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technology29 days ago•4 min saved

JUMPSEAT Unmasked: The U.S.'s Cold War Space Signals Pioneer

Declassification reveals JUMPSEAT, the U.S. Navy? No, the NRO/USAF’s first-generation highly elliptical orbit signals-collection satellite (launched 1971–1987 under Project EARPOP). The program gathered electronic emissions and intelligence from space, informing the DoD, NSA and other national security entities, and laid groundwork for later high‑elliptical orbit missions; it operated through 2006 and is now recognized as a pivotal Cold War–era space reconnaissance pioneer.

via nro.gov|

#jumpseat #nro #signals-intelligence

military-technology2 years ago•2 min saved

Advancing Army Operations: Testing Next-Gen Communication Technologies

The US Army is set to test its Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team (TLS-BCT) in September, which combines cyber, jamming, and signals intelligence capabilities. The TLS-BCT is designed to provide smaller Army formations with the ability to understand their surroundings, disrupt enemy networks, and counter advanced electronics used by countries like China and Russia. The test will evaluate the system's performance against threat emitters and its ability to conduct mission threads. The Army is investing in tactical electronic warfare capabilities after years of neglect, with the effectiveness of electronic warfare in the Russia-Ukraine conflict serving as motivation.

via C4ISRNET|

#cyber-warfare #jamming #military-technology

national-security2 years ago•2 min saved

Chinese spy balloon successfully transmitted intel from US military sites to Beijing.

A Chinese spy balloon that crossed into US airspace earlier this year was able to capture imagery and collect signals intelligence from US military sites, and transmit the information back to Beijing in real time. The US government still does not know whether the Chinese government could wipe the balloon’s data as it received it. The US intelligence community has not been overly concerned about the information the balloon was able to gather, as it is not much more sophisticated than what Chinese satellites are able to glean. The surveillance program, which includes a number of similar balloons, is in part run out of the small Chinese province of Hainan.

via CNN|

#chinese-spy-balloon #national-security #signals-intelligence