satellite communications
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…
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.
Audacy defaulted on debt, shut doors in 2019
Silicon Valley startup Audacy failed to attract the funding necessary to build an inter-satellite communications relay network and closed up shop in 2019.
Capella orders more Addvalue data-relay terminals
WASHINGTON – Addvalue Innovation, a subsidiary of Addvalue Technologies of Singapore, delivered its first commercial Inter-satellite Data Relay System (IDRS) terminal to Capella Space, a San Francisco company developing a constellation of synthe…
Kepler reviews plan for constellation architecture
Kepler Communications is reviewing the architecture for its internet-of-things constellation in response to SpaceX’s plan to revise the architecture of its Starlink constellation.
Op-ed | Satellite communications are an essential link for a connected world
There is no slowdown in the pace of satellite innovations: reading the press, it seems that every week brings another new example of how satellite industry could have profound impact on improving people’s lives.
Atlas Space Operations wins Air Force antenna contract
The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) in partnership with the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit awarded Atlas Space Operations a contract to prototype an electronically steered antenna array to support Air Force multi-band, multi-mission requirements.
