Tag: Communications
Anna M. Gomez has been nominated by President Biden for the vacant commissioner spot on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according to an announcement from the White House. Gomez, a telecommunications attorney, is currently serving as a senior advisor...
Raytheon Technologies has enlisted CesiumAstro to provide phased array communications payloads for its contract with the Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. The Vireo active electronically scanned array (AESA) radio frequency (RF) communications payload will...
Loft Federal, the government subsidiary of Loft Orbital, has ordered Mynaric laser terminals for its work on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Experimental Testbed. Mynaric will supply the CONDOR Mk3 terminals, with deliveries scheduled for the first half of...
The US Space Force's Space Development Agency (SDA) has announced plans to launch its Tranche 2 data communications Transport Layer (T2TL) Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in 2026 as part of the future Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The T2TL...
SES, a global satellite operator, has secured a new contract worth nearly $30m from the US military. The five-year Commercial Satellite Communications Transponded Capacity (CTC) contract was awarded to SES Space & Defense, a subsidiary of SES, and will...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a new framework for spectrum sharing among Non-Geostationary (NGSO) systems, which Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says will promote efficiency, competition, and innovation. The new framework, adopted during the FCC’s April 20 meeting, will...
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has renamed its proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), and is preparing to issue solicitations for Tranche 2. The Tranche 2 Transport Layer Alpha solicitation is set for...
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is looking to work more closely with the commercial space sector to take advantage of the rapid innovation being produced by companies. The new effort will be led by Lindsay Millard, principal director...
Northrop Grumman has completed the critical design review for its spacecraft for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL), paving the way for production to begin. The company won a contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) to provide satellites...
Boeing has unveiled an anti-jam payload that has been integrated into a US Space Force satellite communications spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch in 2024. The Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype (PTS-P) payload provides jammer geolocation, real-time adaptive nulling, frequency...
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