{"id":4950,"date":"2025-07-28T10:54:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T02:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spire-launches-new-space-based-radio-frequency-intelligence-capabilities-for-defense-and-security\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T10:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T02:54:31","slug":"spire-launches-new-space-based-radio-frequency-intelligence-capabilities-for-defense-and-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spire-launches-new-space-based-radio-frequency-intelligence-capabilities-for-defense-and-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Spire Launches New Space-Based Radio Frequency Intelligence Capabilities for Defense and Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1753694945651_638892917475531811.png\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr fr-dib\" width=\"711\" height=\"376\" alt=\"Spire Launches New Space-Based Radio Frequency Intelligence Capabilities for Defense and Security\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1753694945651_638892917475531811.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1753694945651_638892917475531811.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"711\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"376\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Spire Global<\/strong>, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, announced the expansion of its Space Reconnaissance portfolio with new radio frequency (RF) geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) capabilities. Designed to support both U.S. and international missions, the enhanced offering delivers persistent monitoring, real-time geolocation, and multi-layered situational awareness. With this expansion, Spire aims to enable government agencies, the security and defense sectors, and integrators worldwide to access advanced RF intelligence tools tailored to a wide range of mission needs such as emergency beacon detection, GNSS interference tracking, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once collected, signal data is processed through Spire\u2019s detection and geolocation engine and delivered via secure, cloud-based infrastructure, ensuring fast and reliable access to RF insights. For customers requiring full control over mission infrastructure and data, the solution also supports sovereign-ready deployments. Spire\u2019s satellites currently collect signals across the VHF, UHF, and L bands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: Why is RF over Fiber used in Satellite Communications?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As part of Spire\u2019s expanded Space Reconnaissance portfolio, customers can now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Detect unauthorized or unregistered radio signals across land, sea, and air<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Collect and process unencrypted, publicly broadcast voice transmissions from space using AI to transcribe, translate, and summarize even short or noisy signals in near real time<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trigger third-party satellite imagery to visually validate signal activity on the ground<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Identify and track emitters over time for persistent signal monitoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cToday\u2019s security environment demands faster, smarter insights, and that starts with knowing what\u2019s happening on the ground in near real time,\u201d said <strong>Iain Goodridge<\/strong><strong>, senior director of radio frequency geolocation products at Spire<\/strong>. \u201cWith our enhanced RF detection and geolocation capabilities, we\u2019re equipping partners and agencies globally with the intelligence they need to make confident, informed decisions \u2014 even in the most complex and hard-to-reach environments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spire continues to invest in expanding its RF capabilities, including the development of next-generation satellite clusters with greater signal collection, onboard processing, and downlink performance. In June 2024, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Spire a $14 million contract to develop and deploy a cluster of satellites designed to detect and track moving objects on Earth to enhance situational awareness for U.S. defense operations. Additional detection clusters are scheduled to launch no earlier than late 2025 through 2026 to increase revisit rates and extend coverage across priority regions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cRadio Frequency Geolocation (RFGL) has become a valuable part of our commercial monitoring capabilities. Spire\u2019s RFGL product gives us consistent, global coverage day, night, and through bad weather, which allows us to track RF emissions from things like radar systems, broadcast towers, and communication infrastructure,\u201d said <strong>Luke Fischer<\/strong><strong>, CEO and co-founder of SkyF<\/strong>i. \u201cThis helps us understand shifts in activity, changes in asset usage, or identify potential disruptions across markets we care about. Spire has been a solid partner: responsive, fast, and willing to adapt their tools to real-world use.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, announced the expansion of its Space Reconnaissance portfolio with new radio frequency (RF) geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) capabilities. Designed to support both U.S. and international missions, the enhanced offering delivers persistent monitoring, real-time geolocation, and multi-layered situational awareness. 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