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Northrop Tests Laser Communications Tech for Prototype Tranche 1 Transport Layer Constellation

Northrop Grumman performed a ground demonstration of a laser communications system as part of a prototype satellite constellation for the first tranche of the National Defense Space Architecture’s transport layer. The company said Tuesday Mynaric supplied the laser communications in the space domain and Innoflight provided encryption, decryption and other components of its prototype architecture. […] More

by Jane Edwards June 15, 2022, 11:56 am
in Contract Awards, News, Space

BlueHalo to Support AFRL’s Satellite Links Demonstration

BlueHalo has received an $11 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide optical laser communications flight terminals and ground station that the service branch’s research arm will use on satellite service demonstration. The company said it will help the Air Force Research Laboratory develop and test several technologies for on-orbit processing of satellite […] More

by Christine Thropp June 15, 2022, 11:56 am
in News, Technology

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
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Hughes’ Jeff Lessner: Commercial Tech Could Help DOD Achieve Military Satcom Resiliency

Jeff Lessner, vice president of defense and intelligence systems division at Hughes Network Systems, said discussions at the recent Satellite 2022 conference highlighted the need for commercial technologies that can improve and deliver resiliency and security within the Department of Defense’s communications system. Lessner wrote in a blog post published Tuesday on Military Embedded Systems […] More

by Jane Edwards June 1, 2022, 11:41 am
in News, Space

Viasat to Develop Space Relay Service for NASA; Craig Miller Quoted

Viasat has been tapped to develop a space relay capability for NASA to support near-Earth communications services. As part of NASA’s Communications Services Project, Viasat will leverage its ViaSat-3 global satellite constellation, along with its upcoming geostationary orbit network – which features three Terabit-class high-throughput satellites – to enable rapid, low-latency communications for LEO spacecraft, the Carlsbad, […] More

by Summer Myatt April 25, 2022, 12:00 pm
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Space Force Taps BAE to Build Data Management Framework

BAE Systems has secured a year-long contract from the U.S. Space Force to create a mission data framework that Space Systems Command can use to link separate, interoperable sources and enable data fusion and discovery. The company said Wednesday it will develop and test an integrated data management environment for SSC’s Enterprise Management and Control […] More

by Nichols Martin April 7, 2022, 11:31 am
in C4ISR, News, Space

Space Force Shows Interest in Iridium Satellite Broadband Service; Scott Scheimreif, Matt Desch Quoted

Senior officials at Iridium Communications said the U.S. Space Force is interested in adopting the company’s satellite broadband communications services as the military branch advances the Joint All Domain Command and Control concept, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Scott Scheimreif, executive vice president for government programs at Iridium, said the company intends to provide the Space […] More

by Jane Edwards April 4, 2022, 11:52 am
in Industry News, News

Viasat Satcom Management Software Secures DOD Integrated Waveform Certification; Craig Miller Quoted

Viasat‘s secured space network management software has been certified by the Department of Defense for use on legacy and next-generation defense ultra-high frequency satellite communications platforms. The DOD Joint Interoperability Test Command Integrated Waveform certification allows military operators of the Visual Integrated SATCOM Information, Operation and Networking software to create more simultaneous networks that warfighters […] More

by Angeline Leishman February 16, 2022, 12:19 pm
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Kratos Intros Service Chain Updates for Virtualized Satellite Ground System

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has added new automation and optimization features to the Earth observation service chain of an orchestrated satellite ground system. The company said Thursday its Earth Observation and Remote Sensing Service Chain or EO/RS SC now works to automate service delivery tasks for the OpenSpace Platform, a fully virtualized ground system. […] More

by Nichols Martin January 28, 2022, 12:22 pm
in C4ISR, News

HawkEye 360 Adopts BitRipple Network Tech to Accommodate Large Data Deliveries

HawkEye 360 is using BitRipple‘s networking technology to allow for large data deliveries from low Earth orbit satellites to ground units. BitRipple said Tuesday its Liquid Networking technology works to enable HawkEye 360’s geospatial satellites to send large volumes of data without requiring a backchannel. The technology converts data into a digital “liquid” form intended […] More

by Nichols Martin January 20, 2022, 11:56 am
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Iridium Supports Monuments Officers’ Honduras Mission With PTT Devices; Matt Desch Quoted

Iridium Communications has supported the U.S. Army Reserve’s Monuments Officers program in its effort to identify, protect and preserve cultural heritage sites in Honduras by providing satellite connectivity and push-to-talk technology. A team of Monument Officer archaeologists deployed in Honduras used Iridium PTT handsets to communicate with the Virginia Museum of Natural History‘s Cultural Heritage […] More

by Jane Edwards January 20, 2022, 11:50 am
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Eclipse, ST Engineering iDirect, Smiths Interconnect Announce ISR Satcom Collaboration

Eclipse Global Connectivity, ST Engineering iDirect and Smiths Interconnect have collaborated to provide government and military aircraft with satellite communications capability to support airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The Ka-band satcom capability combines iDirect’s Evolution Defense platform and 9800 AE+ airborne modem with Smiths Interconnect’s KaStream 5000 MK II parabolic antenna and can support […] More

by Jane Edwards January 20, 2022, 4:27 am

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