Navy
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.
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
Navy’s solar power satellite hardware to be tested in orbit
The results of the experiment could drive the design of a dedicated spacecraft to capture solar power in space.
Navy to transfer satellite communications responsibilities to Air Force
The realignment does not affect the MUOS program. But any future narrowband satcom acquisition will be handled by the Air Force.
Inmarsat Government Nabs Large Pentagon Bandwidth Contract
The company bested incumbent Intelsat General and one other company in winning a contract potentially worth $450 million to provide commercial satellite connectivity to the U.S. Navy.
Technical Issues Prompt U.S. Navy To Delay Certification of MUOS
The U.S. Navy was forced to postpone the final certification test of its next-generation mobile satellite communications system to December 2015 because of problems integrating the system’s new radio frequency waveform with the ground segment and terminals.
U.S. Navy’s 3rd MUOS Satellite Arrives at Cape Canaveral
Lockheed Martin has delivered its third satellite in the U.S. Navy’s next-generation mobile communications program to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
Navy’s Fifth MUOS Satellite Wrapping Up Final Testing
The satellite is expected to launch in summer 2015.
Three of Four MUOS Stations Accepted by Navy
The U.S. Navy has formally accepted three of a planned four General Dynamics-built ground stations for its next-generation mobile communications satellite program.
U.S. Navy Resumes Work on MUOS Ground Station Following Six-month Standoff with Sicily
U.S. officials previously said crews would need 14 months to complete the project once work resumes, which leaves little margin given that MUOS is planned to be fully operational by 2015.
