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  • Ultra I&C Introduces Multi-Orbit Support for Satcom Products - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ultra I&C Introduces Multi-Orbit Support for Satcom Products

    Ultra Intelligence & Communications has expanded the satellite communications feature of its antenna and terminal products to make the devices capable of supporting multi-orbit constellations. Ultra I&C added medium earth orbit support to flyaway satcom equipment offerings to complement the portfolio’s existing geostationary capability, the company said Friday. MEO upgrade kits are available for 1-meter […] More

  • SpaceX Moves to Restrict Ukraine’s Military Use of Starlink Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Moves to Restrict Ukraine’s Military Use of Starlink Network

    SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said the company has initiated steps to limit Ukraine’s use of its satellite internet network for military purposes, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Shotwell, a four-time Wash100 awardee, said the Ukrainian military has been allowed to use its Starlink network for regular communications and that the internet connectivity the network […] More

  • Iridium Grants National Geographic Exploration Technology Lab Value-Added Developer Status; Matt Desch Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Grants National Geographic Exploration Technology Lab Value-Added Developer Status; Matt Desch Quoted

    Iridium Communications has designated the National Geographic Society Exploration Technology Lab as a value-added developer of Iridium Connected devices as part of a philanthropic program with the National Geographic Society meant to advance research and exploration. Iridium said Tuesday it will work with the Exploration Technology Lab to develop technologies that could deliver satellite communications […] More

  • Iridium Unveils Portable Satellite Access Device; Matt Desch Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Unveils Portable Satellite Access Device; Matt Desch Quoted

    Iridium Communications has launched a portable satellite communication device that can be paired with smartphones, laptops and tablets to make calls, use office or chat applications and transmit emails, photos and other data. Based on the Iridium Certus technology, the Iridium GO! exec can allow multiple users to wirelessly link their smart devices to the […] More

  • Viasat Lands Marine Corps Managed Satcom Services Contract; Craig Miller Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Viasat Lands Marine Corps Managed Satcom Services Contract; Craig Miller Quoted

    Viasat will provide fully managed satellite communications services for the U.S. Marine Corps under a contract. The contract award comes following the completion of a pilot program that involved the provision of satcom as a managed service to the branch’s I Marine Expeditionary Force, Viasat said Tuesday. Through the pilot, the company’s SaaMS offering delivered […] More

  • DOD CIO John Sherman Gives Update on C3 Priorities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOD CIO John Sherman Gives Update on C3 Priorities

    The Department of Defense has been working to modernize its command, control, and communications capabilities since the publication of the C3 Modernization Strategy in late 2020. Now, aspects like electronic warfare and satellite communications are changing the way the DOD approaches C3. In Executive Mosaic’s latest video interview, DOD Chief Information Officer John Sherman spoke about how […] More

  • NSF, SpaceX Ink Coordination Agreement to Address Potential Interference From Starlink Satellites to Radio Astronomy Assets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSF, SpaceX Ink Coordination Agreement to Address Potential Interference From Starlink Satellites to Radio Astronomy Assets

    The National Science Foundation and SpaceX have signed a new coordination agreement to mitigate the potential impact of the company’s Starlink satellite constellation on ground-based radio, infrared and optical astronomy facilities operating between the 10.6 and 10.7 GHz band. Under the agreement, SpaceX committed to examining the impact of astronomical facility lasers on satellites, coordinating […] More

  • Virgin Orbit, SSC in Final Launch Preparations for Space Force Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Virgin Orbit, SSC in Final Launch Preparations for Space Force Mission

    Virgin Orbit‘s national systems division has begun final preparations with Space Systems Command to launch a pair of research and development satellites for the U.S. Space Force from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay, U.K.  The Space Test Program-27VPD mission will liftoff to orbit onboard Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket to perform R&D experiments to demonstrate the capability […] More

  • Boeing Tests Autonomous Anti-Jam Tech for Defense Satcom Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Tests Autonomous Anti-Jam Tech for Defense Satcom Platforms

    Boeing has demonstrated an autonomous smart antenna technology envisioned to help the U.S. Space Force prevent jamming attacks targeting satellite communications systems. During the demonstration, the Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype autonomously mitigated simulated adversarial jamming attempts on a user’s communication and preserved network connectivity, Boeing said Monday. PTS-P is equipped with a processor of the […] More

  • KVH to Deliver Satcom Systems, Services to Coast Guard Under $69M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KVH to Deliver Satcom Systems, Services to Coast Guard Under $69M Contract

    KVH Industries, a Middletown, Rhode Island-based satellite communications provider, has secured a five-year, $69 million contract to extend connectivity support for the U.S. Coast Guard’s small cutter fleet. The company said Tuesday the service branch will continue using the KVH TracPhone V7-HTS Ku-band satellite communications system and mini-VSAT Broadband service on over 140 small cutters under […] More

  • Inmarsat Government, ThinKom to Offer Tactical Satcom for Defense Department - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Government, ThinKom to Offer Tactical Satcom for Defense Department

    Inmarsat‘s federal business arm and ThinKom Solutions will enable a satellite communications system through the fusion of its respective modem managers and antenna system to support the tactical operations of the Department of Defense. As part of the partnership, Inmarsat Government‘s G-MODMAN II and G-MODMAN Open Platform will be paired with Thinkom’s ThinAir Ka2517, the company’s […] More

  • UltiSat Receives NOAA Satcom Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UltiSat Receives NOAA Satcom Services Contract

    Speedcast subsidiary UltiSat has booked a multiyear contract to provide communications support for the Antarctic operations of a polar-orbiting environmental satellite constellation managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. UltiSat said Thursday it intends to use teleport facilities and a global interconnect network to deliver fiber optic terrestrial connectivity to the Joint Polar Satellite […] More