C4ISR News

Lockheed Martin has completed a series of launch environment tests for its fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite designed to provide protected communications capabilities for U.S. and allied warfighters operating on maritime, aerial and ground platforms. Lockheed said Monday it subjected the AEHF-5 satellite to extreme heat and cold temperatures as part of the 39-day […] More

U.K.-based air traffic control services provider NATS has made a $69 million equity investment in Aireon in order to help speed up the development of technologies for aviation surveillance. NATS said Wednesday its decision to buy a 10 percent equity stake in Aireon comes as the latter prepares to offer a space-based service – Aireon […] More

The Naval Research Laboratory has chosen a solar technology from Alta Devices to help power a small unmanned aerial vehicle designed to fly for a minimum of 3.5 days. Alta Devices said Monday it will provide the company’s technology to the Hybrid Tiger project that aims to demonstrate long-range UAV operations by combining solar and hydrogen fuel cells with guidance algorithms. […] More

Kai Tang, chief commercial officer at Inmarsat Government, has said first responders and other public safety officials should have access to ‘reliable’ satellite communications services following an earthquake and other major natural disasters. Tang wrote in an article published Wednesday in the Disaster Recovery Journal that first responders seeking to offer humanitarian assistance and disaster […] More

Raytheon‘s intelligence, information and services business has received a potential five-year, $37.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to sustain a technology platform that helps multinational forces share intelligence data. The company will continue to perform sustainment work on the Cross Domain Enterprise All Source User Repository architecture and further develop the NGA Coalition Data […] More

The U.S. Coast Guard has released a request for proposals for a program to conduct a demonstration of long-range/ultra-long endurance unmanned aircraft systems designed to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says the LR/U-LE UAS Technology Demonstration Plan seeks to evaluate the performance of drones through a six-week, four-phase demonstration […] More

Former senior executives at the First Responder Network Authority have established a new advisory firm that will provide venture capital, consulting support and technology business accelerator services to companies in the public safety sector. The Public Safety Network will provide access to technology resources and exposure to LTE initiatives to help organizations develop and bring new […] More

Intelleuron will design, build and test a reconnaissance technology to aid in Customs and Border Protection operations as part of a $199,977 contract from the Department of Homeland Security. DHS said Tuesday the company aims to produce a portable small UAS designed to help CBP agents detect potential threats across different types of terrain and weather. The department awarded the project using […] More