Focus: Military
March 19, 2019
Defense officials want to test a neutral particle-beam in orbit in fiscal 2023 as part of a ramped-up effort to explore various types of space-based weaponry. They’ve asked for $304 million in the 2020 budget to develop such beams, more powerful lasers, and other new tech for next-generation missile defense. Such weapons are needed, they say, to…
March 18, 2019
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the WGS-10 satellite for the U.S. Air Force successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on March 15 at 8:26 p.m. EDT. According to the release, ULA has been the exclusive launch provider for all 10 Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites. The WGS-10 satellite, built by Boeing, is…
March 18, 2019
Viasat recently revealed that its KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminal (STT) was selected by the Canadian Department of National Defense in Sept. 2018 to support its Army's Airspace Coordination Center Modernization (ASCCM) project. According to the release, Viasat's STT is the world's only multi-channel, software-upgradable radio capable of performing Link 16 communications in a small form…
March 15, 2019
Cubic acquired Nuvotronics, a technology provider of micro-fabricated Radio Frequency (RF) products, for approximately $64 million in cash. This is subject to customary adjustments, with additional earn-out payments of up to $8 million based on future performance. The cornerstone of Nuvotronics' innovation platform is their patented PolyStrata technology, which was developed under the Defense Advanced Research…