Making More Efficient Use of Milsatcom and Comsatcom

Much of the satellite communications (satcom) capability the U.S. military uses today is provided by commercial satellites. The U.S. Defense Information Agency (DISA) reports that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) currently spends arround $1 billion every year… READ MORE »

The United States military is seeking to curtail its spending, but its need for greater bandwidth is increasing, not unlike the commercial sector. SES Government Solutions provides commercial satellite services to the United States through a constellation of 56 geostationary satellites. At the helm is President and…
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Harris Received $133 Million CBSP ULV Contract from US Navy

Harris has been awarded an eight-year $133 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide shipboard terminals that give access to high-bandwidth voice and data communications. Harris will provide up to 120 terminals, on top of the 70 that were already provided… READ MORE »

Comtech Receives $3.1 Million Satellite Modem Order from US Army

Comtech’s Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data, received a $3.1 million order from the U.S. Army’s Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems (DCATS) for SLM 5650A Satellite Modems. The modems support data rates from 8 kbps to 155 Mbps and symbol rates from 32 ksps to 64 Msps.… READ MORE »

Orbcomm, Savi Receive RFID-IV Contract From DoD

The United States Department of Defense has awarded Savi Technology, a partner company of Orbcomm, with a five-year contract as the sole provider to the $204 million RFID-IV program. The DoD set a $102 million cap for Savi to provide… READ MORE »

General Dynamics Opens MUOS Radio Testing Laboratory

General Dynamics C4 Systems opened one of two United States Navy-approved laboratories that support radio terminal testing for the Multiple User Objective System (MUOS) space-ground network. Companies that desire to use the lab must receive approval from the Navy’s Communications Satellite Program office, PMW… READ MORE »