DefenceTalkThe nuclear satellite communication terminals that connect U.S. leaders to Minuteman combat crews in the event of a nuclear attack are currently undergoing an upgrade and scheduled to begin operational testing this month. The Air Force will be updating its intercontinental ballistic missile communication systems located in the ICBM Launch Control Centers (LCC). This is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nuclear-satellite-terminal-upgrade-to-begin-operational-testing-61909/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army has released a request for proposals, or RFPs, to procure additional rifleman radios using full and open competition. The RFP, which was posted Jan. 5 to the Federal Business Opportunities website, moves the Army toward full-rate production, or FRP, for the rifleman radio, part of the Handheld, Manpack and Small-form Fit, known […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-releases-rfp-for-competitive-radio-marketplace-61807/

DefenceTalkMarking a first in space, Sentinel-1A and Alphasat have linked up by laser stretching almost 36 000 km across space to deliver images of Earth just moments after they were captured. This important step demonstrates the potential of Europe’s new space data highway to relay large volumes of data very quickly so that information from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/laser-link-offers-high-speed-delivery-61089/

DefenceTalkChina will build a global quantum communication network by 2030, said a leading Chinese quantum physicist on Sunday. “China’s quantum information science and technology is developing very fast and China leads in some areas in this field,” said Pan Jianwei, a Chinese quantum scientist and professor at the University of Science and Technology of China. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-build-global-quantum-communication-network-in-2030-60973/

DefenceTalkFrom studying the effects of solar activity to improve radio transmissions to enhancing the capabilities of Automated Identification Systems, the importance of having a reliable communications infrastructure in the Arctic has not been lost on researchers traveling aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy as part of Arctic Shield 2014. The ability to send and receive […]https://www.defencetalk.com/next-gen-satellite-to-be-tested-during-arctic-shield-2014-60388/

DefenceTalkChina on Saturday successfully launched a Long March 4C carrier rocket with the Yaogan XX satellite, Xinhua news agency reported. The carrier lifted off at 1:45 p.m. local time (05:45 GMT) from the launch pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country’s northwestern Gobi desert. The satellite is expected “to conduct scientific experiments, carry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-sends-remote-sensing-satellite-into-orbit-60361/

DefenceTalkThe Moscow-based Kommersant newspaper claims citing a source in the Russian Defense Ministry that the last satellite of the Oko-1 ballistic missile attack early warning system has been lost. In April, the 71XC satellite codenamed Cosmos-2479 stopped sending signals and became de-facto unmanageable, the source said, adding that attempts to reanimate it had failed. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-loses-its-last-early-warning-satellite-59992/

DefenceTalkThe Russian military is to test its new mobile communications system, which is superior to its foreign alternatives, during the Vostok-2014 strategic exercise in Russia’s Eastern Military District, the Defense Ministry announced Thursday. “In the course of the Vostok-2014 strategic exercise, which will be conducted in September of this year in the Eastern Military District, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-test-new-mobile-communications-system-during-vostok-2014-exercise-59980/

DefenceTalkResearchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory continue to develop and evaluate methods for navigation and communication that are ‘hands-free, eyes-free and mind-free’ to aid Soldiers in the field. Soldiers wear a lightweight belt around their torso, containing miniature haptic technology. The belt provides vibratory or tactile cues allowing a Soldier to navigate to map […]https://www.defencetalk.com/researchers-develop-hands-free-eyes-free-navigation-for-soldiers-59604/

DefenceTalkToday’s consumers enjoy both a common look and feel and interoperability between their computers, tablets and smartphones. Through recent advances in the Common Operating Environment, known as the COE, the Army is well on its way to providing these same capabilities to Soldiers. Whether accessing information on secure handheld devices, vehicle mounted systems or command […]https://www.defencetalk.com/apps-on-a-map-link-the-command-post-mounted-dismounted-soldiers-59462/