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Sovereign space as a new line of defense

Sovereign space as a new line of defense
Sovereign space as a new line of defense

The O3b mPOWER medium-Earth orbit constellation enables nations to maintain control and autonomy over their space networks and safeguard national security, and to establish sovereign communications capabilities without relying solely on the government-proprietary satellite systems.

Discover what industry experts are saying about military satellites today

Discover what industry experts are saying about military satellites today
Discover what industry experts are saying about military satellites today

Check out our latest eBook collection to learn how US Space Force aims to expand.

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Nodes on a network: connecting ground, air, and building the small sats for proliferated LEO

Nodes on a network: connecting ground, air, and building the small sats for proliferated LEO
Nodes on a network: connecting ground, air, and building the small sats for proliferated LEO

The backbone for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) will be a mesh network of small satellites in SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Army taps DRS, Intelsat for pioneering SATCOM service pilot

Army taps DRS, Intelsat for pioneering SATCOM service pilot
Army taps DRS, Intelsat for pioneering SATCOM service pilot

“It will provide commercial SATCOM subscription services, which include SATCOM coverage in different locations, terminals, bandwidth, training if required by the unit and help desk services,” Paul Mehney, public communications director for Army PEO C3T, told Breaking Defense.

Space Force to launch ‘marketplace’ for satellite-to-cellular communications services

Space Force to launch ‘marketplace’ for satellite-to-cellular communications services
Space Force to launch ‘marketplace’ for satellite-to-cellular communications services

The plan is for Space Systems Command’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office to set up a contracting vehicle that allows military users to buy satellite-direct-to-cellular communications capability as a service, said Clare Grason, who heads that office.

New DoD SATCOM plan seeks to establish a modernized, ‘holistic’ network

New DoD SATCOM plan seeks to establish a modernized, ‘holistic’ network
New DoD SATCOM plan seeks to establish a modernized, ‘holistic’ network

The new plan is broken down into three imperatives: integrating data management, automating resource allocation and fusing situational awareness. 

SES launches O3b mPower satellites, eyeing government, defense sectors

SES launches O3b mPower satellites, eyeing government, defense sectors
SES launches O3b mPower satellites, eyeing government, defense sectors

Each of the new satellites can support up to 5,000 digitally formed beams, according to SES officials, using open architectures that allow governments to tailor the network to their own security standards and maintain national custody of the data links.

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Delivering data as well as fuel, the KC-46A is transforming the role of the tanker

Delivering data as well as fuel, the KC-46A is transforming the role of the tanker
Delivering data as well as fuel, the KC-46A is transforming the role of the tanker

For contemporary battle planners, the KC-46A will play a revolutionary role in connecting all-domain forces for the information advantage that it takes to succeed in 21st century air warfare.

Fear grows that US military satellite communications are falling behind: Study

Fear grows that US military satellite communications are falling behind: Study
Fear grows that US military satellite communications are falling behind: Study

The annual “State of Military Communications Technology” poll finds that only about a third of repondents believed that the Pentagon was moving quickly enough to adopt commercial technology and streamlined acquisition rules to be able to make necessary upgrades quickly.

How lessons learned during Afghan withdrawal relate directly to JADC2

How lessons learned during Afghan withdrawal relate directly to JADC2
How lessons learned during Afghan withdrawal relate directly to JADC2

The Afghanistan withdrawal and the consolidation of all in-country military networks to one base at Hamid Karzai International Airport illustrated unique challenges with direct applicability to Joint All Domain Command and Control and future Project Convergences.

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Myriad ways that commercial satellite capabilities augment DoD space assets

Myriad ways that commercial satellite capabilities augment DoD space assets
Myriad ways that commercial satellite capabilities augment DoD space assets

The U.S. Space Force is looking to the commercial satellite industry to make sure that breakthroughs in technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning are made available to combined commercial/military satellite networks.

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A new era of satellite communications is upon us

A new era of satellite communications is upon us
A new era of satellite communications is upon us

Learn about the new ideas and activities that are going on now to upgrade and pay for the next generation of SATCOM.

How Will SATCOM Evolve From GWOT To Great Power?

How Will SATCOM Evolve From GWOT To Great Power?
How Will SATCOM Evolve From GWOT To Great Power?

DoD Satcom Chief Mike Dean discusses how new, disruptive capabilities for SATCOM in LEO, MEO, and GEO are creating novel mission sets for all-domain operations and new ways of paying for it. He also provides a status report on developing enterprise SATCOM command and control.

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Outcomes Of JADC2 Will Provide Decisive Advantage

Outcomes Of JADC2 Will Provide Decisive Advantage
Outcomes Of JADC2 Will Provide Decisive Advantage

“Does (JADC2) increase lethality? The answer should be yes. (JADC2) makes us more lethal. We’re a warfighting organization. That’s what this is designed to do.”—Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall, director of C4 and CIO, Joint Staff.