Gilat Satellite Networks has won a U.S. military contract worth $20 million through its U.S.-based subsidiary, Wavestream. The company announced the deal, Dec. 4. It has won a contract with the U.S. Army to provide additional 50W Ka-band BUCs for long-term sustainment of thousands of mobile Satellite Transportable Terminals (STTs), an extension of an existing…

The GX LITE terminal is now available as a portable terminal for Global Xpress (GX) service, Viasat announced Wednesday. GX is now part of Viasat after the company acquired Inmarsat. Manufacturing partner Get SAT was part of the terminal development.  The GX LITE terminal is designed for land expeditionary users, to be easily transportable. It…

Cobham Satcom has received a multi-year contract with a U.S. prime contractor for multi-band antennas in its Tracker series. Cobham announced the deal with the unnamed prime on Tuesday, and said the deal has a minimum value of at least $10 million, with annual renewal options.  The deal is for land-based, 2.4 meter Tracking antennas.…

Comtech won a $20 million order for its next-generation troposcatter systems from the U.K.-based Spectra Group to service NATO and European customers.  The award is for Comtech’s Comet — Compact Over-the-Horizon Transportable Terminal — a light, man-pack troposcatter system for beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) communications. Spectra Group is Comtech’s regional distributor of its Comet terminal in Europe. …