What literature reviews and handbooks are available on using satellite constellations for tactical communications?
What literature reviews and handbooks are available on using satellite constellations for tactical communications?
C4ISR
Command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) refers to systems, procedures, techniques, and equipment used to collect, analyze, disseminate, and translate information into actionable intelligence, principally through cyber and electromagnetic activity.
Recent Inquiries
What studies have been done on the effectiveness of high-frequency low-probability-of-intercept and/or low-probability-of-detection waveforms?
What studies have been done on the effectiveness of high-frequency low-probability-of-intercept and/or low-probability-of-detection waveforms?
What technologies exist that could protect commercial aircraft against jamming and spoofing?
What technologies exist that could protect commercial aircraft against jamming and spoofing?
Articles
Modernized GPS Operating System Closer to Operational Integration
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — The U.S. Space Force’s Space Operations Command accepted a modernized operating system for Global Positioning System (GPS), which is designed to maintain resiliency of the constellation and improve positioning,…
NASA, Johns Hopkins APL Poised to Demonstrate Next-Gen Spacecraft Comms Technology
For decades, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation has ensured reliable communications between spacecraft just above Earth and scientists and engineers on the ground. By 2030, however, NASA will shift near-Earth communications services…
Space Development Agency Completes Successful Launch of T1DES Prototype Satellite
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Space Development Agency announced the successful launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, of the first prototype among 12 risk reduction satellites comprising the Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES) constellation…
Webinars
Magnetic Anomaly Navigation
An emerging navigation technique known as “Magnetic Anomaly Navigation” will be presented. The benefits of this system as a GPS-alternative navigation system will be discussed as well as the current state of the art results…
Compact Laser Designators for Mini-UAVs and Handheld Targeting Systems
Laser designators served as a fundamental means of targeting for multiple generations of combat aircraft. With advancements in high-efficiency, diode-pumped laser technology, pulse length control, efficient thermal design, and unique beam stability techniques, laser designators…
Events
2025 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition
The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition is the premier land power exposition and professional development forum in North America—and the must-attend event for anyone involved in the defense sector. With over 44,000…
VERTEX
VERTEX | Launched Effects is a two-day symposium on capabilities that deploy reconnaissance, communications, electronic warfare, lethal, and other effects from air, ground, and sea systems from short to long range. This event brings together…
Future Force Capabilities Conference & Exhibition
The NDIA 2025 Future Forces Capabilities Conference & Exhibition will discuss how new technologies and capabilities will influence future military operations. The conference will provide a platform for collaboration between the defense industry and military…