L3Harris Technologies demonstrated the capacity of a phased array antenna prototype to support the U.S. Space Force’s Satellite Communications Network during a recent exercise at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado.

Audrey Allison, vice president for global spectrum management at Boeing, has been appointed to chair the Satellite Industry Association's board of directors. Ross Vincenti, associate general counsel at Intelsat, will support Allison as SIA's vice chair while Spire Global General Counsel Ananda Martin will manage the trade association's financial assets as treasurer, SIA said Tuesday.

General Atomics' aeronautical systems business tested an autonomy software engine during a flight test for the Avenger unmanned aerial vehicle in October.

Matthew Schmitz, former product manager for enterprise information technology and cyber solutions at Leidos' Dynetics subsidiary, has joined MartinFederal Consulting as chief growth officer.

A team comprised of Lockheed Martin and Ball Aerospace has completed transmission testing for a next-generation antenna system that will serve as part of the U.S. Space Force’s modernized satellite control network.

The U.S. Air Force plans to select a contractor this summer to prototype the service brach’s “Skyborg” unmanned aerial vehicle ahead of flight tests scheduled for 2021, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday.

The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center has become a member of the National Council of ISACs, which provides a forum for industry representatives to share critical infrastructure threat data and security approaches.

The U.S. Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have teamed up with industry partners to build unmanned aerial systems that will work to accompany manned aircraft units, National Defense reported Friday.

The U.S. Air Force plans to include SpaceX’s Starlink broadband satellites as part of testing activities for a joint military command-and-control system in April, Military Times reported Saturday.

An unmanned aerial system built by Dynetics flew for the first time in November at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program.

Satellite operators have expressed support and concerns over the use of cloud infrastructures to handle their data, Space News reported Monday.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 19, 2019 — Amazon Web Services' GovCloud (US) platform provided support to Smartsheet, developer of the cloud-based work organization and automation platform Smartsheet Gov, as the latter worked to secure a provisional authority to operate from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 30.