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Space Force general: Commercial satellite internet in Ukraine showing power of megaconstellations
A lesson from the Ukraine war is the resiliency provided by large proliferated constellations, said Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of space operations of the Space Force
Astranis eyes U.S. military customers for its small geostationary satellites
Small GEO satellite operator Astranis sees an opportunity to break into the defense market as the military seeks to diversify its communications architecture
SES beat multiple bidders for Leonardo DRS satcom business
Leonardo DRS sold its satellite communications business to SES for $450 million after considering bids from several interested buyers.
Cyber warfare gets real for satellite operators
The U.S. government on March 17 advised satellite operators to put their guard up in the wake of a cyberattack that disrupted internet services in Europe provided by Viasat’s KA-SAT.
DoD and satcom industry to work out details of how to build ‘zero trust’ networks
The Pentagon is now looking at how it will implement a 'zero trust' cybersecurity architecture across all DoD systems.
DoD has to explain to Congress how it will buy low-latency satellite broadband
The 2022 NDAA directs the Pentagon to brief lawmakers on military use of commercial satellite communications services, specifically those from non-geostationary orbit satellites.
Intelsat and OneWeb demonstrate integrated GEO and LEO broadband service
In a demonstration earlier this month, Intelsat and OneWeb provided broadband internet service to U.S. Army users via satellites in low Earth orbit and in geostationary orbit.
DoD seeks ideas for connecting government and commercial satellites
The Defense Innovation Unit in a new solicitation is asking the companies for ideas on how to build a “hybrid architecture” of government and commercial satellites.
Space Force reveals which Army and Navy units are moving to the space branch
A total of 11 Army and four Navy organizations are transferring to the Space Force
OneWeb signs distribution deal with Peraton, broadens reach into military market
Under a new agreement with U.S. defense contractor Peraton, OneWeb’s satellite communications services will be more widely available to military users in hard-to-reach areas, including ships at sea.
Army, Navy satellite operations to consolidate under Space Force
The U.S. Space Force later this year will begin to take over the operation of 11 Navy narrowband communications satellites.
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.
