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Overwatch, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced its Communications Systems business has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to demo a Ka/Ku-band satellite communications (SATCOM) antenna for the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle.
Read MoreBoeing's [NYSE: BA] Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program has successfully conducted its first series of flight tests.
Read MoreHarris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has added broadband satellite capability to its Falcon III(R) RF-7800M wideband networking radio that will enable global-area high-data-rate communications between senior military commanders and personnel at the tactical edge.
Read More2connect-IT has signed a large contract with the Dutch Defense Forces' Ministry of Defence to provide 23 man transportable Tri-Band SHF systems with additional 10 C-band modules, as well as a 5-year maintenance contract.
Read MoreThe Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) team, led by General Dynamics C4 Systems, has successfully added the highly capable Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW 1.0c) to the Rifleman Radio (AN/PRC-154) and the HMS Manpack Radio intended for use in vehicles.
Read MoreRaySat Antenna Systems has developed the StealthRay 5000 antenna to meet the demanding and diverse needs of SatCom on-the-move customers.
Read MoreMILCOM is the premier international conference for military communications and attracts the best and brightest with high-level attendance from government, military, industry and academia.
Read MoreThe U.S. Air Force' U.S. Strategic Command has accepted command and control of its second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) communication satellite, WGS-2.
Read MoreL-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) and the Company's Global Communications Solutions (GCS) division has been awarded a follow-on contract by Eyak Technology for 970 combat service support Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs). The value of the award is $42.5 million.
Read MoreThe General Services Administration will manage the purchase of $5 billion worth of commercial satellite services during the next 10 years for all federal agencies, including the Defense Department, under an agreement announced on Thursday.
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