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  • Lockheed Demos MUOS Reach in North Pole - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Demos MUOS Reach in North Pole

    A Lockheed Martin demonstration using a wideband, multi-access payload and U.S. Navy satellites worked to exhibit radio coverage through the Arctic region and show how military field personnel could carry out polar communications. Lockheed tested the Wideband Code Division Multiple Access payload’s coverage by using radios in the North Pole and sent voice and data […] More

  • Romy Olaisen: Harris to Start NOAA Satellite Part Deliveries This Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Romy Olaisen: Harris to Start NOAA Satellite Part Deliveries This Year

    Harris Corp. has started to deliver hardware and software systems for installation in a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite network after the equipment passed a pre-shipment review. Those systems will be used to build the ground segment for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R series program, Harris said Thursday. “We have worked closely with NOAA […] More

  • Harris, ViaSat Jointly Demo Radio Terminal for Range Operation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris, ViaSat Jointly Demo Radio Terminal for Range Operation

    Harris Corp. and ViaSat Inc. have jointly tested a new version of small tactical terminal integrated with Harris’ power amplifier for extended range operation. The 16 pound two-channel tactical terminal is built for simultaneous 63-watt link 16 and 50-watt soldier radio waveform radio communications, ViaSat said Monday. ViaSat intends for the terminal to help customers […] More

  • Brendan O'Connell: Latin American Country Buys Harris Radios for Interoperability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brendan O’Connell: Latin American Country Buys Harris Radios for Interoperability

    A Harris Corp. business unit has been awarded a $28 million contract to provide tactical radios to an unidentified Latin American country seeking to monitor drug smuggling and other cross-border illegal activities. The nation is buying Harris RF Communications‘ Falcon III RF-7800V combat net radios, RF-7800S secure personal radios and Falcon II RF-5800H high frequency radios for […] More