How warfighters communicate when their missions are beyond visual line of sight
Standoff capability means warfighters stay connected and remain remotely located in a safer environment while making it harder for adversaries to target them.
SES's American arm, SES Space & Defense, was awarded a five-year "Sustainment Tactical Network (STN) contract" to provide the US Army with satellite communications services.
"The ubiquitous user terminal that could interoperate across frequency bands and orbits was a key part of [the Space Force's SATCOM Vision], and to date, no one's been able to deliver it," said Ryan Stevenson, Kymeta's chief scientist.
In this live Breaking Defense webinar, we bring together DoD and think tank leadership to discuss the latest developments in both strategic and tactical SATCOM.
“I think we're still struggling with what are the upfront investments the Army needs to make, and then what's the return on investment for you in industry,” Mark Kitz, PEO C3T said.