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, […]
Radios
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 […]
Germany represented by IQ spacecom and others at Paris’ IAC 2022
IQ spacecom‘s extensive product portfolio for state-of-the-art radio communication solutions is at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress in Paris. The congress opens its doors to the space industry from September […]
Voyager’s Space Micro Software Defined Radio supports success of Missile Defense Agency’s CubeSat networked communications experiment
Space Micro Inc., powered by Voyager Space, today announced the successful performance of its Software Defined Radios (SDRs) on Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) CubeSat Networked Communications Experiment (CNCE) Block 1. […]
Astronics selected by U.S. Army for Radio Test Set program
Astronics Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Army for the development of the firm’s Radio Test Set, referred to as TS-4549/T. This program will replace aging GRM-122 radio test […]
The war in Ukraine shows how important private satellite companies have become—especially in times of conflict
Satellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine. For example, in early August 2022, images from the private satellite company Planet Labs showed […]
Blue Canyon’s multiple spacecraft and components on Virgin Orbit launch
Slingshot 1 is the first-ever Blue Canyon 12U CubeSat bus carrying 19 payloads to low Earth orbit. Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or […]
Africa To Take Delivery Of AAC Clyde Space’s Ground Station
“This ground station will be a stepping stone to leverage space based data and services to improve the quality of life, safety and economic prosperity in the region” … New […]