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Hughes’ Rick Lober: Commercial Satcom Network Mgmt Systems Key to Efficient Global Operations
Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems’ defense and intelligence systems segment, has said the Department of Defense should consider tapping industry for network management resources to support end-to-end global operations.
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Phil Carrai: Kratos Eyes ‘Revolution’ in Ground Segment to Back P-LEO Satellite Constellations
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is working on new ground infrastructure that could be used to support proliferated low-Earth orbit constellations of small satellites, Breaking Defense reported Monday. “We think that p-LEO is a big deal. And there’s got to be a revolution that has to hit the ground segment,†said Phil Carrai, president of space, training and cyber division at Kratos.
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Cubic to Build Inflatable Satcom Terminals for SOCOM; Mike Twyman Quoted
Cubic's mission solutions unit will continue to supply inflatable terminals to support U.S. Special Operations Command satellite and baseband communications under a potential five-year, $172M contract.
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SES Taps ULA, SpaceX to Launch C-Band Satellites for FCC’s 5G Initiative
SES has selected United Launch Alliance and SpaceX to help send C-band satellites to orbit in a push to achieve the Federal Communications Commission’s goals to accelerate 5G deployment.
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L3Harris Wins Potential $83M Contract to Build, Test Navy Wideband Satcom Modem
L3Harris Technologies has won a potential seven-year, $83.1M contract to develop, integrate and demonstrate an anti-jam modem intended for wideband satellite communications. The Navy Wideband Anti-Jam Modem contract, which has an initial value of $47.6M, includes options for the company to manufacture the hardware and perform engineering support work, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
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Peraton Secures $56M Centcom Satcom Task Order; David Myers Quoted
Peraton has been awarded a $56 million task order by the U.S. Space Force's Commercial Satellite Communications Office to provide satcom services to U.S. Central Command, the company announced Thursday.Â
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DARPA Taps Blue Canyon, SA Photonics for ‘Blackjack’ Satellite Bus, Payload Construction Contracts
Blue Canyon and SA Photonics have received contracts worth $30.4M combined to build payloads and platforms for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Blackjack program, Space News reported Wednesday.
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SpaceX Sends Test ‘Visor Satellite’ to Orbit for 8th Starlink Mission
SpaceX has launched another group of Starlink satellites along with a deployable visor satellite to low-Earth orbit as part of efforts to provide broadband services while reducing the impact of satellite brightness, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.
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Envistacom to Equip Army Vehicles With New Satcom Platform
Envistacom has received a task order to provide the U.S. Army with satellite communication systems designed for use with Polaris-made MRZR land vehicles.