Tag Archives: SATCOM

Cubic's mission solutions unit will continue to supply inflatable terminals to support U.S. Special Operations Command satellite and baseband communications under a potential five-year, $172M contract.

Boeing has secured a contract from SES to develop four more 702X satellites for the latter’s satellite constellation in the medium-Earth orbit.

SES has selected United Launch Alliance and SpaceX to help send C-band satellites to orbit in a push to achieve the Federal Communications Commission’s goals to accelerate 5G deployment.

L3Harris Technologies has won a potential seven-year, $83.1M contract to develop, integrate and demonstrate an anti-jam modem intended for wideband satellite communications. The Navy Wideband Anti-Jam Modem contract, which has an initial value of $47.6M, includes options for the company to manufacture the hardware and perform engineering support work, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

Peraton has been awarded a $56 million task order by the U.S. Space Force's Commercial Satellite Communications Office to provide satcom services to U.S. Central Command, the company announced Thursday. 

Blue Canyon and SA Photonics have received contracts worth $30.4M combined to build payloads and platforms for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Blackjack program, Space News reported Wednesday.

SpaceX has launched another group of Starlink satellites along with a deployable visor satellite to low-Earth orbit as part of efforts to provide broadband services while reducing the impact of satellite brightness, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.

SpaceX and the U.S. Army have signed a three-year agreement to test the capability of Starlink broadband in transmitting data across military networks, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.

Intelsat has submitted to the Federal Communications Commission a transition plan for telecommunications customers in line with the agency’s directive to repurpose the 20-megahertz spectrum for 5G communications.

The U.S. Space Force seeks industry input on the use of 5G connectivity as a replacement for C-band technology.

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, wrote in an opinion piece published Friday on Via Satellite that the modernization of military space calls for the government to strike a new level of partnership with industry and support “commercial first” innovation and principles.

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has secured a potential five-year, $19M contract to help the U.S. Space Force monitor the signal performance of leased satellites.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 1, 2020 — Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, highlighted the company's push to support government customers through satellite communications, mobile connectivity and 5G technology advancements, GovCon Wire reported April 20.

Viasat has delivered the 200th unit of a compact multi-network communications tool designed to transmit real-time tactical situational awareness data and secure voice messages with Link 16 systems.

SpaceX is seeking authorization from the Federal Communications Commission to operate around 4.4K Starlink satellites at 335.5 to 354.2 miles above Earth, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.