ThinKom Solutions, Inc. has announced that Northrop Grumman has specified a ThinAir© Ka2517 phased-array satellite antenna to provide beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) connectivity for the company’s MQ-4C Triton flying test bed (FTB). Northrop Grumman uses a twin-engine Gulfstream IV as an FTB for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton, autonomous, high-altitude, long-endurance, maritime surveillance system. The FTB is […]
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Hughes Selected By The DoD To Deploy A Private 5G Network
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES)has been awarded an $18 million contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) to deploy a standalone, 5G network at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state. The Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) was issued through the Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP) consortium, a collaboration to engage industry and academia to […]
The First Counter-Hypersonic Interceptor To Be Developed By Raytheon M&D For The Missile Defense Agency
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, has been selected by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) as one of the companies to develop and test the first interceptor specifically designed to defeat hypersonic threats. The weapon, called Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), will defeat a new generation of hypersonic missiles – weapons that […]
Advanced Hypersonic Tech Demo’d By US Navy + US Army At NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Via Sandia Nat’l Labs
The U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) and the U.S. Army Hypersonic Program Office (AHPO) have successfully conducted a High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on October 20, 2021. This flight campaign was executed by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and this test will be used to inform the development […]
U.S. Space Force To Acquire U.S. Army + U.S. Navy SATCOM Mission Areas
The Chief of Space Operations has announced the transfer of U.S. Army and U.S.Navy satellite communications billets, funding and mission responsibility to the U.S. Space Force. Space Force General John W. “Jay” Raymond made the announcement at the Air Force Association meeting in Washington — the transfers are scheduled to be effective as of October […]
Boeing To Build The First Operational, Carrier-Based Unmanned Aircraft For The U.S. Navy
Boeing [NYSE: BA] will build the Navy’s newest carrier-based aircraft at a new high-tech facility in Illinois, bringing the benefits of digital aircraft design and production to the Navy and as many as 300 advanced manufacturing jobs to the greater St. Louis region. The new 300,000 square-foot facility at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, scheduled for […]
U.S. Navy Awards L3Harris Contract For 16 COMSATCOM Terminals
The U.S. Navy has awarded L3Harris $18 million as part of the Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP), a continuing effort to bolster sailors’ access to commercial broadband communications while on active maritime duty. The company’s long-standing commitment to the program and on-time delivery of the systems led to four additional units being added to this […]
Aviation History: Boeing MQ-25 T1 UAV Refuels A USN F/A-18 Super Hornet In Flight
For the first time in history, the U.S. Navy and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have demonstrated air-to-air refueling using an unmanned aircraft – the Boeing-owned MQ-25™ T1 test asset – to refuel another aircraft. During a test flight June 4, MQ-25 T1 successfully extended the hose and drogue from its U.S. Navy-issued aerial refueling store (ARS) […]
Omnispace Demo’s Sat5G Capability With U.S. Navy + Marine Corps
Omnispace has successfully demonstrated 5G satellite capability with the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) as well as with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. Omnispace was selected by NSIN in 2020 to pilot its technology in connection with Verizon’s new 5G “Living Lab.” Omnispace successfully tested an initial 5G-via-satellite capability in a LinQuest lab demonstration for the U.S. […]