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SpaceX, OneWeb Eye Ground Terminals for Mass-Produced Comms Satellites
OneWeb plans to deploy ground terminals worth up to $1.5K to support satellite communications-driven wifi hotspot services, SpaceNews reported Monday.
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General Atomics Demos Gray Eagle in Multidomain Operations; Chris Pehrson Quoted
General Atomics is conducting a series of demonstrations to test how the extended range variant of the Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system can support future multidomain operations, National Defense reported Friday.
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Space Force Plans Commercial-Military Satellite Architecture Integration; Inmarsat Government’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Quoted
The Space Force seeks to ensure global connectivity for U.S. warfighter communications through the development of an integrated technology that could support both commercial and military satellite systems, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday.
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Virgin Orbit Partners With Israeli Firm to Offer Quick Satellite Launch Services
Virgin Orbit and ImageSat International, an Israel-based firm, have partnered to globally deliver fast-paced services in support of Earth observation imagery, TechCrunch reported Wednesday.
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Lockheed Tests Space-Based Mesh Comms Through Nanosat Payload; Rick Ambrose Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 22, 2020 — A Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) experimental technology launched recently on board a Tyvak nanosatellite seeks to demonstrate mesh communications and space-to-ground sensing, ExecutiveGov reported Thursday.
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Boeing Develops New Satellite for Air Force’s Wideband Global Satcom Program; Troy Dawson Quoted
Boeing has created a new communication satellite technology in an effort to increase the bandwidth and signal performance of the U.S. Air Force-operated Wideband Global Satcom System. WGS-11 is a variant of the company's 702 satellite and is designed to transmit multiple coverage beams that would follow flying aircraft, Boeing said Thursday.
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Kratos’ Frank Backes Talks Modernization of Air Force’s Enterprise Satcom Infrastructure
Frank Backes, senior vice president for federal satellite solutions at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, has said the company is integrating an open software approach to the U.S. Air Force’s Enterprise Management and Control infrastructure.
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Inmarsat Gov’t Arm Places Initial Order for Orbit’s Airborne Satcom Terminals
Inmarsat's government subsidiary has ordered an undisclosed quantity of multirole aviation terminals from Orbit Communication Systems after the two companies reached a milestone under a co-development agreement signed in March.
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Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch on Inmarsat’s Global Xpress 5 Satellite
Inmarsat is seeking to meet increased U.S. military and commercial demand for more bandwidth in the Middle East and Europe with its Global Xpress 5 communications satellite, C4ISRNET reported Thursday. “GX5, adding to that mix, looks at an area where we’ve got increased and significant demand. It is a very, very dense environment for commercial as well as military," said Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government.