[Satellite Today 03-23-09] Harris Corp. received a $30 million contract from the U.S. Navy First Construction Division — the Seabees — to provide multiband satellite reachback capabilities from around the globe to command centers in the United States, Harris announced March 20.
Harris will deploy rugged deployable satellite communications terminals capable of communicating with satellite equipment operating in commercial C- and Ku-bands as well as with military constellations operating in X-band.
The company said a standard upgrade is available to support Ka-band operations with the Wideband Global Satcom system constellation.
Harris to Supply Navy Seabees with Satellite Terminals
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Jeffrey Hill
Jeffrey Hill
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