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Frost & Sullivan: DoD’s FY 2018 Budget Plan Reflects Increase in Operations & Maintenance, R&D Accounts

AÂ Frost & SullivanÂ reportÂ has found the Defense Department‘s budget request for fiscal year 2018 represents a 9 percent rise, or approximately $52 billion, over the FY 2017 budget plan with significant increases in operations and maintenance as well as research, development, testing and evaluation accounts. The market research firm said WednesdayÂ it predicts DoD to increase annual […] More

by Jane Edwards August 31, 2017, 9:07 am
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General Dynamics Demos C4 Capacities With Airborne, Underwater Assets

General Dynamics‘Â Electric BoatÂ and mission systems businesses have showcased multiple mission command, control and communication capacities that connected a simulated submarine combat control center with unmanned underwater and aerial vehicles. General Dynamics said TuesdayÂ it linked Bluefin Robotics-built UUVs and AeroVironment‘s Blackwing UAV to the AN/BYG-1Â submarine control facility during the 2017 Advanced Naval Technology Exercise that took […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 30, 2017, 7:01 am
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Harris, exactEarth Seek to Accelerate Vessel Tracking Service Delivery With 5 More Satellites

Canada-based exactEarth has teamed up with Harris to bring into service five additional satellites as part of the formerâ€™s automatic identification system satellite constellation designed to support the delivery of a real-time ship tracking service to the maritime market. The addition of five more exactEarth satellites brings the total number of operational systems in the […] More

by Jane Edwards August 30, 2017, 6:25 am
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DigitalGlobe Backs PSMA Australia Digital Mapping Program With WorldView-4 Satellite Imagery

DigitalGlobe has handed over to PSMA Australia WorldView-4 satellite-based high-resolution imagery in support of the latterâ€™s digital mapping initiative for the Australian continent. PSMA Australia will use DigitalGlobeâ€™s satellite imagery for the Geoscape program that seeks to create a digital representation of the built environment for approximately 20 million buildings across Australia that include building […] More

by Jane Edwards August 30, 2017, 5:17 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Dwight Hunsicker, SVP/GM, GlobeComm

“I am a firm believer that capitalism is the most efficient means of expanding technology and leveraging its capabilities to solve problems.” EM: Can you tell our readers about your background and how your experiences prepared you for your current role as Executive Vice President/General Manager? In short, I have spent my adult years solving […] More

by Andy Reed August 29, 2017, 11:07 am
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Iridium Automates â€˜NEXTâ€™ Satellite Positioning at Network Ops Facility in Virginia

Iridium Communications has begun to replace old satellites with Iridium NEXT satellites through its Leesburg, Virginia-based facility that works to automate the process of moving the new satellites into their positions, Space News reported Monday. The personnel at the companyâ€™s satellite network operations center in Virginia have written new commands to automate â€œslot swapsâ€ in […] More

by Jane Edwards August 29, 2017, 5:10 am
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Matt Desch: Iridium Eyes 2018 for Certus Communications Service Commercial Launch

Iridium CommunicationsÂ CEOÂ Matt DeschÂ has saidÂ the company expects its Certus multi-service communications platformÂ to enter the commercial market in 2018 before the complete Iridium NEXT satellite network becomes fully operational. Desch told Runway Girl Network in an interview published Thursday that Iridium eyes the maritime sector for Certus 350 with plans to introduce Certus 700 to the commercial […] More

by Jane Edwards August 25, 2017, 9:15 am
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L3 Subsidiary to Supply EO/IR Imaging Turrets to Naval Surface Warfare Center

A Canada-based subsidiary ofÂ L3 TechnologiesÂ has received a potential $49 millionÂ indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply electro-optical and infrared imaging turrets to theÂ Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Crane Division. NSWC Crane will incorporateÂ MX-10MS turrets from L3 WescamÂ into a larger system designed to address a situational awareness requirement under theÂ Military Sealift Command Electro-Optical System program, the companyÂ said Wednesday. Wescam’s turrets […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 24, 2017, 9:21 am
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Mike Lyons: Northrop Pitches Global Hawk UAV to Address F-22, F-35 Comms Gap

Northrop Grumman has proposed the use of itsÂ RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle for the U.S. Air Force to bridge a communications gap between the F-35 Lightning II and F-22 RaptorÂ aircraft platforms, Defense News reported. The report said the service branch’s F-35 and F-22 planes currently are unable to exchange information because the former usesÂ the […] More

by Ramona Adams August 24, 2017, 7:56 am
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Kratos Launches Geolocation Tool for Satellite Interference Mitigation

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has unveiled a new geolocation platform that works to determine the physical location of very small aperture terminals in an effort to mitigate satellite interference. The satID platform comes with a time division multiple access geolocation module designed to classify, process and filter signals from VSATs and provide signal removal […] More

by Jane Edwards August 24, 2017, 4:44 am
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Harris to Supply EW Transmitter for Air Force C-130J Aircraft

BAE Systems has awarded Harris a contract to provide electronic warfare transmitter technology for integration into theÂ U.S. Air Force‘s MC-130J Commando II and AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft platforms. Harris said Wednesday its phased array antennas will offer transmit capacity for BAE’s electronic warfare countermeasure systems. In 2016, BAE and Northrop Grumman secured separate contracts worth up […] More

by Ramona Adams August 23, 2017, 10:11 am
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C4 Planning Solutions Awarded Marine Systems Engineering Support IDIQ

C4 Planning Solutions has won a potential five-year,Â $48.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering support for command, control, communications and computer systems at U.S. Marine Corps bases and installations. The Defense Department said Friday work also covers technical support; installation assistance for fielded C4 systems; troubleshooting; network analysis; diagnostics; maintenance; configuration management […] More

by Ramona Adams August 21, 2017, 6:38 am