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08 Sep 21. New L3Harris Hawkeye Terminal Connects Warfighters Anywhere in the World.
Highlights:
- Portable terminal provides high-speed data communications for Internet, C5ISR and video
- Easily transportable and significantly lighter weight than previous generations
- Showcases L3Harris’ investment in connected systems to enhance warfighter decision making
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has launched its new Hawkeye 4 (H4) Lite Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), which connects warfighters virtually anywhere in the world.
The H4 Lite is a mobile satellite communications terminal that can rapidly deploy and maneuver across a complex battlefield, while providing high-speed data communications for Internet, C5ISR and video transmission. This terminal, which is small enough to fit into a suitcase, was designed for both mobile expeditionary teams and high throughput command posts that require mission flexibility and seamless upgrades to emerging capabilities.
“The Hawkeye 4 Lite is the only available VSAT solution featuring the latest technologies in a single, high-performance terminal with one-touch, auto-acquire and interference mitigation,” said Jerry Adams, General Manager, SATCOM, L3Harris. “We‘ve invested heavily into connected systems that enable the warfighter to make decisions faster, and the Hawkeye does just that.”
The terminal also includes L3Harris’ industry-leading Viewsat-E GUI and GATEKEEPER™ – technology that automatically monitors, detects and eliminates co-channel interference. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
11 Sep 21. KIRINTEC are exhibiting at DSEI from 14-17th of September on stand H4-494, where we are showcasing our current products and launching the latest addition to our product portfolio – K-CEMA Neo. K-CEMA Neo is our latest next generation, multi-role and agile system for Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA). This lightweight, single form factor product has been developed by Kirintec this year and will be shown for the first time at the DSEI show. We understand the challenges of conflict in the information age, and increasingly innovative adversaries and state actors operating in the ‘grey’ space of conflict. Kirintec have produced an innovative solution, using Key User Requirements drawn from across our customer base.
The ground-breaking new systems features include the ability to:
- Detect threat signals anywhere in the Electro Magnetic Environment (EME) between – High Frequency and Super High Frequency (initially 20 MHz to 6 GHz)
- Delivers a selected Responsive, Hybrid or Active countermeasure at the right frequency, power and time to protect you.
- Provide the ability to rapidly respond to new threats to new threats using novel system and non-system related concepts.
- Conduct continuous Electronic Surveillance and provide Signal Analysis on the move.
- Integrate with other CEMA and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems to enable analysis and exploitation of the Electro Magnetic Environment (EME).
- Interoperate with National and International partners when considering the use, control or denial of the EME.
- Be deployable and available in all operational environments.
- Employ hardware, software, data and FPGA open standards.
- Reduce Size and Weight burden, without loss of performance, to front line troops.
K-CEMA Neo provides users with the ability to combine multiple functions and capabilities into one CEMA system with a common architecture which can evolve and adapt to meet emerging threats.
09 Sep 21. British Army and Adarga partner on BattleLab hackathon. A British Army-backed hackathon will be hosted at the Defence BattleLab from 15-17 September, running in tandem with DSEI 2021 in London.
Technology and data experts from the British Army and Adarga are partnering on a 48-hour Defence BattleLab ‘Hackathon’ event to brainstorm future ‘battle winning’ digital tools.
Teams will be tasked with developing software and algorithm-driven solutions that can address challenges faced by the Field Army.
Winning solutions will be further developed and tested in the field within three months, shifting the Army’s ability to procure technology solutions more quickly.
Prototypes will be deployed on Exercise Rhino Charge in November.
British Army Head of Future Force Development Brig Matt Cansdale said: ‘The Hackathon is a really exciting venture, it fits with what we are trying to do in the wider Army, of moving to a more tech-led leap into the information age.
‘It shows the degree of critical thinking amongst our people who are ready to think outside the box and collaborate on work with much wider organisations.’
Solutions will be designed for a range of problems, including digitally understanding the routes used by military convoys, the impact of environmental factors on future missions and deployments and casualty extraction.
Adarga founder and CEO Robert Bassett Cross said the company was proud to support the approach, adding: ‘The Army’s rapid deployment of software to a real-world environment in line with realistic readiness timelines marks a hugely significant development that will shape the future of technology procurement for the whole of UK Defence.’ (Source: Shephard)
13 Sep 21. Kromek exhibits a new Covid-19 detector; handheld radiation devices at DSEI, London ExCeL Centre, 14-17 September 2021. Kromek, the biological and radiation detection specialists based in Sedgefield, County Durham, will exhibit their new, standalone Covid-19 detector, KAPScan, at DSEI, at London’s ExCel Centre from 14-17 September 2021. The company will be part of the MakeUK stand (Hall 2, Stand 429).
KAPScan (Kromek Automated Pathogen Scanner) is a standalone, fully autonomous Covid-19 Detection System that uses a targeted assay to sample the air every 30 minutes to confirm whether the disease – in all its potential variants – is present. Eighteen months into the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, this high-speed, highly accurate device offers a revolutionary capability to understand and control the spread of the disease.
KAPScan-AT (Airborne Targeted) can be used indoors or outdoors, in static or mobile capacities and can be run continuously or as required. The device will report either the presence or absence of Covid-19. The speed and accuracy of reporting and localised monitoring enables a detailed understanding of the spread of the virus, and allows mitigating actions to be taken such as targeted testing or decontamination.
Dr Arnab Basu, Kromek’s Chief Executive Officer, said “I am delighted that KAPScan is making its debut at DSEI. It is a device that we designed to help the world get back to as normal a situation as possible despite the ongoing global pandemic.”
Kromek will also be featuring its latest hand-held radioisotope detection device, the D5 RIID, the smallest, lightest and most accurate wearable detector currently available.
The D5 RIID has been designed to detect the latest radiological hazards and to defeat the CBRN threat. It has an extensive built-in radioisotope library, to accurately identify even the smallest samples and the lowest dose rates. The D5 RIID can fit into the palm of one hand and is intuitive to operate, even while wearing full PPE. Weighing just 660g, it has a >24-hour endurance and has a networked capability to allow results to be transmitted to wherever they are needed in real time.
Craig Duff, Kromek’s CBRN Business Manager, said “We are looking forward to demonstrating our range of handheld radiation detectors to the military CBRN community at DSEI this week.”
15 Sep 21. Team MOBIUS. Today Jacobs has signed exclusive teaming agreements with Lockheed Martin, ATOS, Roke, BMT and MKC Training to develop an innovate and efficient Systems Integrator (SI) and Strategic Delivery Partner service solution for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), Land Environment Tactical Communications and Information Systems (LE TacCIS) portfolio. MORPHEUS is a sub-programme under LE TacCIS, and it requires a Future Operating model (FOM).
Jacobs and partners have formed team MOBIUS to provide an extensive set of Programmatic and Technical Engineering attributes that will deliver an enhanced System Integrator and Strategic Deliver Partnership service for the MORPHEUS FOM. It will also deliver supply chain management and operational service management.
MOBIUS Experience
Team MOBIUS brings together true collaboration from industry leaders with proven experience developing, integrating, and delivering complex mission critical systems for defence and industrial clients globally.
MOBIUS will encourage and sustain an inclusive and diverse set of Small to Medium Enterprises and supply chain community while continually horizon scanning and nurturing new technology and talent that will future proof and enhance the LE TacCIS service for the MOD as the MORPHEUS and LE TacCIS Future Operating Model develops.
The Opportunity
The proposed LE TacCIS Future Operating Model, in contrast to the current single source prime supplier model, will be procured from multiple providers incentivised to deliver increased system agility, improved capability, vendor independence and Value for Money; this is key to delivering the strategic benefits of the LE TacCIS programme.
The Operating Model not only allows the MOD greater awareness of risks, but also enables earlier mitigations more effectively than under the current prime model.
The LE TacCIS programme consists of multiple sub-programmes and projects with the aim to deliver the next generation of tactical military communications in the land environment, through Evolutionary Capability Delivery and providing the means to make informed and timely decisions enabled by agile Communication Information Systems (CIS).
The programme portfolio consists of Bowman ComBAT Infrastructure and Platform, BCIP 5.6, the MORPHEUS sub-programme, the TRINITY sub-programme, Joint Common Remote Viewing Terminal (JCRVT), Dismounted Soldier Awareness (DSA), Falcon, NIOBE and multiple delivery and support projects such as MORPHEUS Test and Reference Centre and BEARERS.
LE TacCIS will deliver the first installation of Defence as a Platform (DaaP) in the tactical environment, providing the next generation of secure communications and awareness systems to16,000 Land platforms, the solider, 130 Royal Naval vessels and over 200 RAF aircraft.
The LE TacCIS programme is delivered by the Battlefield Tactical Communications and Information Systems (BATCIS) Delivery Team, in conjunction with Army Headquarters and Strategic Command/Defence Digital and key industry partners.
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At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Jacobs has supported the defence and security sector for over 60 years, and we are known for our commitment to excellence and our outstanding achievements in quality, delivery, and safety.
With a focus on long-term and ongoing client relationships many of our government, defence, security, and intelligence clients retain our services across multiple programmes and projects, resulting in successful partnerships over many years in the delivery and integration of complex mission critical solutions.
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Spectra Group Plc
Spectra Group (UK) Ltd, internationally renowned award-winning information security and communications specialist with a proven record of accomplishment.
Spectra is a dynamic, agile and security-accredited organisation that offers secure Hosted and Managed Solutions and Cyber Advisory Services with a track record of delivering on time, to spec and on budget.
With over 15 years of experience in delivering solutions for governments around the globe, elite militaries and private enterprises of all sizes, Spectra’s platinum and gold-level partnerships with third-party vendors ensure the supply of best value leading-edge technology.
Spectra was awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise (Innovation) in 2019 for SlingShot.
In November 2017, Spectra Group (UK) Ltd announced its listing as a Top 100 Government SME Supplier by the UK Crown Commercial Services.
Spectra’s CEO, Simon Davies, was awarded 2017 Businessman of the Year by Battlespace magazine.
Founded in 2002, the Company is based in Hereford, UK and holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2013 and Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation.
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