Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite operator OneWeb launched a new "person-portable" lightweight user terminal (UT) for military operations and emergency response teams working in areas beyond the reach of terrestrial networks. The new FoldSat Leo Ku OW Mil terminal is ruggedized and designed to fit in most common backpacks, measuring 452L x 374W x 114H…

SES Space & Defense will provide satellite-powered network connectivity to Amazon Web Services' (AWS) Modular Data Center serving the U.S. Department of Defense under a new agreement announced Thursday by the SES-owned subsidiary. AWS will use SES satellite connectivity to provide defense customers with access to low-latency, cloud-based applications and services securely in Denied, Disrupted,…

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) won a $64 million contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) to develop, implement and maintain the Battle Management Command, Control and Communications (BMC3) Application Factory for the agency’s constellation of low-earth orbit satellites called the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). SAIC announced the contract award on Thursday. The PWSA…

Northrop Grumman Corp. completed a successful preliminary design review (PDR) of the Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A) it has been working on for the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific's missile warning system. The company said Wednesday that it completed the PDR one month ahead of its contract schedule to show that it is accelerating…