Government/Military
January 22, 2020
As government entities transition their operations to adopt the latest technological developments — including edge computing and cloud-based applications — they need to augment their existing networks with additional terminals and bandwidth, and add redundant communications paths to achieve the necessary flexibility, resilience, and redundancy. Providing terabit-level scale, delivering multi-gigabit links virtually anywhere on Earth,…
January 22, 2020
From analyzing firefighter’s health data, to communicating on the front lines in conflict zones, to managing a complex election process in land-locked Burkina Faso, satellites deliver the real-time data essential to government operations. In this episode of SES’ Satellite Stories we look at how connectivity from SES is being used by governments across the…
January 17, 2020
The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Raytheon a cost-plus-incentive-fee undefinitized contract action for the force element terminal (FET) development effort worth $442 million. This contract provides for the design, development, testing, integration, and logistical support of a FET system that will transition the B-52 and RC-135 hardened communication terminals from the Military Strategic Tactical…
January 10, 2020
As the military works to build the U.S. Space Force from the ground up, its goal is to be lean and equipped for the speed of war fighting in the coming century, said Maj. Gen. John Shaw, commander of Space Operations Command (SPOC), U.S. Space Force, and commander of the Combined Force Space Component Command…