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HawkEye 360 Signs R&D Agreement with Army to Evaluate RF Data

By Rachel Jewett

Thursday, August 25th, 2022

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HawkEye 360 Signs R&D Agreement with Army to Evaluate RF Data

HawkEye 360 operates a commercial satellite constellation. Image: HawkEye 360

HawkEye 360 has signed a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to demonstrate its technology to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC). The CRADA will explore how the company’s radio frequency (RF) data and analytics can tactically support SMDC. Under the agreement announced Thursday, HawkEye 360 will conduct on-orbit experiments and demonstrations of its satellites and ground systems to deliver tactical RF information. This includes satellite tasking, direct downlink to mobile ground stations, signal detection, characterization,…

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