Defence Professionals reported that Cobham have been awarded a $65 million contract to supply electronic systems to Boeing’s Wideband Global SATCOM satellite program.
Cobham Defence Electronics will supply 1000 modules for the phased array antennas on each satellite, with modules made up of a complex power amplifier, beamformer and receive amplifier modules, allowing the satellite to transmit and receive communications.
Jill Kale, vice president of Cobham Defence Electronics, announced Cobham is “pleased to support and enhance military satellite communications capability by providing the portfolio of RF modules that support additional bandwidth required by the military.”
According to Boeing the contract will be “highest-capacity military communications system” providing broadband communications connectivity for the U.S. and allied warfighters around the world.
Cobham is also a major sponsor at the 14th annual MilSatCom conference and exhibition—Europe’s event for military satellite communications professionals to discuss the contract and further developments taking place within the SatCom arena.
Attendees will also be able to hear presentations from leading industry experts such as Eutelsat’s new Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Jean Francois Leprince-Ringuet, who will be analyzing the future role of SatComs in military satellite communications planning.
The expert speaker panel includes:
- DISA
- Canadian Forces
- Italian Navy
- The Netherlands MoD
- DGA France
- UK MoD
- Colombian Police Force
- NATO
- USAF
- MoD Japan
- Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
- Vietnam National Satellite Center (VNSC)
- German MoD
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