HawkEye 360 Pathfinder Satellites Successfully Commissioned
HawkEye 360 Inc. has successfully commissioned its three Pathfinder satellites and begun geo-locating radio frequency signals. The company says the unique formation of its satellites allow them to locate a wide range of RF signals, with early test results demonstrating success with VHF channels 16 and 17, emergency position indicating radio beacon station, and automatic identification system transponders, as well as identifying marine radar signals. HawkEye 360 says its proprietary data collection allows it “to locate and analyze previously undetected activity, providing new insights for maritime, emergency response, and spectrum analysis applications.” John Serafini, the company’s CEO, says the data will serve “commercial, defense and intelligence applications around the world.” HawkEye 360’s satellites were part manifest of around 60 cubesats launched aboard a
SpaceX rocket in early December.
Raytheon Provides Mobile Surveillance System to Middle East Nation
Raytheon [RTN] says it is providing mobile surveillance towers to a country in the Middle East to help it protect its borders and military installations under a contract with the U.S. Army. The persistent surveillance system consists of an electro-optical/infrared camera atop a semi-stationary platform. “Raytheon provides a full range of advanced border security solutions, from system architecture to smart fences and 24/7 surveillance systems, to customers around the world,” says Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information and Services segment. “We’ve delivered more than 500 surveillance towers to the U.S. and other countries. “We’ll deliver this surveillance system and the related technologies our ally needs to maintain the sovereignty of their borders and help protect their armed forces.” Work was recently finished on design, development and deployment of an integrated border security system for a separate Middle Easter nation under a 2015 contract. The system includes radars, EO/IR cameras, unattended ground sensors and physical barriers.