Dual use satellite messaging beacon system for
Defence and Emergency Services

Project Summary

This research activity will introduce a new technique for satellite-based connectivity for people in a hazardous environment when ground-based communications network infrastructure is unavailable through denial or degradation, whether from natural causes or bad actors.

Three operational needs are considered for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR):

1. Secure and reliable collection of critical, live data from an incident
2. Timely distribution within response teams and
3. 3. Command and control (C2)