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…

22nd Annual Global MilSatCom

SMi Group are proud to announce that the 22nd annual Global MilSatCom Conference and Exhibition will return to London on the 10th, 11th and 12th November, alongside a

Military PNT 2020

SMi Group are pleased to present the Military PNT conference, which will convene in London on the 19th-20th October 2020.

Military PNT will host a range of presentations from both the commercial (NAVISP, UK GNSS) and military (GPS, NTS-3) g…

U.S. military to test Isotropic Systems antennas with SES satellites

The U.S. Army plans to evaluate the performance of Isotropic Systems optical beam-forming antenna technology for sending communications through the SES satellites in geostationary and medium Earth orbit, under a contract of undisclosed value announced Sept. 24.

Microsoft unveils Azure Orbital connecting satellites to its cloud

Microsoft unveiled Azure Orbital Sept. 22, a service to help customers move data from satellites directly into the Azure cloud for processing and storage. “With Azure Orbital, we’re taking our infrastructure to space, enabling anyone to access satellite data and capabilities from Azure,” CEO Satya Nadella said during the Microsoft Ignite 2020 conference.

Kepler signs launch agreement with Exolaunch

Kepler Communications announced a launch agreement Aug. 18 with Exolaunch of Germany for two cubesats scheduled for flight in September on a Russian Soyuz rideshare mission. Under the contract, Exolaunch will provide launch, mission management, integration and deployment services for Kepler’s two six-unit XL cubesats.

Kymeta acquires satellite services firm Lepton Global Solutions

Kymeta Corp. announced the acquisition Aug. 18 of Lepton Global Solutions LLC, a Virginia-based satellite services specialist. Under the terms of the deal, Lepton Global Solutions will become a wholly owned Kymeta subsidiary.

Skylo forms partnership with Sony Semiconductor Israel

Skylo, a Silicon Valley satellite communications startup, announced a partnership Aug. 18 with Sony Semiconductor Israel, a company formerly known as Altair.

EOS completes acquisition of Audacy

Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd. of Australia completed its acquisition May 28 of Silicon Valley startup Audacy and announced plans to spend approximately $1.2 billion Australian dollars ($800 million) to create the EOSLink satellite communications constellation.

Roccor completes key tests of Link 16 satellite antenna

Roccor has completed radio frequency testing of the antenna scheduled for launch later this year on the satellite housing Viasat’s Link 16 military communications terminal.

DIU to test Isotropic multi-beam terminals for naval vessels

Isotropic Systems won two defense contracts in two months, an important sign the satellite terminal developer is diversifying its customer base, said John Finney, Isotropic founder and CEO.

L3Harris redesigns reflector antenna for small satellite market

L3Harris Technologies has redesigned its patented unfurlable mesh reflector antenna to meet growing demand from firms building satellites weighing roughly 180 to 1,000 kilograms.  

Northrop Grumman to develop jam-resistant payload for U.S. military communications satellites

Northrop Grumman won a $253.5 million payload development contract under the Protected Tactical Satellite Communications program.

U.S. Space Force gets upgraded satellite communications jammers for ‘offensive’ operations

The Counter Communications System was first introduced in 2004. An updated version, called CCS Block 10.2, has completed tests.

EOS Defense Systems USA to acquire Audacy’s business, license

EOS Defense Systems USA, a subsidiary of Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd. of Australia, plans to establish a space-based communications relay network with Audacy’s spectrum license.

Startup Skylo seeks to connect millions of devices, vehicles, vessels via satellite

Startup Skylo emerged from stealth mode Jan. 21 with $116 million in the bank and plans to connect devices by transferring data over existing geostationary communications satellites.