Laser communications technology developer Mynaric has secured a contract to develop an intersatellite optical communications terminal for enabling satellite constellations to communicate in space. The company said Tuesday it will serve as a development partner for the second phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program.

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The Space Development Agency selected Mynaric to design and help demonstrate an optical ground station to enhance the agency’s communication network. The company said Tuesday it will be part of SDA’s research and development program, which aims to show connectivity between the optical station and its communication terminal counterparts in space. Scheduled for 2025, the […] More

Tim Deaver, vice president of strategic solutions at Mynaric, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about the cost of innovation driving significant challenges to stay above water in the federal and technology landscapes as well as the company’s core values that drive its culture and growth strategy into 2023 during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. You can read the full interview with Tim […] More

Mynaric will host and demonstrate its optical communications terminal on a functional testbed, dubbed Bartolomeo, on the International Space Station under a contract with Airbus’ U.S. space and defense business. Mynaric said Thursday it will demonstrate and test a range of space-based laser communications use cases of its Condor Mk2 terminal, which will be hosted […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Mynaric a 15-week phase 0 contract for the Space Based Adaptive Communications Node program that seeks to enable seamless communication between satellites of both public and private sectors. The laser communications company said Monday it will produce an architectural design of an optical communications terminal with low […] More

Mynaric announced on Friday that the company has appointed Tim Deaver as vice president of strategic solutions. Deaver has over 20 years of experience with government space programs. He will operate out of Mynaric’s newly established Washington, D.C. area office and will be responsible for creating and marketing customer solutions, in response to the critical needs of the Department of Defense (DOD) and other government clients.  

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Raytheon has awarded SES Government Solutions a subcontract to develop two stations for the GEO Uplink Subsystem in support of the ground and space operations of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Wide Area Augmentation System. WAAS is a navigation tool that works to detect errors in position estimates through the monitoring of GPS signals across the National […] More

The Herndon, Va.-based subsidiary of Airbus Group has received a contract of an undisclosed value to develop a satellite bus intended for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency demonstration program.

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Heather Gray, formerly senior vice president of business development at Science Applications International Corp., has joined QinetiQ's U.S. subsidiary as VP of business development for the defense technologies and solutions business unit, according to a LinkedIn post. She brings to the role over two decades of experience in overseeing business development and capture and proposal management functions for defense, civilian and intelligence communities.

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