Category: IT

HAPS a cheaper and more flexible way to replace satellites.

High-altitude platform station - Wikipedia
High-altitude platform station - Wikipedia
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High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (or Platform Stations) can provide surveillance and/or (much needed) bandwith for battlefield communications. and come in many shapes

Zephyr S High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) - Airforce Technology
Zephyr S High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) - Airforce Technology

The Zephyr S next-generation High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) is a new variant of the Zephyr family of unmanned aerial vehicles…
Airforce Technology

for more info on military applications : HAPS White paper

US Airforce Software Experimentation Lab to drive innovation

US Air Force opens Kessel Run Experimentation Lab in Boston - Airforce Technology
US Air Force opens Kessel Run Experimentation Lab in Boston - Airforce Technology

The US Air Force (USAF) has officially opened the Kessel Run Experimentation Lab (KREL) to carry out the development of next-generation combat software.
Airforce Technology

Software drives the future battlefield and an adaptive organisation needs to be able to quickly modify or create new software to addres this. This demands agile development and a client oriented approach.
Love this concept, combining this with flexible insourcing of talent could be a (better?) alternative than the system currently used by us.