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  • Rick Lober: Hughes, Airbus Segment Expand Military Satcom Tech Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rick Lober: Hughes, Airbus Segment Expand Military Satcom Tech Partnership

    Hughes Network Systems has expanded a partnership with Airbus‘ defense and space segment in efforts to address military customers’ tactical communications requirements. Airbus DS will distribute all models of Hughes’ satellite networking technology HM System while latter company will market the former’s Skynet military satcom services to U.S. government customers as part of the agreement, Hughes said Tuesday. HM System […] More

  • Milpower Wins Potential $66M Contract From Navy to Produce MUOS Power Amplifiers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Milpower Wins Potential $66M Contract From Navy to Produce MUOS Power Amplifiers

    Milpower has won a potential 10-year, $66.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to manufacture and engineer 100 – and 200-watt power amplifiers for the service branch’s  Mobile User Objective System. The Defense Department said Wednesday the power amplifiers will be integrated with Digital Modular Radios in efforts to help the Navy address MUOS fleet modernization, shipbuilding and conversion […] More

  • Boeing to Support Army's Wideband Satcom Operational Mgmt System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Support Army’s Wideband Satcom Operational Mgmt System

    Boeing has received a $46.2 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide support for the wideband satellite communications operational management system. The Defense Department said Friday work will occur through Sept. 1, 2021 and that performance locations and funds will be determined with every order. The Army Contracting Command received one offer for the contract through an online […] More

  • SES GS Secures Contract to Provide O3b Satcom Services to DoD End User - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES GS Secures Contract to Provide O3b Satcom Services to DoD End User

    The government services subsidiary of SES has landed a contract to provide O3b Networks‘ satellite communications technology to a Defense Department customer. The O3b satcom service uses a satellite beam that operates within 200 milliseconds per roundtrip and consists of a 155 Mbps link, gateway access, terrestrial backhaul, a 2.4m AvL terminal and installation, operations and maintenance services, SES said Monday. The company added the U.S. […] More

  • Boeing Hands MexSat Satellite Communications System to Mexico - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Hands MexSat Satellite Communications System to Mexico

    Boeing has completed the final tests on its MexSat satellite communications platform that works to provide voice and data services across Mexico and has delivered the system to the country’s communications and transportation ministry. MexSat features 3G+ voice and data connectivity for land, air and sea mobile terminals in support of Mexico’s national security, civil and humanitarian programs, […] More

  • Rockwell Collins, Air Force Test Wideband HF Comms Platform in Live Flight Demo; Mike Jones Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins, Air Force Test Wideband HF Comms Platform in Live Flight Demo; Mike Jones Comments

    Rockwell Collins and the U.S. Air Force have conducted a live flight test to demonstrate the data transfer functionality of a wideband high-frequency communications system. The company said Tuesday its WBHF system worked to relay data from a C-17 aircraft to a land-based station over a distance of at least 1,500 miles for a period of […] More

  • DoD Orders Tactical Two-Way Sensor Data Transport Baseband Kits From Cubic Subsidiaries - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Orders Tactical Two-Way Sensor Data Transport Baseband Kits From Cubic Subsidiaries

    The Defense Department has given initial purchase orders to Cubic‘s TeraLogics, DTECH Labs and GATR Technologies subsidiaries for the delivery of Tactical Two-way Sensor Data Transport baseband kits. Cubic said Monday the integrated T2SDT system to be delivered by its subsidiaries that operate within the Cubic Mission Solutions business division aims to help boost existing Digital Video Broadcasting-Return Channel via Satellite terminal capacity. […] More

  • Lockheed Subcontracts UltiSat for Army Airborne ISR Program Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Subcontracts UltiSat for Army Airborne ISR Program Support

    UltiSat has received a subcontract from Lockheed Martin to provide aerial data collection, ground-based processing, exploitation and dissemination support services to the U.S. Army. The two companies will collaborate to support the Army’s Sensor Systems-Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance program under a potential $733 million task order the military branch awarded in June, UltiSat said Thursday. UltiSat noted its ISR […] More

  • Northrop Prepares AF Polar Region Satcom System for System Acceptance Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Prepares AF Polar Region Satcom System for System Acceptance Test

    Northrop Grumman has helped deploy elements of a ground system that will work to provide satellite communications coverage for U.S. Air Force users in the North Polar region under a contract with the service branch. The company said Tuesday the Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment is set to undergo system acceptance testing in 2017. Northrop delivered CAPS operations and test equipment hardware […] More

  • General Dynamics to Provide HF Comms System for Navy's Digital Modular Radios - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Provide HF Comms System for Navy’s Digital Modular Radios

    General Dynamics has been awarded a contract modification to provide high-frequency communications support for the AN/USC-61(C) digital modular radios of the U.S. Navy. The company said Thursday its mission systems business will provide the 3G high-frequency, third-generation Automatic Link Establishment system that will work to facilitate communications between U.S. and coalition forces. ALE works to supplement satellite communications when networks are unavailable as […] More

  • CopaSAT to Provide US Agency End-to-End Communications Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CopaSAT to Provide US Agency End-to-End Communications Services

    CopaSAT has received a multiyear, $3.5 million contract to supply and manage Ku-band man-portable terminals for an unnamed U.S. government agency. The company said Wednesday the Ku-band man-portable terminals will work to provide the agency end-to-end communications for its global operations. CopaSAT will deliver managed services under the contract through June 2021. Scott Bohnsack, CopaSAT vice president for business development, said […] More

  • Inmarsat Approves DataPath's Manpack Antenna for Global Xpress Satellite Connectivity Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Approves DataPath’s Manpack Antenna for Global Xpress Satellite Connectivity Service

    Inmarsat has cleared the DataPath-built QCT90 manpack antenna for use on the Global Xpress satellite broadband network’s commercial Ka-band frequencies. The Type Approval allows DataPath to offer a subscription-based high-throughput connectivity service to its customers as a GX service provider, Inmarsat said Thursday. Andy Start, president of Inmarsat’s global government business, said QCT90 is designed to provide users access to global GX satellite coverage with […] More