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Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

From Boeing: two Boeing-built O3b mPOWER satellites successfully launch, enhancing SES constellation

July 22, 2025

Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers have confirmed the 9th and 10th O3b mPOWER satellites, built for leading space solutions company SES, have successfully launched and are transmitting signals from space after […]

Filed Under: Boeing, CEO, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Constellation, Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS), Facility, https://www.ses.com/o3b-mpower, Interceptor, MEO, Military, Mission Control, O3b MEO, O3b mPOWER, SATCOM, Satellite Transmitter, SES, SES O3b mPOWER, SpaceX, SpaceX Falcon 9, Telcos, Transmit & Receive, Transmitter, U.S. Space Force, Vice President, WGS, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

SpaceX plans Monday launch of Boeing’s and SES’ O3b mPower 9-10 satellites from the Cape but weather is issue

July 20, 2025

SpaceX is targeting Monday, July 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of the SES O3b mPOWER mission to medium Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral […]

Filed Under: Boeing, Boeing Satellites, Booster, Booster Recovery, Cape Canaveral SFS, Commercial Constellations, Constellation, Droneship, Droneship Landings, MEO, Military, SES, SES O3b mPOWER, SpaceX, SpaceX Falcon 9, Weather Forecasting, WGS, WGS-Certified, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

Boeing secures $2.8 billion contract to enhance U.S. Strategic SATCOM capabilities

July 16, 2025

Boeing [NYSE: BA] was recently awarded a $2.8 billion contract for the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) program, the space-based component of the U.S. nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) […]

Filed Under: Boeing Satellites, Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program, GEO, Geostationary Orbit (GEO), Military, News, O3b mPOWER, SES O3b mPOWER, United States Space Force (USSF), WGS, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

Quadsat + NATO NCIA verify Quadsat system to measure WGS compliance

December 17, 2024

Quadsat has worked with NATO NCIA to perform a measurement campaign to verify U.S. Space Force’s Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) compliance.  Following on from Quadsat’s inclusion in the 2023 NATO DIANA program, […]

Filed Under: Autonomous Drones, Compliance, Drones, Europe, Military, Military Defense, NATO, NATO NCIA, News, QuadSAT, Radio Frequency (RF), RF Payload, RF Systems, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

SES Space & Defense orders Comtech nexgen modems for O3b mPOWER constellation

October 3, 2024

Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) has announced that SES Space & Defense recently awarded the Company with an initial order for Comtech’s software-defined SLM-5650B and other next-generation modems — initial quantities under […]

Filed Under: Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control Operations, Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2), Comtech, Defense Technologies, O3b MEO, O3b mPOWER, Orders, Satellite Modems, SES O3b mPOWER, SES Space & Defense, U.S. Space Force Commercial Space Strategy, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

Two additional nations to provide NATO SATCOM support

July 1, 2024

Starting next year, Spain and Luxembourg will join four other NATO nations that provide SATCOM services to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as part of a satellite services project that began […]

Filed Under: Luxembourg, Military, NATO, NATO Alliance, SATCOM Services, Spain, U.S. Space Force, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

Boeing and Northrop Grumman competing for Space Force Program

June 8, 2024

Aerospace giants Boeing and Northrop Grumman have each been selected by the United States Space Force – the sixth and newest branch of the United States military – to develop […]

Filed Under: Boeing, Business Moves, Contracts, Military, Northrop Grumman, Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES), Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS), Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW), SATCOM, Satellite Constellation Operations, U.S. Space Systems Command, United States Space Force (USSF), Warfighters, WGS, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

USSF awards Boeing WGS-12 satellite production contract

March 6, 2024

Boeing [NYSE: BA] received a $439.6 million contract to build the 12th Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) communications satellite for U.S. Space Force‘s Space Systems Command. The WGS constellation delivers vital […]

Filed Under: Boeing, Boeing Satellites, Constellation, Military, Military Comms, Military Connectivity, Military Defense, Military Networks, Military Space, Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES), Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW), Satellite Build, Space Systems Command, Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Systems Command, United States Space Force (USSF), United States Space Systems Command, WGS, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Tagged With: Featured

Luxembourg DoD Partners with SES and HITEC to improve SATCOM ground infrastructure

February 26, 2024

The Luxembourg Directorate of Defence (DoD) procured two ground stations following a competitive call for tender to enable the Luxembourg Army to improve its resilience by accessing secure satellite communications […]

Filed Under: Department of Defense (DoD), Ka-Band, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Directorate of Defence, Military, SATCOM, SES, WGS, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS), X-Band

iDirect Government debuts REVOLUTION® 450mp multi-waveform, multi-orbit SDR modem

November 2, 2023

iDirect Government (iDirectGov) has unveiled the company’s REVOLUTION 450mp (man portable) software defined radio (SDR) modem that extends satellite communications (SATCOM) orbit and waveform choices for the warfighter, regardless of […]

Filed Under: Communication Signal Interference Removal (CSIR), Evolution Defense Software (iDG), iDirect Government (iDG), Mission Critical Comms, Multiple Orbits, Transmission Security (TRANSEC), Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

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