A new constellation with laser comms and compatibility with the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture is now taking shape.
By Breaking DefenseGovini’s Billy Fabian said that for some JADC2 problems, the DoD has a “closing window… before the next generation of capabilities are too far along in development. Otherwise, it risks making its interoperability challenges even worse.”
By Brad D. WilliamsIntelsat’s satellite services provide options to address a variety of missions, including all-domain defense operations, border security management, and disaster/humanitarian relief.
By Barry RosenbergOne of the most important tactical tools for the warfighter are encryptors that extend classified, secure communications from the tactical edge to the enterprise.
By Breaking DefenseA new, patented Microwave radio-frequency integrated circuit can operate at industry-leading frequencies to develop advanced applications for software-defined radios.
By Barry RosenbergCOLORADO SPRINGS: Declaring the words in the headline, a junior congressman from Oklahoma who has stepped into a void of space leadership in the House, Rep. James Bridenstine, boldly told a jaded audience of senior space officials, diplomats, enthusiasts and the aerospace industry today that America “must forever be the preeminent spacefaring nation.” Bridenstine unveiled his American…
By Colin ClarkCAPITOL HILL: Who buys the bandwidth? Today the military has two separate, unequal, and inefficient systems for acquiring communications. But Congress is pushing hard to consolidate — probably at the expense of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). “I have been in situations where we needed to have SATCOM [satellite communications] and we didn’t have…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.WASHINGTON: For more than a decade, the US military has fumbled and groped and stumbled and, gradually, figured out ways to buy a mix of commercial satellite communications and dedicated military satellites so it could communicate and watch video from Predator, Global Hawk, and Reaper drones in theaters where military bandwidth was precious. For much…
By Colin ClarkLaunching drones/blimps as communication relays after disaster would do more harm than good, say AT&T, Sprint, & APCO: http://politi.co/MiSVqJ SydneyFreedberg
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.