Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems’ defense and intelligence systems segment, has said that software-defined radios can help address the Department of Defense’s interoperability issues, Avionics International reported Friday.

Rick Lober, vice president of Hughes Network Systems’ defense and intelligence systems division, has said that the Department of Defense should start deploying a unified network system for satellite communications, Breaking Defense reported Monday.

The National Weather Service has selected ERT and Hughes Network Systems to update and further grow the agency’s satellite services across Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. bordering areas and the Pacific.

Hughes Network Systems and Virtual Network Communications have partnered to integrate satellite and LTE technology offerings in an effort to facilitate mobile network connectivity for public and private sector customers.

Hughes Network Systems has received a $11.8M contract to help the U.S. Army boost interoperability across military satellite communications systems.

Hughes Network Systems will provide a broadband internet service to state and local government agencies through a contract with the National Association of State Procurement Officials. The company said Tuesday its HughesNet for Business offering is designed to connect government offices and facilities such as schools, police stations and environmental monitoring stations.

Tony Bardo, assistant vice president for government solutions at Hughes Network Systems, has said that agencies should consider modernizing their networks instead of deploying legacy systems that are unable to keep up with bandwidth-heavy applications.

Boeing has awarded Hughes Network Systems a contract to develop satellite communications subsystems to support a U.S. Air Force ground system designed to facilitate and secure connectivity for military personnel.

Hughes Network Systems has received a two-year cooperative research and development agreement from the U.S. Army to perform studies and recommend network updates for a system architecture used to monitor friendly military forces.

Bill Hughes, formerly a partner at Guidehouse and PwC, has joined CohnReznick as partner and federal market leader.

Hughes Network Systems has demonstrated a new artificial intelligence-based enterprise management and control tool that supports interoperability between different satellite communications, National Defense Magazine reported Monday.

Information technology firm Y-Tech has welcomed technology and government service industry executives Mae DeVincentis, Jack Hughes and Ron Moultrie to the company's advisory board. DeVincentis, CEO at Maxwell Associates, held a number of roles with the Defense Logistics Agency, with positions including chief information officer and logisics director, Y-Tech said Wednesday.

Hughes Network Systems has delivered an initial batch of satellite communication modems to support beyond-line-of-sight operations of General Atomics's remotely piloted aircraft.

Huntington Ingalls Industries has selected 31 schools and academic entities in Alabama and Mississippi to receive grants worth $99,783 combined through a program that aims to help expand students' interest in science, technology, engineering and math subjects.

Hughes Network Systems has been chosen to produce and deliver 200 9211 Broadband Global Area Network satellite terminals to the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic.