MILSATCOM

Capabilities in Australia “Building on proven experience, our team is developing an industry leading solution to support critical and complex missions for Australia’s next generation space programs." Northrop Grumman Australia announced the space technology capabilities its team will offer the ...

A U.S. military transmissions system operator establishes communications using a multi-band-networking-manpack. The Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES) will provide ground-based Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) processing, enabling secure operations and protected tactical communications coverage over Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites.(U.S. Marine ...

Isotropic Systems is participating in a strategic integration partnership with ST Engineering iDirect, securing a fully integrated, iDirect waveform option to enrich commercial and government networks globally, enabling concurrent connections in the harshest environments to achieve highly resilient, multi-domain, multi-orbit ...

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES)has been awarded an $18 million contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) to deploy a standalone, 5G network at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state. The Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) was issued through ...

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have completed a critical design review for the Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype (PTS-P), validating Boeing’s technical maturity on the rapid-prototyping program. Boeing’s PTS-P features an on-board processor of ...

Artistic rendition of the Boeing manufactured WGS-11+ satellite, courtesy of the company. Boeing has begun building the latest version of the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite system, WGS-11+, using advanced techniques to effectively integrate the latest commercial technology while enabling a ...

iDirect Government (iDirectGov) has announced their newest software release, Evolution® Defense 4.4, for enhanced military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) protection. Evolution Defense 4.4 technology advancements are targeted at the Defense Receive Line (DLC-R) cards, enabling Communication Signal Interference Removal (CSIR™) on ...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has received a follow-on order for subsidiary company Wavestream of more than $5 million from a Tier-1, US global military terminal provider for Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) for satellite communication (SATCOM) ...

Northrop Grumman Australia (NYSE: NOC) will partner with Inmarsat to develop an agile, resilient and sovereign satellite communications (SATCOM) capability to support the future joint force and protect Australia’s strategic interests in response to the JP9102 Australian Defence Satellite Communication ...

SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC), provider of connectivity solutions for aviation, and Soteria Advanced Technologies Ltd. (Soteria), known in the South African aerospace, defense, and law enforcement sectors, jointly announced Soteria’s appointment as a formal SKYTRAC partner within the African region ...

Av-Comm, a provider of SATCOM infrastructure and services, has joined with Lockheed Martin Australia’s JP9102 team to support the delivery of a next generation, sovereign, MILSATCOM capability for the Australian Defence Force. With experience spanning the Government, Defence, and Telecommunication ...

The Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors (PEO IEW&S) Project Manager, Intelligence Systems & Analytics (PM IS&A) for the Product – Joint Tactical Terminal, has released a Sources Sought Announcement (SSA) synopsis request as a means of conducting ...

SpacePath 650W Ka-Band high-power amplifier There is a new range of outdoor, uplink amplifiers with unique lightweight design on display in Dubai for first time. SpacePath Communications (‘SpacePath’) a dedicated, European-based SATCOM amplifier manufacturer and equipment supplier, will be showcasing ...

The U.S. Army has ordered 1,000 new L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) Falcon® IV AN/PRC-171 Compact Team Radios to ensure soldiers at any tactical level can transmit crucial information to command teams across an integrated network. The Army placed its first delivery ...

The Chief of Space Operations has announced the transfer of U.S. Army and U.S.Navy satellite communications billets, funding and mission responsibility to the U.S. Space Force. A Falcon 9 rocket launches on January 6, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force ...

The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Cross-Mission Ground & Communications Enterprise (ECX) has awarded a cost-plus fixed fee contract totaling $47.5 million to Sev1Tech LLC of Woodbridge, Virginia. The contract was awarded through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) ...

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) and SES have announced the successful first demonstration of a new, multi-orbit, satellite communications (SATCOM) capability for remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs). Conducted for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the demonstration paired Hughes HM series ...

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) announced that Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), has selected the Hughes HeloSat™ solution for satellite communications (SATCOM) for Leonardo’s helicopters. The solution combines the Hughes HM100 gateway and the HM400 ...

Military applications requiring antennas that operate in the lower frequency bands now have wider options for equipment following PPM Systems’ new agreement to distribute Trival Antene antennas and masts in the UK. The deal means that PPM Systems’ extensive range ...

Under the contract, Peraton will provide mission support for mobile platforms, as well as emergent and contingency mission directives ...