Orolia chosen for GEODE, Galileo PRS project for European defense
Galileo PRS encrypted signal integrated for first time
Orolia, through its France-based entity Orolia Systèmes & Solutions (O2S), has been selected for the GEODE project to develop European standardized and sovereign Galileo PRS positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) receiver capabilities for military applications.
The GEODE (Galileo for EU Defence) program aims at promoting the competitiveness and innovation of the Defense PNT industry in the European Union.
The GEODE consortium will support the prototyping, testing and qualifying of military PNT technologies and resources such as PRS security modules, PRS receivers, GPS/Galileo PRS compatible Controlled Radiation Pattern Antennas (CRPA), and the development of a European PNT test and qualification facility.
U.S. Army closes in on vertical-lift Shadow drone replacement
By Dan Parsons | January 28, 2021
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By midyear, the U.S. Army should have nailed down what it wants in a replacement for the RQ-7 Shadow drone, with emphasis on vertical takeoff and landing capability that will untether ground combat units from prepared airfields.
Plans are to have the capability development document an official list of weapon system requirements for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (FTUAS) finalized and approved by a board of Army procurement oversight officials by the end of June, according to Col. Joseph Anderson, the Army’s UAS program manager.
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 11, 2021
January 11, 2021 10:20 AM
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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Jan. 11, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.
Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:
297
In Japan
EA-18G Growlers, assigned to the ‘Black Ravens’ of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135, and a P-8A Poseidon, assigned to the ‘Fighting Tigers’ of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8, taxi down the flight line at Misawa Air Base on Jan. 6, 2021. US Navy Photo
Photo by Mark Fingar. January 07, 2021 By Guns & Ammo Staff
Texas-based ammunition manufacturer, True Velocity, finalized delivery of more than 625,000 rounds of the company’s proprietary composite-cased 6.8mm ammunition to the U.S. Army for consideration in the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program (NGSW). This milestone marks a significant point in the review process to become the U.S. Army’s next choice in small arms ammunition, which is anticipated to effectively replace the standard 5.56x45mm round carried by many soldiers.
The U.S. Army initially shortlisted True Velocity’s composite-cased ammunition in August 2019 as a finalist for the NGSW program and the first shipment of 6.8mm True Velocity ammunition was delivered to the Army in August 2020. Following this most recent delivery, the Army will test the ammunition in a variety of settings throughout 2021 before issuing a final decision
U.S. Army Photo by Maj. Charlie Dietz, Task Force-Iraq Public Affairs
The top story on New Year’s Day 2020 centered on a shocking December 31 attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, inside Iraq’s Green Zone. Protestors had breached the fortified embassy compound, presumably while some Iraqi security personnel looked the other way, and set fires around the property retribution for US airstrikes on members of an Iranian militia. And come New Year’s Day, demonstrators were still out in force. The highly unexpected assault, to use official diplomatic parlance, shined a very unflattering light on our long-running geopolitical clusterf with Iraq and Iran.