Jane's Defence Weekly - Network-Centric Warfare

Network-Centric Warfare

DARPA seeks solutions to space debris threat
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for solutions to the problem of space debris, which threatens some 900 operational satellites ...
30-Sep-2009

DSEi: Brunei prepares to award C2 enhancement contract
Brunei's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is expected to make a decision before the end of the month on a contractor to provide a Joint ...
11-Sep-2009

DSEi: UK MoD opts for incremental approach to Bowman development
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) plans to avoid a 'big bang approach' as it further develops the Bowman battlefield voice and communications system, ...
11-Sep-2009

DSEi: Northrop Grumman displays new satellite-based tracking system
Northrop Grumman lifted the veil on a new satellite-based blue-force tracking (BFT) system at the at the Defence Systems Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition in ...
10-Sep-2009

DSEi: EADS plans DCIS demonstration
NATO's new Deployable Communication and Information System (DCIS) will be publicly demonstrated for the first time at the DSEi exhibition in London by contractor ...
03-Sep-2009

US explores new frontiers with next phase of radical space system
The US Department of Defense has further moved to radically alter the way it does business in space with the awarding of the next ...
24-Jul-2009

Paris Air Show: Raytheon develops rapidly deployable space payload model
Raytheon has developed a range of rapidly deployable space payloads in an attempt to meet the US Department of Defense's (DoD's) ambition for its ...
23-Jun-2009

*British Army tests Bowman upgrade in major multinational exercise
The British Army has formally endorsed the latest increment of the Bowman tactical communications system, which will now be rolled out across all front-line commands....
15-May-2009

Pentagon urges international collaboration to address space debris threat
The US Department of Defense is pushing for the establishment of an international space operations centre for the sharing of space situational awareness (SSA) to...
30-Apr-2009

Australia contracts Intelsat for satellite communications
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has contracted Intelsat to host a UHF communications payload aboard a satellite due to be launched in 2012. Under...
27-Apr-2009

NATO advances towards landmark in coalition ISR
NATO is on the verge of awarding a contract that will enable the sharing of full-motion video (FMV) across Afghanistan in what may prove to...
19-Mar-2009

NATO focuses on 'enablers of interoperability' in Afghan theatre
As NATO prepares for the surge of extra troops to Afghanistan in the coming months, several key projects are being accelerated to help provide an...
11-Mar-2009

UK develops technology to reduce 'friendly fire' incidents
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is developing a Combat Identification Server (CIDS) intended to improve tactical situational awareness (SA) for deployed forces and to...
13-Feb-2009

US DoD develops cybersecurity testbed
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is developing a national cybersecurity testbed in an effort to 'jump-start' new technologies to protect government computer systems. ...
16-Jan-2009

UK holding fire on combat ID system, say MoD sources
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has given fresh impetus to the effort to reduce fratricide but is still some way from funding a battlefield...
18-Dec-2008

USN turns to commercial sector for hosted UHF payload
The US Navy (USN) is on the verge of issuing a request for proposals (RfP) for the design and development of a UHF payload ...
26-Nov-2008

UAE reveals plans to launch dual-use satellite
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to launch a dual-use satellite in 2010 as it looks to bring a level of network centric operations ...
12-Nov-2008

NATO claims to have broken through net-centric technological barrier
Technology is no longer the main barrier to NATO's network-enabled capability (NNEC) development and the "ball is now in the decision-makers' court", according to NATO...
08-Oct-2008

Farnborough Airshow 2008: UK MoD's CCID procurement project remains on hold
As the latest exercise testing coalition combat identification (CCID) technologies kicks off at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, the UK Ministry of Defence's ...
18-Jul-2008

Farnborough Airshow 2008: BAE Systems plans C2 demonstration integrating unmanned vehicles
BAE Systems is developing an autonomous command-and-control (C2) capability to further integrate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) into the battlespace, ...
18-Jul-2008

UK engages operational focus for CWID
The UK component of the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID), which was held on 2-20 June, has featured a greater operational focus and more ...
25-Jun-2008

*UK's Skynet 5 reaches completion after latest satellite launch
The UK armed forces' latest communications satellite was successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, on 12 June, completing the Skynet 5 constellation, according to ...
13-Jun-2008

Avanti prepares to offer alternate satellite communications to UK MoD and NATO
UK-based Avanti Communications Group plans to launch four satellites into geo-stationary orbit by 2012 with the aim of offering the UK Ministry of Defence ...
13-Jun-2008

*Libya buys 'Bowman-like' communications system
General Dynamics UK has secured a GBP85 million (USD166 million) contract to provide the Libyan armed forces with a tactical communications system. Announcing the...
09-May-2008

UK operations in Afghanistan 'shaping' NEC future
The realities of coalition operations in Afghanistan are beginning to shape the UK's network-enabled capability (NEC) programme, according to the chief of communication and information...
18-Apr-2008

General Dynamics secures WIN-T order
General Dynamics has won a USD109 million contract for the provision of satellite terminals in support of Increment One of the US Army's Warfighter ...
10-Apr-2008

Lockheed Martin wins SDD deal for JTRS AMF programme
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a USD766 million prime contract for the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)...
03-Apr-2008

Norway readies for NORMANS procurement ahead of trials
Norway is preparing to begin procurement for company-sized trials of the NORwegian Modular Arctic Networked Soldier (NORMANS) modernisation system that are scheduled for 2009. ...
20-Mar-2008

US Army procures anti-jam SA system for Iraq
Selex Communications and Rockwell Collins have won a US Army contract to provide a secure, GPS jam-resistant, situational awareness (SA) system for vehicles and ...
20-Mar-2008

Edge UK offers new environment for collaboration
General Dynamics UK has launched a collaborative innovation centre, which will allow the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to test new technologies against existing defence ...
14-Mar-2008

UK's FIST schedule experiences further delays
The UK's Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) has confirmed that the schedule for the Future Integrated Soldier Technology (FIST) programme is being affected by ...
29-Feb-2008

US DARPA studies flexible satellite architecture
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is studying how clusters of wirelessly interconnected spacecraft modules could replace the role of traditional satellites with...
29-Feb-2008

Bowman takes another step forward with BCIP 5
The UK's Bowman communications system has taken another step towards achieving its full potential with the acceptance of the latest increment of the Bowman ...
21-Feb-2008

Slovakia receives first batch of mobile comms prototypes
BAE Systems has handed over the first seven prototypes of a mobile military communications system (MOKYS) to the Slovak Ministry of Defence (MoD), the ...
31-Jan-2008

USAF accepts first Wideband Global Satellite
The US Air Force (USAF) has formally accepted the first Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) from prime contractor Boeing. WGS-1 was launched in October 2007 ...
29-Jan-2008

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