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Boeing Tests Autonomous Anti-Jam Tech for Defense Satcom Platforms

Boeing has demonstrated an autonomous smart antenna technology envisioned to help the U.S. Space Force prevent jamming attacks targeting satellite communications systems. During the demonstration, the Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype autonomously mitigated simulated adversarial jamming attempts on a user’s communication and preserved network connectivity, Boeing said Monday. PTS-P is equipped with a processor of the […] More

by Naomi Cooper November 16, 2022, 11:43 am
in C4ISR, News

General Atomics UAS Shows Uninterrupted Connectivity in Multi-Orbit Satcom Demo; Hughes’ Rick Lober Quoted

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business, SES and Hughes Network Systems combined their technologies to conduct a higher data rate transmission of a multi-orbit satellite communications system. A demonstration event was held on Oct. 20 to show the resilience and capability of unmanned aerial vehicles to maintain high workload and mission-critical connectivity in congested and contested […] More

by Jamie Bennet November 11, 2022, 8:21 am
in C4ISR, Contract Awards, News

Inmarsat Government Lands $410M DISA Award for Force Tracking Network Services; Susan Miller Quoted

Inmarsat‘s government business arm has received a potential five-year, $410 million blanket purchase agreement from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide the U.S. Army Blue Force Tracker network services. Inmarsat Elera-powered, L-band satellite communications will be used to enable connectivity between BFT platforms and satellite earth stations, the company said Monday. The new work […] More

by Christine Thropp November 7, 2022, 12:00 pm
in News, Technology

Inmarsat Government Picks Rocket Lab for L-Band Radio Development; Peter Beck Quoted

Rocket Lab will develop and produce an L-band radio for the InCommand telemetry, command and control service of Inmarsat’s U.S. government arm in support of a NASA project that seeks to advance the development of commercial near-Earth satellite communications services. Rocket Lab said Thursday it will link its Frontier-L radio to Inmarsat’s ELERA L-band network […] More

by Jane Edwards November 4, 2022, 11:57 am
in News, Technology

Apple, Globalstar Partner on Emergency Satellite Service for iPhone 14

Apple and satellite communications company Globalstar have teamed up to establish a satellite network that will provide the former’s iPhone 14 family with messaging service capability from remote places lacking traditional cellular infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The Emergency SOS feature of iPhone 14 models will allow for emergency satellite service via the […] More

by Christine Thropp September 12, 2022, 11:43 am
in News, Space

Planet to Help SES, Telesat Demo In-Space Communications Under NASA Program

Planet Labs was tapped by SES Government Solutions and Telesat Government Solutions to support the contractors’ work under a NASA program aimed at enabling real-time space-to-space communications for future agency missions. Under NASA’s Communication Services Project, Planet said Tuesday it will help SES and Telesat enable connections between low Earth orbit satellites and other communication […] More

by Christine Thropp August 24, 2022, 11:48 am
in Contract Awards, News

Kratos to Demo Virtual Satcom Tech for Army Futures Command

The U.S. Army Futures Command has selected Kratos Defense & Security Solutions for a demonstration of virtual satellite ground technology that is based on open architecture and designed to support military communications. Kratos said Wednesday it will aim to present the system’s capacity to help government users connect to satcom networks and interoperate with multivendor […] More

by Regina Garcia July 21, 2022, 11:49 am
in Government Technology, News

L3Harris, Inmarsat & Partners Demo Remote Network Supporting JADC2 Concept

L3Harris Technologies, Inmarsat‘s U.S. business arm and industry partners have showcased remote network operations at a Special Operations Forces-focused event to support the Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative of the military. Inmarsat said Monday the demonstration for satellite communications connectivity featured the company employing its Global Xpress worldwide wideband service and L3Harris using airborne […] More

by Christine Thropp July 20, 2022, 11:57 am
in Government Technology, News

Inmarsat, Honeywell Unveil Inflight Connectivity Service for Government, Business Customers

Inmarsat and Honeywell have introduced a new satellite communications service for government and business airborne users. SwiftJet is backed by Inmarsat’s ELERA satellite network and is set to become commercially available in the first half of 2023 to deliver inflight connectivity over L-band, Inmarsat said Monday. SwiftJet uses Honeywell-built hardware that can be installed on […] More

by Jane Edwards June 7, 2022, 11:52 am
in News

Viasat Opens New Office in Maryland; Craig Miller Quoted

Viasat has opened a new office near the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground installation to expand its presence in Harford County, Maryland, and further support the military’s network transformation efforts. The company said Wednesday the office will house employees of its government systems business developing satellite communication and networking capabilities for defense customers. A laboratory […] More

by Christine Thropp June 2, 2022, 11:38 am
in Government Technology, News

L3Harris Launches RO-X Handheld Satellite Radio

L3Harris Technologies has unveiled a ruggedized handheld device capable of operating within the Distributed Tactical Communications Systems of the U.S. Space Force to provide users with situational awareness and embedded messaging capability. RO-X tactical radio is developed to enable global satellite communication connectivity for mounted and dismounted units and is equipped with a push-to-talk application […] More

by Christine Thropp May 19, 2022, 11:59 am
in Contract Awards, News

SES Government Arm to Continue Providing Army With Satcom Services Under TROJAN Contract

SES‘ government-focused subsidiary has secured a recompete contract that provides for the continued delivery of satellite communication services to the U.S. Army’s Intelligence and Security Command over a potential five-year period. Under the TROJAN follow-on contract, SES Government Solutions will provide advanced and secure satcom services in support of INSCOM’s mission of ensuring that warfighters […] More

by Christine Thropp May 16, 2022, 11:54 am

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