MILSATCOM

Artistic rendition of the Arctic satellite on-orbit, courtesy of Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully handed over mission operations of Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) satellites and completed activation of U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space ...

Lite Coms LLC announced earlier this month that O3B mPOWER certification has been given in coalition with SES Space & Defense, on the company's Lite Sat 2.2A Auto Acquire Terminal. Lite Coms brings this first to market industry advancement to warfighters ...

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) is now delivering ViaSat-3 F1 (VS3 F1) service to the U.S. Marine Corps, marking the first use of the ViaSat-3 network by a government customer — this follows the VS3 F1 satellite recently beginning to deliver services ...

Illustration of Astranis’ Omega satellite. Credit: Astranis  U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) and U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) awarded Astranis a $13.2M contract, with $3.3M of SSC funding, to add Military Ka frequency compatibility to their next-generation Omega ...

Screenshot OneWeb Technologies, Inc. recently announced the commercial availability of the firm's Astra™ solution that is designed to ensure seamless LEO SATCOM connectivity and operational performance when GPS/global navigation satellite signals (GNSS) are unavailable or compromised. Astra is the first ...

SpacePath Communications is going to be showcasing their new 40W man-pack terminal for tropospheric scatter (troposcatter) transmission at the Defence in Space Conference (DISC), London. Download the SpacePath Communications product brochure. The military-grade, troposcatter man-pack highlights a cutting-edge solution in the Beyond ...

Space Systems Command (SSC) has received the first mission payload for Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) sensing in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) on August 30, 2024, in partnership with Lockheed Martin Space and Raytheon Technologies Corporation. The payload, known ...

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is advancing the migration of users to its modernized network, DoDNet, as part of the Defense Enclave Services program, under the broader Fourth Estate Network Optimization initiative. This effort is critical in enhancing the ...

Screenshot Orbit Communication Systems Ltd. is engaging in a milestone collaboration with Viasat Inc. for the engineering and supply of advanced SATCOM Multi-Purpose Terminals (MPT) for airborne platforms. When available, Orbit will introduce next-generation airborne SATCOM systems that will seamlessly ...

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has introduced the company's Air-IQ, the firm's new and upcoming connectivity solution that is designed to deliver faster, smarter intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) communications for government and military missions globally. Air-IQ will help strengthen military ...

 Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) is expanding the firm's work with Airbus Defence and Space to provide its secure, flexible broadband Ku- and Ka-band airborne technology for the Airbus C295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) that have been acquired by the Spanish Ministry ...

Thales has unveiled the first two radios in the company's new HF XL range of resilient high-data-rate wideband HF radios for command posts deployed by land forces in the theater of operations — these radios are ideally suited to high-intensity, ...

Safran Electronics & Defense is developing a new solution for transmitting and receiving optical communications by laser. This innovation will enable armed forces to share information at very high speed with no risk of jamming or interception. Laser optical communication ...

Rohde & Schwarz was recently awarded a contract by the Polish Armaments Agency for the delivery of multiple VHF/UHF R&S M3SR Series4400 software defined radio stations of the SOVERON family for air traffic control (ATC). The contract includes the modernization ...

Spain’s Ministry of Defense, through its Directorate General of Weapons and Material, has awarded a €2.7 million contract to the multinational technology firm GMV, for development, implementation, and support and maintenance of the Space Situational Awareness and Control System (CCSE) that ...

iDirect Government (iDirectGov) has engaged in a partnership with Tampa Microwave that combines iDirect Government’s Tactical Hub and Tampa Microwave’s Quad Band Satellite Simulator (QBSS) to deliver an easy to use, transportable and cost-effective solution to support all-encompassing mission-readiness scenarios, ...

CACI International Inc. (NYSE: CACI) has been awarded a five-year task order worth a total estimated value of $1.3 billion to provide communications and information technology expertise to U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM). This work continues ...

SD Government (SDG) has successfully tested the Roll-on/Roll-off (RO/RO) Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) SATCOM capability the company developed with Florida-based R4 Integration, Inc. (R4i) in a 26-hour, 20-minute mission aboard a Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules. Following the intense validation ...

SES Space & Defense notes that, when service providers in the commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) industry talk about their service offerings and solutions for the government and the military, they tend to focus on their satellite constellations. They lead with ...

Satcom Direct Government, SDG, has been re-awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the provision of aeronautical satellite connectivity services to the U.S. Government (USG) for the U.S. Military, Department of Defense (DoD), state and local agencies. This five-year agreement ...