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 […]
RPA / UAV
Eclipse Global Connectivity, Smiths Interconnect + ST Engineering iDirect Engage In Airborne ISR SATCOM Development Collaboration For Mil/Gov Operators
Eclipse Global Connectivity, Smiths Interconnect and ST Engineering iDirect (iDirect) are collaborating to deliver an integrated airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (A-ISR) satellite communications (SATCOM) capability for military and government aircraft. The solution, drawing on the extensive expertise of the three companies, will initially address the beyond-line-of-sight connectivity requirements for an EMEA government unmanned platform. […]
Hughes + SES Demo 1st Multi-Orbit SATCOM For RPAs
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) and SES have announced the successful first demonstration of a new, multi-orbit, satellite communications (SATCOM) capability for remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs). Conducted for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the demonstration paired Hughes HM series software-defined modems and Resource Management System (RMS) with SES’s satellites that operate in Geosynchronous (GEO) […]
Space-To-Air Optical Comms Experiment Partners General Atomics With The SDA
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to demonstrate space-to-air optical communication using GA-EMS’ Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System (LINCS) and a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper®. This contract is in conjunction with an upcoming experiment where GA-EMS and SDA are partnering […]