Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has delivered the first of ten satellite buses to Lockheed Martin in support of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer. This foundation layer represents the initial step in building an interoperable, connected secure mesh network. Once in orbit, Tranche 0 will demonstrate Joint All-Domain Operations capabilities by linking […]
Tactical
Acquisition Of L3Harris Space + Navigation Business Completed By EMCORE Corp.
EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq: EMKR) has completed the acquisition of the L3Harris (NYSE: LHX) Space and Navigation business for approximately $5 million in an all-cash transaction, subject to any net working capital adjustments. The acquisition provides an immediate contribution of additional scale in this market and expands EMCORE’s inertial navigation product portfolio and addressable market with […]
Near Real-Time Imagery For The TAK Mobile Platform Is Resultant Of The PAR Government + BlackSky Team Up — Demos @ GEOINT 2022
PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) has noted that their wholly-owned subsidiary, PAR Government Systems Corporation (PGSC), has incorporated BlackSky’s (NYSE: BKSY) commercial satellite data into the Sit(x)™ cloud-native situational awareness suite. This makes it possible for tactical and operational end users to access near real-time imagery on the Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) mobile platform. “As […]
USSF + Boeing Complete Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype Critical Design Review
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have completed a critical design review for the Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype (PTS-P), validating Boeing’s technical maturity on the rapid-prototyping program. Boeing’s PTS-P features an on-board processor of the U.S. military’s jam-resistant Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW), providing users in-theater, anti-jam capability with network […]
Gilat’s Wavestream Receives Million$ Follow-On Order For SSPAs From Military Terminal Provider
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has received a follow-on order for subsidiary company Wavestream of more than $5 million from a Tier-1, US global military terminal provider for Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) for satellite communication (SATCOM) terminals sold to militaries throughout the world. Additional contract expansion for Wavestream MicroStream SSPAs is […]
Canada Becomes The First Customer For The New L3Harris Compact Team Radio
The Canadian Armed Forces has become the first international customer of L3Harris Technologies’ (NYSE:LHX) new Compact Team Radio, ordering more than 1,000 radios and kits to enhance communications from the tactical edge all the way to command headquarters. The RF-9820S Compact Team Radio is an easy-to-use and ruggedized solution leveraging robust technologies from fielded and […]
Lockheed Martin + Keysight Test 5G Solutions For Aerospace + Defense Comms
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) are engaged in a collaboration to advance 5G in support of mission-critical communications for aerospace and defense applications. The companies are actively collaborating on a 5G.MIL™ testbed that Lockheed Martin teams will use to advance 5G capabilities for multiple applications. 5G brings high-speed data rates, […]
Space Systems Command Awards Million$$ Contract To Sev1Tech For DTaaS Capability
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Cross-Mission Ground & Communications Enterprise (ECX) has awarded a cost-plus fixed fee contract totaling $47.5 million to Sev1Tech LLC of Woodbridge, Virginia. The contract was awarded through the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement for meshONE-T. This prototype effort will deploy and demonstrate a […]