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…

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…

Milsatcoms

Milsatcoms 2020 will address the latest developments shaping the Milsatcom industry including policy updates, technology trends, infrastructure advancement and existing environment threats. It’s an excellent opportunity to network with governmen…

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.

Cubic buys satellite systems provider Nuvotronics

Durham, North Carolina-based Nuvotronics will enhance Cubic’s protected communications portfolio, which includes GATR inflatable satcom terminals used by the U.S. military and other customers, Cubic said.

Audacy and Iceye explore cooperation

Audacy, a space communications startup, announced a memorandum of understanding March 11 with Iceye, a Finnish radar satellite startup, to explore how Audacy’s planned inter-satellite data relay network can support Iceye’s planned constellation.

QuadSat drones test satellite antennas

QuadSat, a Danish company focused on testing and calibrating satellite antennas with quadcopters drones, plans to recruit satellite engineers with 700,000 euros ($796,000) raised in a seed investment round announced Jan. 16.