop protected SATCOM for US Space Force
10th March 2020
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $240 million contract to develop and produce a prototype payload for its Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) system. PTS will use …
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Land Warfare
Elbit to supply SOTM comms to Canadian Armed Forces
3rd March 2020
Elbit Systems was selected by Rheinmetall Canada to provide satellite-on-the-move (SOTM) communications as part of its Land Command Support System Life Extension (LCSS LE) programme …
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Air Warfare
Collins Aerospace & Lockheed Martin complete U-2 Dragon Lady sensor upgrades
18th February 2020
Collins Aerospace and Lockheed Martin completed flight testing of an upgraded Senior Year EO Reconnaissance System (SYERS) sensor on the US Army’s U-2 fixed-wing aircraft. …
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Digital Battlespace
Dstl leads Space Situational Awareness experiment
5th February 2020
A collaborative experiment being led by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has the potential to lead to significant improvements in Space Situational …
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Military Logistics
RAAF C-130J trials Litening sensor pod
31st January 2020
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Hercules aircraft has begun flight trials equipped with a Northrop Grumman Litening sensor pod. Mounted on a pylon underneath …
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Digital Battlespace
Viasat awarded US Air Force IDIQ contract
22nd January 2020
Viasat has received an IDIQ contract worth up to $90 million from the US Air Force (USAF) for Battlefield Awareness Targeting System—Dismounted (BATS-D) handheld Link …
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Battle management modernisation efforts continue
5th November 2019
The German Army is modernising its battle management and communications systems which will enhance command and control, and situational awareness at the brigade, battalion, company …
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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 …
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Digital Battlespace
Viasat announces network encryption products available for Five Eyes use
19th September 2019
Viasat has announced that its line of network encryption products are now available for use by all Five Eyes partner nations. The company said that …
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Defence Notes
Seeing the complete air/ground Link 16 picture (sponsored video)
29th August 2019
This video is brought to you by Viasat. Whether you are a single dismounted warfighter or a pilot supporting the fight from the sky, you …