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  June 25, 2020 | International, Aerospace

  Australia Commits to One Additional Triton

  Canberra, Australia – June 19, 2020 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announces the Australian government's decision to provide funding for an additional three of their planned six MQ-4C Tritons and associated ground mission control stations. The MQ-4C Triton is a cooperative development program between the Royal Australian Air Force and the U.S. Navy, and provides a round-the-clock maritime wide-area intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability. Operating at altitudes exceeding 50,000 feet, Triton can cover more than 2 million square miles of ocean and littorals in a single flight, bringing unprecedented awareness to operational commanders' common operating pictures. “As a strategic partner in the cooperative development program, Australia is a critical part of Triton's development and production,” said Doug Shaffer, vice president, Triton programs, Northrop Grumman. “This game-changing system will boost Australia's ISR capability and enable them to meet their surveillance needs to manage the world's third largest exclusive economic zone.” In addition to the aircraft, Australia has also committed funds for the main operating base at RAAF Edinburgh in South Australia and a forward operating base at RAAF Tindal in the Northern Territory. The main operating base allows for a permanent control station while the forward operating base enables deployment of the Triton system to support Australian national security requirements. The U.S. Navy – with a program of record for 68 aircraft – is planning five operational Triton orbits around the globe. Australia, as one of the United States' key allies and a strategic partner in the Pacific, would be able to provide a sixth. Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees define possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. View source version on Northrop Grumman: https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/australia-commits-to-one-additional-triton

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  November 27, 2019 | International, Aerospace

  The Air Force may have found new imagery it needs at a pitch day

  By: Nathan Strout The Air Force awarded Capella Space a $750,000 base contract for high-resolution radar imagery during one of the service's rapid acquisition events earlier this month. Capella Space announced Nov. 20 that the Air Force plans to use the company's sub 0.5 meter synthetic aperture radar imagery for virtual reality software, missile defense and developing predictive intelligence to foresee foreign threats. “The U.S. Air Force is always working to maintain our leadership as a global technology innovator, and this contract is a testament to that commitment,” said Lt. Gen. John Thompson, head of the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center. SAR satellites are unique in their ability to collect imagery despite adverse weather or lighting conditions that make optical sensors useless. Unlike optical sensors, SAR sensors can pick up data on material properties, moisture content, elevation and precise changes and movements. In addition, SAR data can be used to make both 3D recreations or 2D images of 3D objects. Capella plans to launch its first SAR satellite in early 2020 as part of a constellation of 36 satellites that it expects to be operational in 2022. “Capella will work alongside the U.S. Air Force to foster collaboration and deliver a product that best suits their mission needs,” Dan Brophy, vice president of government services at Capella Space, said in a statement. “Timely SAR data that presents changes on Earth holds tremendous military value, and we will make adaptations to meet unique military requirements. Together with the Air Force, we will define the applications for this data in its hybrid, military and commercial space architecture.” The contract was awarded during the Air Force's Space Pitch Days Nov. 5-6, where the Air Force invited small and nontraditional companies to make pitches for their products and solutions in an environment like the television show “Shark Tank.” The Air Force awarded Phase II Small Business Innovative Research contracts on the spot to several companies, including to Capella Space. At the conclusion of this base contract, Capella could win a Phase III contract in 2020. https://www.c4isrnet.com/intel-geoint/2019/11/25/the-air-force-may-have-found-new-imagery-it-needs-at-a-pitch-day/

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  February 17, 2021 | International, Aerospace

  Réunion de la dernière chance pour le futur avion de chasse européen

  Une réunion à huis clos s'ouvre en région parisienne avec les patrons des grands groupes de défense dans l'espoir de déminer les nombreux points de désaccords qui pèsent encore sur le projet de système de combat aérien du futur (SCAF). Répartition du travail, leadership, droits de propriété intellectuelle, la France, l'Allemagne et l'Espagne rebattent les cartes. Par Anne Bauer Publié le 17 févr. 2021 à 13:47Mis à jour le 17 févr. 2021 à 16:39 La réunion a démarré mercredi matin à huis clos, en banlieue parisienne. Ses participants ? Les patrons des principaux groupes de défense européens (Dassault, Airbus Defense and Space, Safran, MTU) et le délégué général pour l'armement, Joël Barre, accompagné de ses homologues allemand et espagnol. Personne ne sait quand la réunion finira. Après des semaines de vaines discussions sur le partage des t'ches sur le s ystème de combat aérien du futur (SCAF) , qui doit prendre la relève des Rafale et des Eurofighters dans les années 2040, il s'agit d'une dernière tentative de conciliation. Avec fumée blanche ou non à la sortie. Lors du dernier conseil de défense franco-allemand qui s'est tenu le 5 février dernier, le président français, Emmanuel Macron, et la chancelière allemande, Angela Merkel, ont répété leur volonté de faire aboutir les deux grands projets industriels lancés en 2017, le SCAF et le MGCS (char du futur), le premier sous leadership français, le second sous leadership allemand. La chancelière a néanmoins reconnu que « le projet d'avion du futur, dont le leadership a été confié à Dassault, se heurte à des questions de leadership, de partage des t'ches et de droits de propriété intellectuelle ». Bref, en clair, qu'il était dans l'impasse. https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/air-defense/exclusif-reunion-de-la-derniere-chance-pour-le-futur-avion-de-chasse-europeen-1291157