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  • General Dynamics Updates MUOS Satellite Waveform for Navy Digital Radios; Carlo Zaffanella Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Updates MUOS Satellite Waveform for Navy Digital Radios; Carlo Zaffanella Comments

    General Dynamics has updated and tested the Mobile User Objective System‘s waveform technology built to support software-based radios of the U.S. Navy.  The company said Monday MUOS WFv3.1.5 is designed to help Navy personnel transmit voice, data and video communications via the military satellite communications network when they perform onshore and offshore missions. “There are more than 700 DMRs […] More

  • Rockwell Collins-Made Radio Tech Completes Military Comms Security Test; Troy Brunk Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins-Made Radio Tech Completes Military Comms Security Test; Troy Brunk Comments

    A Rockwell Collins-built radio technology has passed an evaluation to comply with security requirements for operation with the Defense Department‘s military satellite communications system. The company said Wednesday its AN/PRC-162 software-defined military radio worked in conjunction with the latest version of the Mobile User Objective System during tests led by the U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. […] More

  • Rockwell Collins-Built Radio Tech Passes Navy MUOS Satcom Security Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins-Built Radio Tech Passes Navy MUOS Satcom Security Test

    A Rockwell Collins-built airborne radio system has passed military security standards required to operate with the U.S. Navy‘s Mobile User Objective System satellite. The U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command performed a “do no harm” test on the ARC-210 RT-2036(C) radio that works to communicate with air and ground platforms through MUOS signals, Rockwell Collins said Wednesday. The company completed initial […] More

  • Lockheed Hands Over 5th MUOS Satellite to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Hands Over 5th MUOS Satellite to Navy

    The U.S. Navy has assumed full operational control of the fifth Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System satellite. Lockheed said Thursday the Naval Satellite Operations Center took control of MUOS-5 on Oct. 11 following the satellite’s on-orbit test and the delivery of equipment needed for satellite operations. The MUOS constellation of five satellites is designed to deliver ultra-high frequency satellite […] More

  • Rockwell Collins' Manpack Radio Tech Completes Army Qualification Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins’ Manpack Radio Tech Completes Army Qualification Test

    Rockwell Collins has completed the qualification test procedure for its military communication radio system as part of a potential $12.7 billion U.S. Army contract awarded in February. The company said Thursday it delivered 30 two-channel, software-defined AN/PRC-162 radios for the qualification tests under the Army’s Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit competition. Rockwell Collins, General Dynamics and Harris were selected to compete for the HMS contract to supply tactical radio systems, […] More

  • Space News: Harris Radio Receives NSA Clearance for MUOS Satellite Functions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Space News: Harris Radio Receives NSA Clearance for MUOS Satellite Functions

    Harris Corp. has received a National Security Agency certification for the company’s military radios to support higher-throughput functions of the U.S. Navy‘s Mobile User Objective System satellites, Space News reported Tuesday. Caleb Henry writes the Falcon 3 AN/PRC-117G backpack-sized radios will use compatibility software patch designed to facilitate the transmission and receipt of voice, video and data transmissions through the MUOS […] More

  • Milpower Wins Potential $66M Contract From Navy to Produce MUOS Power Amplifiers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Milpower Wins Potential $66M Contract From Navy to Produce MUOS Power Amplifiers

    Milpower has won a potential 10-year, $66.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to manufacture and engineer 100 – and 200-watt power amplifiers for the service branch’s  Mobile User Objective System. The Defense Department said Wednesday the power amplifiers will be integrated with Digital Modular Radios in efforts to help the Navy address MUOS fleet modernization, shipbuilding and conversion […] More

  • General Dynamics to Provide HF Comms System for Navy's Digital Modular Radios - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Provide HF Comms System for Navy’s Digital Modular Radios

    General Dynamics has been awarded a contract modification to provide high-frequency communications support for the AN/USC-61(C) digital modular radios of the U.S. Navy. The company said Thursday its mission systems business will provide the 3G high-frequency, third-generation Automatic Link Establishment system that will work to facilitate communications between U.S. and coalition forces. ALE works to supplement satellite communications when networks are unavailable as […] More

  • US Navy Halts Transfer Maneuver for Fifth MUOS Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Navy Halts Transfer Maneuver for Fifth MUOS Satellite

    The U.S. Navy has temporarily halted the fifth Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System satellite’s transfer maneuver to its test location on geosynchronous Earth orbit following discovery of an anomaly in the process. The Navy said Friday its Program Executive Office for Space Systems has moved the satellite into an intermediate orbit from orbital transfer […] More

  • Fifth Lockheed-Built MUOS Satellite Set to Launch Friday; Mark Woempner Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fifth Lockheed-Built MUOS Satellite Set to Launch Friday; Mark Woempner Comments

    Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are scheduled to launch a fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite Friday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida onboard United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket. The launch of MUOS-5 will complete a network of orbiting satellites and relay ground stations designed to provide near-global communications coverage for mobile military forces, Lockheed said Wednesday. “MUOS […] More

  • General Dynamics Delivers 30 Digital Manpack Networking Radios Under Army Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Delivers 30 Digital Manpack Networking Radios Under Army Contract

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems segment has shipped 30 two-channel manpack networking radios to the U.S. Army under the Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit program. The company said Wednesday the digital radios are based on the AN/PRC-155 two-channel networking radios and work to communicate through the Mobile User Objective System network. General Dynamics was awarded a spot on a potential $12.7 billion contract to manufacture […] More

  • Navy Orders Additional General Dynamics-Built Digital Modular Radios; Paul Parent Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Orders Additional General Dynamics-Built Digital Modular Radios; Paul Parent Comments

    General Dynamics’ mission systems business unit has received a contract modification from the U.S. Navy to produce more than 30 digital modular radios for use onboard naval surface vessels and submarines. The latest order for the AN/USC-61(C) radios represents the sixth option under a contract General Dynamics received in 2010, the company said Thursday. Paul Parent, vice president […] More