MilSatCom USA 2021

MilSatCom USA 2021
23rd – 24th June 2021
Arlington, Virginia, USA
http://www.milsatcom-usa.com/spacenews

SMi Group are delighted to announce that the annual MilSatCom USA conference will return to Arlington, Virginia…

U.S. Army solicits pitches for ‘satcom as a service’ for its logistics network

The Army is looking at commercially managed satellite communications services for it logistics network.

Intelsat launches mobile broadband service aimed at military users

Intelsat’s managed-broadband service is called FlexGround Communications-On-The-Move.

Peraton wins $218 million satcom services contract for U.S. Africa Command

The contract had been previously given to Inmarsat but had to be re-competed after Peraton successfully protested the award.

U.S. Space Force rolls out plan to change how it buys satcom services

The “United States Space Force Vision for Satellite Communications” was approved by Gen. John Raymond on Jan. 23.

Air Force to require cybersecurity audits of commercial satellite communications providers

The Infrastructure Asset Pre-Assessment (IA-Pre) program will be run by the Air Force Space Command’s commercial satellite communications office.

Army eyes commercial megaconstellations to support its future battlefield network

Maj. Gen. Gallagher: The problem today is insufficient capacity and high latency in satellite links.

Space Force proposal shifts satellite communications procurement to Air Force Secretary

The Pentagon is moving to establish U.S. Space Command to take over warfighting responsibilities while the procurement of equipment and services would be handled by the Space Force, under the Department of the Air Force.

Culture shift: Debunking myths about commercial managed SATCOM for government customers

With the introduction of cost-effective wideband commercial communication satellites, satellite operator are rapidly transforming the technical and business models of legacy fixed services to offer SATCOM as a Service approaches pioneered by trusted mobile satellite operators.

Commercial satellite roaming possible with existing military terminals, experiment shows

The roaming test was part of an Air Force pilot project that is looking at ways to use commercial satellite services to lower the cost and increase the resiliency of military communications.

Air Force Space Command prepares to take over procurement of satellite communications

Grason: “We’re seeing a different type of support to get after the transformation, to elevate commercial satcom to where it needs to be, as vital infrastructure."

To predict the future of military satellite communications, ‘follow the terminals’

There are about 150 program managers who oversee satcom terminals across the Defense Department. It could take decades to upgrade up to 17,000 systems.

Defense budget bill creates path for future network of military, commercial communications satellites

The House Appropriations defense subcommittee approved $49.5 million to create a new “program of record for commercial satellite communications."

Space communications: As the industry launches new products, military can’t decide what to buy

Air Force Col. George Nagy, who oversees the DoD wideband communications analysis of alternatives study: “Today we operate a hybrid commercial and military architecture."

Australia’s military including commercial capacity in its satellite communications plans

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is planning to include commercial satellites as a necessary part of its communications architecture in the future, a defense official said May 15.