SpacePath Communications is exhibiting a new line-up of its popular high power SATCOM amplifiers and sub-systems at CommunicAsia 2022 at booth 5K1-13. SpacePath’s amplifier range now includes a 650W Ka-band amplifier with a unique carbon-cooling structure. The innovative cooling design features comparable thermal performance to copper but is only half the weight, contributing to the […]
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Cobham Satcom And UltiSat’s Strategic Distributor And Integrator Agreement
UltiSat to offer Cobham Satcom tracking systems to provide U.S. and NATO defense organizations enhanced SATCOM capabilities. Cobham Satcom, provider of land and maritime satellite communications solutions to the Government and Enterprise sectors, and UltiSat, Inc., a provider of end-to-end communications for government, humanitarian-aid, and critical infrastructure, announced that they have signed a strategic distributor […]
Northrop Grumman Australia’s Team Brings Together Space Capabilities For JP9102
“Building on proven experience, our team is developing an industry leading solution to support critical and complex missions for Australia’s next generation space programs.” Northrop Grumman Australia announced the space technology capabilities its team will offer the Commonwealth for JP9102, the Australian Defence Force’s Satellite Communication System project. Global and Australian leaders in space communications […]
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command Awards SATCOM Prototype Contract To NIC4
NIC4, a subsidiary of Network Innovations, has been awarded a Service Provider Registry (SPR) prototype, a component of the Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C). This software development effort is for the U.S. Space Force(USSF), Space Systems Command (SSC), through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) as an Other Transactional Authority (OTA) Agreement Award. […]
Boeing’s Demonstration Of Ground-Based Anti-Jam SATCOM Proves Successful
It mitigates interference and adversarial jamming for high-data-rate satellite communications in contested environments, creating greater resiliency and enabling missions in otherwise denied areas… Boeing recently demonstrated successful integration of its Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES) software elements with an industry partner’s user terminal, proving technical maturity on the U.S. Space Force’s pathfinder program. “The Space […]
SES To Enable European Maritime Safety Agency RPAS Operations Via Satellite + Acquires DRS Global Enterprise Solutions
The latest contract awarded by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) will see the agency continue to use SES’s high-performance satellite connectivity services for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems’ (RPAS) operations, SES and EMSA announced. Under the new agreement, SES’s managed connectivity service will allow end-users to receive and exchange RPAS data in near real-time and […]
Fully Integrated Multi-Orbit Terminal Will Be The Result Of Isotropic Systems + ST Engineering iDirect Partnership
Isotropic Systems is participating in a strategic integration partnership with ST Engineering iDirect, securing a fully integrated, iDirect waveform option to enrich commercial and government networks globally, enabling concurrent connections in the harshest environments to achieve highly resilient, multi-domain, multi-orbit communications. Isotropic Systems’ first launch products will offer a powerful, fully integrated, iDirect option designed […]
NAVCENT’s Connection From SES GS During International Maritime Exercise
The combination of SES GS’ high throughput and low-latency satellite network, as well as its terrestrial network, enabled TF-59 to present unprecedented real-time sensor data to the international partners in the ROC in a “single-pane-of-glass” format. It was announced that SES GS supported Task Force 59 and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) communications requirements necessary for […]
SES Purchasing Leonardo DRS Global Enterprise Solutions Business
Leonardo DRS Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell their Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) business to SES for $450 million — this transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of Leonardo DRS and of SES, with finalization of the deal targeted for the second half of 2022, subject to regulatory approvals. The […]
CISA + FBI: Strengthening The Cybersecurity Of SATCOM Network Providers + Customers
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are aware of possible threats to U.S. and international satellite communication (SATCOM) networks. Successful intrusions into SATCOM networks could create risk in SATCOM network providers’ customer environments. Given the current geopolitical situation, CISA’s Shields Up initiative requests that all organizations significantly […]