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Cubic to Display Virtual Training, C4ISR Platforms at Maritime Expo; Mike Twyman Comments

Cubic‘s global defense and mission solutions businessesÂ will featureÂ a varietyÂ of air combat and maritime virtual training systems alongside C4ISR platformsÂ at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition to be held inÂ National Harbor, Maryland, fromÂ April 3 to 5. Mike Twyman, president of Cubic’s mission solutions unit, said in a statement released TuesdayÂ the company will alsoÂ present itsÂ NextMission strategy with communications and ISR […] More

by Elizabeth de la Cruz March 28, 2017, 12:00 am
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MDA, Raytheon Incorporate New Sensors, Software Into SM-3 IIA Missile

Raytheon and the Missile Defense Agency have updated the Standard Missile-3Â IIA weaponÂ with new software, sensors and infrared seeker designed to handle new threat data and detect hostile targets in space, Defense Systems reported Friday. MDA officials said the Raytheon-built SM-3 IIA missile worked to intercept a medium-range ballistic missileÂ during a demonstration, Kris Osborn wrote. â€œWe […] More

by Jane Edwards March 27, 2017, 10:35 am
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Report: Air Force to Release RFI on Commercial Satcom Tech

The U.S. Air Force will release aÂ request for information on commercial satellite communications offerings for the military within the next few weeks, Space News reported Wednesday. Col. George Nagy of the office of theÂ Defense Department‘s principal space adviser has said the Air Force began a $7.8 million Wideband Analysis of AlternativesÂ in December as part of […] More

by Ramona Adams March 24, 2017, 3:55 am
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COMSAT Lands Contract to Deliver Inmarsat Global Xpress Satcom Service to DoD Users in Africa

COMSAT has received a contract to provide Inmarsatâ€™s Global XpressÂ satellite communication services to Defense Department personnel in Africa. COMSAT runs a Multiprotocol Label SwitchingÂ network that uses Global Xpress to support Non-classified Internet Protocol Router/Secret Internet Protocol Router services, Inmarsat said Monday. Inmarsat partners with COMSAT and other value-added resellers to deliver Global Xpress as a […] More

by Jane Edwards March 22, 2017, 5:53 am
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Mike Twyman: Cubic to Integrate Common Data Link, FMV, Networking Hardware for SPAWAR Contract

Cubic‘s mission solutions business willÂ supply man-portable Common Data Link systems to the U.S. NavyÂ under an estimated $20 million contract in support of theÂ Carrier and Air Integration Program Office’sÂ Tactical Mobile program. The company said WednesdayÂ the award from theÂ Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command covers development, tests, documentation and delivery of PCDL systems in efforts to provideÂ expeditionary […] More

by Neel Mehta March 22, 2017, 12:00 am
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govtâ€™s Partnership With Commercial Satcom Industry Key to Space Resiliency

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy atÂ Inmarsat,Â has said the federal government should advance partnership with the commercial satellite communications industry to help the Defense Department ensure resilience in space and gain access to secure satcom worldwide. Cowen-Hirsch told MilsatMagazine in anÂ interviewÂ she believes such a partnership canÂ facilitate the integration of satcom advancements […] More

by Jane Edwards March 20, 2017, 6:41 am
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General Atomics, Dynetics Land Phase 2 Contracts Under DARPA Gremlins Program

TheÂ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded contracts to General Atomicsâ€™ aeronautical systems business and Dynetics under the second phase of a program that seeks to develop unmanned aircraft systems that can be launched and retrieved by aircraft carriers. DARPA said Wednesday the Gremlins programâ€™s phase two aims to build and conduct risk-reduction tests of […] More

by Jane Edwards March 16, 2017, 9:11 am
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Rockwell Collins to Facilitate Cross-Platform Data Link Comms Under DIUx Deal

Rockwell Collins has landed a Digitally Aided Close Air Support contract from the Defense Department‘s Defense Innovation Unit ExperimentalÂ to facilitateÂ cross-platform data link functionsÂ for mobile devices. Rockwell Collins said Tuesday it will offer an open source aggregation framework designed to support cross-platform data link communications on Android and Windows mobile devices in efforts to boost the […] More

by Scott Nicholas March 15, 2017, 10:28 am
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Hughesâ€™ Rick Lober: Space Launch Backlog a Concern for Commercial Satellite Industry

Hughes Network Systemsâ€™ Rick Lober has said the backlog of launches faced by space launch service providers has raised concerns among commercial satellite operators that work to provide global communications support to military clients, National Defense reported Wednesday. “There are more [satellites] going up so that is fueling demand and there have been a few […] More

by Jane Edwards March 10, 2017, 4:57 am
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Cubic’s GATR Technologies Subsidiary to Debut Portable Satcom Antenna, Modem Offerings

GATR Technologies, a Cubic subsidiary, will unveil a foldable satellite communications antenna along with a modem technologyÂ based on iDirect‘s Velocity product line at the Satellite 2017 convention in Washington, D.C. Cubic said TuesdayÂ theÂ GATR-FLEX satcom antenna and GATR 950 modem will offer an integrated data transfer terminal platform that can work toÂ supportÂ sub-meter satcom operations that leverageÂ high-throughput […] More

by Scott Nicholas March 7, 2017, 8:56 am
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Northrop Begins UAV Multispectral Sensor Payload Test

Northrop Grumman has conducted an inauguralÂ flight test ofÂ a multispectral sensor payload onboard aÂ high-altitude long-rangeÂ unmanned aircraft system. Northrop said Wednesday it integratedÂ the MS-177 sensor into anÂ RQ-4 Global Hawk droneÂ during the test flight held at the company’s facility inÂ Palmdale, California. The sensor is designed toÂ findÂ targets withÂ broad area search and sensing methodsÂ as well as help operatorsÂ fix, track and […] More

by Scott Nicholas March 2, 2017, 7:40 am
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Cubic to Showcase Integrated Satcom Products; Mike Twyman Comments

Cubic‘s mission solutions business will showcaseÂ a range of integrated satellite communication products during the SATELLITE 2017 event, scheduledÂ to take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention CenterÂ in Washington from March 6 to 9. The company said Tuesday it will display theÂ inflatable satcom antennas of its GATR business as well as theÂ communication and optimization products the […] More

by Neel Mehta February 28, 2017, 12:00 am