A world first trial of space-based VHF voice communications has been successfully completed by Skykraft as part of their development of satellites to provide space-based aviation communications and surveillance services. This […]
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Inmarsat’s first BGAN terminal for person-on-the-move for militaries and emergency services
Inmarsat, provider of global, mobile satellite communications, is launching the world’s first BGAN terminal designed for use on foot featuring the Hughes’ 9203 BGAN Terminal powered by Inmarsat’s ELERA (L-band) satellite network. […]
Axelspace develops a Ka-band radio for EO smallsats
Axelspace Corporation has successfully developed a Ka-band radio for Earth Observation (EO) smallsats — the radio operates with less than half the power consumption of conventional radio. The collaborative research […]
Raytheon Technologies demos connectivity solution for U.S. Army’s Project Convergence
Exercise successfully demonstrated a range of JADC2 capabilities Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) successfully demonstrated solutions needed to connect defense networks and simplify U.S. Army command and control (C&C) systems during […]
KSAT goes deep to support NOAA’s Deep Space Solar Observatory
KBR has selected KSAT to provide all Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) SWFO Antenna Network (SAN) services. The KBR and KSAT team are developing a blended network including U.S. […]
Cobham Satcom’s ‘click’ solution enables multi-band that optimizes maritime operations
Cobham Satcom, provider of radio and satellite communications solutions to the maritime and land mobile sectors announced Sea Tel 1500, a 1.5-meter dual-band, multi-orbit VSAT antenna solution. Available in single […]
Safran acquires Syrlinks
Safran Electronics & Defense has completed its acquisition of Syrlinks, a French mid-sized firm founded in 2011 that specializes in radio communications and radio navigation, primarily for the space sector, […]
L3Harris enables worldwide communications for warfighters in the field with new handheld radio module
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) today announced the unveiling of its Iridium Distributed Tactical Communications Systems (DTCS) mission module at AUSA’s Annual Meeting and Exposition, enabling push-to-talk voice and data for warfighters worldwide. The […]
L3Harris benefits from two production orders from the U.S. Army for leader + manpack radios
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has received two production orders, totaling $235 million, to provide leader and manpack radios for the U.S. Army. The AN/PRC-163 Leader and AN/PRC-158 Manpack radios are part […]
NRO’s six contract awards for commercial radio remote frequency study
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) today announced the award of six study contracts for commercial radio frequency (RF) remote sensing. Companies receiving awards under NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancement’s (SCE) Broad […]