Kratos and Clearbox Systems Partner to Develop Advanced Dynamic Satellite Ground and Space Domain Awareness Solutions
May 22 2023 - 7:00AM
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a
technology company in Defense, National Security and Global
Markets, and Clearbox Systems Pty Ltd, the Australian company that
uses technology to provide better approaches and techniques for the
operations and management of communications networks and the
electromagnetic spectrum, have signed a collaboration agreement to
co-develop and co-market solutions to advance the capabilities of
software-defined satellite ground systems.
As part of the agreement, Clearbox will
integrate its flagship Foresight product to run seamlessly on
Kratos’ OpenSpace® dynamic ground platform. Foresight provides a
unified user interface across essential ground functions including
equipment monitoring and control, spectrum monitoring and network
management. Foresight can be deployed on physical, virtual or cloud
infrastructure and, being web-based, can be accessed by users on
any workstations connected on the network. It is trusted by
militaries, governments, satellite operators and commercial users
large and small in Australia and globally in deployments ranging
across SATCOM, ISREW, Crypto, OSS and Space Domain Awareness
(SDA).
Foresight’s web-based, modular, distributed and
open architecture makes it a natural application for running in the
software-defined satellite network environments enabled by
OpenSpace, the first and only commercially available virtual and
orchestrated satellite ground system. OpenSpace enables satellite
and network operators to fully support next-generation satellites,
dynamically provision services and missions, and integrate far
better with the networks used by global terrestrial and cellular
communications providers.
“We have been highly successful working with
Kratos in the past and are extremely excited to be expanding that
relationship moving forward,” said Matthew Collins-Leslie, CEO
& Managing Director of Clearbox. “With this agreement we will
be working together to develop new, advanced solutions for the
global market.”
As part of the agreement, Clearbox will
integrate Foresight with OpenSpace and enhance the product to take
advantage of OpenSpace’s unique dynamic operating capabilities. In
addition, the two companies will work together to co-market each
other’s products, Clearbox representing OpenSpace to its Australian
customers and Kratos marketing Foresight globally. Clearbox will
also become Kratos’ primary representative in Australia for
opportunities incorporating systems engineering, installation and
support for several of Kratos’ other space networking products.
Both companies will also work together to deliver SDA solutions
that combine Clearbox’s SpaceAware product and sensors with Kratos’
global RF signal monitoring SDA network.
“Our experience with Clearbox has been extremely
productive,” commented Stuart Daughtridge, SVP for Advanced
Technologies at Kratos. “Their people and technology are
first-class, and we are looking forward to putting our heads
together on the cause of advancing virtual ground system
technologies to enable systems that are as dynamic, flexible and
agile as smart phones are today.”
About Kratos OpenSpaceKratos’
OpenSpace family of solutions enables the digital transformation of
satellite ground systems to become a more dynamic and powerful part
of the space network. The family consists of three product lines:
OpenSpace SpectralNet for converting satellite RF signals to be
used in digital environments; OpenSpace quantum products, which are
virtual versions of traditional hardware components; and the
OpenSpace Platform, the first commercially available, fully
orchestrated, software-defined ground system. These three OpenSpace
lines enable satellite operators and other service providers to
implement digital operations at their own pace and in ways that
meet their unique mission goals and business models. For more
information about the OpenSpace family visit
http://KratosDefense.com/OpenSpace.
About Kratos Defense & Security
SolutionsKratos Defense & Security Solutions,
Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) is a Technology Company that
develops and fields transformative, affordable systems, products
and solutions for United States National Security, our allies and
global commercial enterprises. At Kratos, Affordability is a
Technology, and Kratos is changing the way breakthrough technology
is rapidly brought to market – at a low cost – with actual
products, systems and technologies rather than slide decks or
renderings. Through proven commercial and venture capital backed
approaches, including proactive, internally funded research and
streamlined development processes, Kratos is focused on being First
to Market with our solutions, well in advance of competition.
Kratos is the recognized Technology Disruptor in our core market
areas, including Space and Satellite Communications, Cyber
Security and Warfare, Unmanned Systems, Rocket and Hypersonic
Systems, Next-Generation Jet Engines and Propulsion
Systems, Microwave Electronics, C5ISR and Virtual and
Augmented Reality Training Systems. For more information,
visit www.KratosDefense.com.
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