7 avril 2020 | International, Aérospatial, C4ISR

The Pentagon will solicit its first mesh network in space May 1

Nathan Strout and Valerie Insinna

The Space Development Agency plans to award contracts for a mesh network in space this August, with the expectation that an initial batch of 20 satellites will be placed on orbit during summer 2022. The agency expects to release a request for proposals for the contracts May 1.

The announcement came during an industry day the agency hosted over the phone April 2. The industry day was originally slated to take place during the 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs April 2, however, after that event was cancelled due to the circumstances with COVID-19 the agency opted to hold a virtual industry day instead. According to SDA Director Derek Tournear, 580 people called in for the event.

That first batch will include 20 satellites and will comprise what Pentagon leaders are calling Tranche 0 of the SDA's Transport Layer, a mesh network of satellites operating primarily in low earth orbit and will be able to connect space-based sensors to the war fighter.

According to Tournear, the agency has six goals for its Trache 0 Transport Layer:

  1. Demonstrate low latency data transport to the war fighter over the optical crosslink mesh network.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to deliver data from a space sensor to the war fighter via the Transport Layer.
  3. Demonstrate a limited battle management C2 functionality.
  4. Transfer Integrated Broadcast System data across the mesh network to the war fighter
  5. Store, relay and transmit Link-16 data over the network in near real time.
  6. Operate a timing signature independent of GPS references to the US Naval Observatory.

Following Tranche 0, the SDA plans to continuously upgrade and add to its on orbit constellation in two year cycles, with Tranche 1 coming online in FY2024, Tranche 2 supplementing the system in FY2026. The SDA will procure two types of satellites for Tranche 0, with one main difference being that one set of satellites will have enough optical intersatellite links to communicate with other satellites operating in LEO and satellites in medium earth orbit or geosynchronous orbit, while the other will only have enough to communicate with other satellites in LEO.

The agency is tasked with building the National Defense Space Architecture, which will be made up of hundreds of satellites operating in low earth orbit providing a multitude of missions, from tracking hypersonic weapons to providing alternative position, navigation and timing data.

The Transport Layer will serve as the backbone of the NDSA, connecting the various satellites to each other and to the war fighter. And according to Tournear, the Transport Layer will provide the key space network component to the Department of Defense's Joint All-Domain Command and Control.

“The transport layer, which is what the draft RFP and the industry day was talking about today, is going to be the unifying effort across the department. That is going to be what we use for low latency (communications) to be able to pull these networks together, and that, in essence, is going to be the main unifying truss for the JADC2 and that effort moving forward. That is going to be the space network that is utilized for that,” explained Tournear.

The agency released the draft RFP March 26. The SDA is soliciting feedback on the draft RFP for Tranche 0 through April 17 and plans to release the full RFP May 1. Contracts will be awarded in August, Tournear said, though the agency wants to see the proposals before deciding how many companies it will award contracts to.

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2020/04/06/the-pentagon-will-solicit-its-first-mesh-network-in-space-may-1/

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    Contract Awards by US Department of Defense - May 29, 2020

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    21 décembre 2020 | International, C4ISR

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Les forces armées les plus avancées vont se tourner vers les radios logicielles dans les prochaines années pour assurer leurs capacités de transmission, avec des échanges d'information rapides et sécurisés, et la souplesse requise pour des interopérations efficaces avec les forces alliées. Souveraineté, soutien et plan industriel pour l'industrie espagnole L'offre élaborée par Indra et Thales comprend le développement de produits et de solutions high tech en Espagne, sur la base d'une solution Thales déjà éprouvée. Les nouveaux produits s'appuieront sur sa gamme de systèmes radio SYNAPS, renforcée par de nouvelles fonctionnalités mises en œuvre avec Indra. L'expertise d'Indra et de Thales en termes de matériels et de logiciels radio, ainsi que leur expérience des opérations, permettront aux deux entreprises d'offrir aux forces armées espagnoles un soutien et des services adéquats tout au long du cycle de vie des produits. Le plan industriel qui fait partie intégrante de l'offre permettra d'accélérer la spécialisation des entreprises espagnoles dans des activités à plus forte valeur ajoutée, allant au-delà de la fabrication et l'assemblage de solutions proposées par des tierces parties. S'il est mis en œuvre, il permettra aux entreprises espagnoles d'être plus compétitives sur les marchés internationaux, avec le maintien d'emplois durables dans le pays, tout en renforçant le savoir-faire national et son autonomie technologique. Le partenariat établi entre Indra et Thales se traduira par des avantages mutuels significatifs, venant renforcer le portefeuille de solutions d'Indra, et consolider l'implantation industrielle de Thales dans le secteur de la défense en Espagne. A propos de Indra Indra est l'une des principales entreprises de consulting et de technologie au monde, et le partenaire technologique des activités stratégiques de ses clients à l'international. La société propose une offre complète de solutions propriétaires dans des segments spécifiques des marchés du transport et de la défense. Indra est un leader international dans le secteur de la défense, avec le développement des projets critiques pour la défense nationale des pays que l'entreprise accompagne, pour sa participation dans des programmes européens majeurs dans le cadre de l'OTAN, ainsi que pour ses capacités à l'export. Indra est, en Espagne, le coordinateur national du programme européen de défense NGWS/FCAS. Indra est également une entreprise de pointe dans le conseil en transformation digitale et dans les technologies de l'information, en Espagne et en Amérique latine, via sa filiale Minsait. Implantée dans 46 pays, et opérant dans plus de 140 pays, Indra a enregistré en 2019 un chiffre d'affaires de 3 204 millions d'euros avec 49 000 employés. www.indracompany.com A propos de Thales Thales (Euronext Paris : HO) est un leader mondial de hautes technologies qui façonne aujourd'hui le monde de demain. Le Groupe propose des solutions, services et produits à ses clients dans les domaines de l'aéronautique, de l'espace, du transport, de l'identité et sécurité numériques, et de la défense. Avec 83 000 collaborateurs dans 68 pays, Thales a réalisé un chiffre d'affaires de 19 milliards d'euros en 2019 (sur une base intégrant Gemalto sur 12 mois). Thales investit notamment dans les innovations numériques - connectivité, big data, intelligence artificielle et cybersécurité – technologies au cœur des moments décisifs des entreprises, des organisations et des Etats. En Espagne, avec plus de 1 400 collaborateurs, Thales apporte son expertise aux clients dans les secteurs de la défense, de l'aéronautique, de l'espace, de l'identité et sécurité numériques et du transport. Les activités de défense sont assurées via la société Thales Programas de Electrónica y Comunicaciones, basée à Leganés (Madrid). https://www.thalesgroup.com/fr/group/journaliste/press_release/le-nouveau-partenariat-entre-indra-et-thales-permettra-doffrir-des#:~:text=Madrid%2C%20le%2018%20d%C3%A9cembre%202020,proposer%20ensemble%20aux%20forces%20arm%C3%A9es

  • Spirit AeroSystems bringing back some furloughed workers

    20 avril 2020 | International, Aérospatial

    Spirit AeroSystems bringing back some furloughed workers

    WICHITA, Kan. — A major aircraft parts supplier in Kansas is expected to bring about 2,100 furloughed workers back to work next week as Boeing prepares to resume production of its commercial airplanes. Spirit AeroSystems also is planning resume work for more than 1,700 other workers in Wichita over the next three weeks, The Wichita Eagle reported. “As our customer, Boeing, begins to resume production, Spirit AeroSystems will work with our employees, customers and suppliers to begin a phased-in return to work for some furloughed employees," Spirit spokeswoman Keturah Austin said. She added that “this will be a slow process as we work to continue to support our customer's operations in a manner that is safe for all involved.” Boeing said Thursday it will restart production of its commercial airplanes next week in the Seattle area, putting about 27,000 people back to work at its facilities in the Seattle area after operations were suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Boeing employees for the 737, 747, 767 and 777 airplanes will return as early as Monday with most returning to work by Tuesday, Boeing is Spirit AeroSystem's biggest customer, and the impact has rippled to its suppliers. About 2,100 workers, hourly and salaried, are scheduled to return to various production lines at the Spirit plant in Wichita on Monday, according to a union officials and numbers obtained by the newspaper. They'll be joined by another 200 workers on April 27; an additional 1,100 on April 29; and nearly 400 on May 4. Cornell Beard, president of Machinists District Lodge 70, said the returning union workers are still a fraction of the plant's full workforce, “but anything's better than nothing.” The coronavirus has exacerbated Boeing's crisis surrounding the 737 Max, which remains grounded after two deadly crashes. Boeing said Thursday its 737 program “”will resume working toward restarting production"" of the 737 MAX. Spirit produces about 70 percent of the 737 Max, including the fuselage. Contracts with Boeing for the Max represents more than half of Spirit's annual income. Future callbacks at Spirit will be largely dependent on Boeing's performance in getting the 737 Max back in the air, Beard said. “If another mistake is found, or another defect, or if we just encounter another problem, those projections will change again (and) we're going to be right back in this pickle,” Beard said. https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2020/04/17/spirit-aerosystems-bringing-back-some-furloughed-workers

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