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Iridium Provides Developer Kits to Certus Broadband Terminal Manufacturers

Iridium CommunicationsÂ has unveiled new broadband core transceiver modules that work to help the company’s manufacturing partners developÂ Iridium CertusÂ broadband terminal prototypes ahead of end-to-end tests early next year. The company said TuesdayÂ the modules are part of developer kits for the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation’s new broadband terminals. “Delivering these developer kits into the hands of our […] More

by Anna Forrester October 14, 2015, 8:46 am
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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govâ€™t, Commercial Satellite Sector Should Address In-Orbit Collisions Through Collaboration

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, a senior vice president atÂ Inmarsat,Â has called on the U.S. government and commercial satellite vendorsÂ to collaborateÂ inÂ the development of policies on the safety of satellite launches and seek toÂ reduce the risk of in-orbit collisions. Cowen-Hirsch wroteÂ in aÂ SpaceNewsÂ op-ed published TuesdayÂ that inactive satellites and debris constitute the majority of approximately 23,000 man-made objects the Defense Department tracks […] More

by Jane Edwards October 14, 2015, 8:42 am
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Raytheon Adds Gallium Nitride-Based AESA to Patriot Radar

RaytheonÂ continues work to upgrade the radar component of theÂ Patriot Air and Missile Defense SystemÂ with a gallium nitride-based active electronically scanned array to provide a 360-degree radar coverage. The company said TuesdayÂ theÂ GaN-based AESA radar works to help the Patriot system protect U.S. and allied forces against attacks that come from multiple directions. “The Raytheon-developed GaN-based AESA […] More

by Anna Forrester October 14, 2015, 7:40 am
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Lockheed: Army Eyes Competition for Ground Intelligence Platform’s Increment 2

The U.S. Army plans to hold a competition for the Distributed Common Ground System-Army Increment 2 as part of its efforts to update the system. The DCGS-A system is designed to allow uniformed personnel to collect, process and share intelligence through data derived from radio intercepts, infrared images, videos, maritime signals and other sources, Lockheed […] More

by Jane Edwards October 13, 2015, 5:46 am
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Vencore, Army Demo Tactical LTE Radio Service; Steve Omick Comments

The U.S. Army‘s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center has partnered with Vencore to develop and demonstrate a commercial technology for warfighters to access 4G, Wi-Fi or tactical radio networks, C4ISR & Networks reported Wednesday. Adam Stone writes that soldiers were able to transmit emergency medical data using a radio and an LTE communications platform […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 12, 2015, 6:43 am
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Aerospace Corp.-made CubeSat for Laser Communications Demo Mission Reaches Orbit; Steve Jurczyk Comments

An Aerospace Corp.-built CubeSat has reached orbit after it lifted onboard theÂ Atlas V rocket at California-based Vandenberg Air Force Base Thursday. NASA said Saturday the CubeSat spacecraft is part of the Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration mission that will work to assess the capability of the miniature satellite to perform laser-based data transfer at a […] More

by Jane Edwards October 12, 2015, 5:46 am
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BAE to Help Navy Design, Build Electronic Warfare Receiver Tech

BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has won an $11 million contract to research, build and demonstrate a full-spectrum staring electronic support receiver with a direction finder technology for the U.S. Navy. The Navy wants the company to use electronic and photonic materials to develop the FSSR and help integrate the system into an electronic warfare platform, […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 12, 2015, 4:36 am
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Harris Awarded $66M in EMEA Region Falcon Radio Orders

Harris Corp.Â will supply Falcon tactical radios to customers in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa as part of orders valued at $66 million for the first quarter of the company’s 2016 fiscal year. The company said MondayÂ the orders are for various configurations of the multiband Falcon radios as well as for associated support services. […] More

by Anna Forrester October 12, 2015, 2:44 am
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Army Seeks Methods for Apache Helicopter Coordination with Drone

The U.S. Army is seeking a contractor to help configure and make the AH-64E Guardian attack helicopter platform conduct missions with an unmanned aerial platform as a team. In a FedBizOpps sources sought notice published Tuesday, the Army said it also aims to embed a radar frequency interferometer and an interoperability function into the AH-64E […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 8, 2015, 12:04 pm
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Johns Hopkins University APL Unveils Location-Specific Emergency Alert Tech

Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory has conceptualized a new smartphone-based emergency alert technology that works to provide location-specific notifications to users. The lab said WednesdayÂ theÂ Arbitrary-Size Location-Aware Targeting concept utilizes geolocation technologies to boost the alerts’ accuracy of delivery. “ASLAT uses the location awareness of wireless devices â€” their internal knowledge of where they are […] More

by Anna Forrester October 8, 2015, 10:08 am
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Latvia Purchases 3 Lockheed Air Surveillance Radars; Raimonds Bergmanis, Greg Larioni Comment

Lockheed Martin has secured a contract to supply three TPS-77 multi-role radars to Latvia for use in aircraft surveillance operations. The companyÂ said Monday the TPS-77 MRR consists of a single, multirole scan platform that works to allow users to choose specific flight surveillance functions for the radar and a Gallium Nitride system designed to reduce […] More

by Jane Edwards October 6, 2015, 9:31 am
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Report: GSA to Issue EIS Vehicle RFP Oct. 16

The General Services AdministrationÂ plans to issue a request for proposals on theÂ $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle on Oct. 16, FedScoop reported Friday. Billy Mitchell writes that the EIS contract vehicleÂ will replace theÂ Networx vehicle and expand its offerings with cloud, voice, video and other products and services. GSA issued the EIS presolicitation notice on […] More

by Anna Forrester October 5, 2015, 8:08 am