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Space capabilities are expanding quickly. NAVAL FORCES provides insights into the development, role and perspectives of space-based ISR and other space capabilities that serve as tactical information lifelines to warships at sea.

Mission-critical communications

High throughput satellite (HTS) technology has proven to be an essential aspect of high data rate communications for government and
UNSEENLABS launched its first nanosatellite into orbit in August 2019, which thanks to its proprietary on-board technology based on the identification of electromagnetic waves emitted by ships, can geolocate from space any ship at sea, in near-real time, to the nearest kilometre. (Photo: UNSEENLABS)

Analysis:
Ocean surveillance
Picking up tiny things

Ocean surveillance has become a huge challenge. Space-based assets bring in significant wide-area capability for various activities specifically in regions

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