SATCOM

With a military that increasingly is deployed to remote locales in smaller, lightweight teams, meeting troops’ communications needs is a growing concern for DoD.

Raytheon-UTC merger wins approval, pending divestitures

The merger between two defense giants got the green light from the U.S. Department of Justice, under the condition that divestitures already in the works move forward and another piece of business is shed.

4 years ago

The Air Force launched its next protected communications satellite

The launch of AEHF-4 completes the initial AEHF constellation, enabling the military to transmit crucial information 10 times faster than the legacy constellation.

6 years ago

C2/Comms

Marine squads will get more range, better comms thanks to Navy satellites

The MUOS technology allows Marines to switch satellites more smoothly and transfer data faster with better connectivity.

Is it time to stand up a new space organization?

Given the importance of space, a dedicated space force may be in order.

7 years ago

What 'Dirty Harry' and space deterrence have in common

Air Force officials gathered to talk about the approach to the space environment.

7 years ago

SATCOM’s murky future

Military and industry examine what’s ahead for satellite communications.

7 years ago

Cubic unveils tiny SATCOM antenna terminal

Cubic has announced a new product to enable greater portability among expeditionary forces for SATCOM capabilities.

7 years ago

Air Force space mission unlikely to grow in 2017

Tthe service is working to organize the existing force for greater effectiveness.

8 years ago

Army tests Manpack radio-MUOS satellite connection

The MUOS-Manpack radio successfully demonstrated voice and data communications with Mobile User Objective System satellites.

8 years ago

Coast Guard winds down Differential GPS

Once DGPS aided all forms of maritime traffic, but the Coast Guard plans to wind down the now unnecessary system.

8 years ago

Navy accepts fourth MUOS satellite

The satellite will move into its operational position in spring 2016.

8 years ago

More Army satcom terminals to be Ku-, Ka- and X-band compatible

The service is upgrading terminals to ensure enough bandwidth for operational flexibility.

8 years ago

AEHF delivering 10 times Milstar's capacity

The Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite network is also delivering five times the legacy network's throughput.

8 years ago