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Army looking for industry input on low-Earth orbit capabilities for next-gen blue force tracker

In an RFI, the Army expressed interest in recent commercial demonstrations over the last three years for LEO constellation capabilities.

Nov 22, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Army awards SATCOM-as-a-Service contracts, looks to experiment with as-a-service models across entire network portfolio

The Army's network office could be experimenting with more as a service models in the future where they make sense.

Sep 27, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Soldiers with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) conduct dismounted operations during Dragoon Ready 2023 using the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) capabilities, which include 2-channel Leader and Manpack radios, single channel radios, and Nett Warrior end-user devices for communications with personnel in the Strykers and command post. The event served as the second ITN operational testing event (Ops Demo Phase II) for Capability Set (CS) 23 (Photo Credit: Sgt. Rebecca Call)

Army to seek industry input as it looks to reduce command post footprint for C2 on the move

The Army wants contractors to help bring forth new technologies to enable units to communicate on the go.

Aug 21, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

DISA picks vendors for satellite services under $900M contracting vehicle

The move will allow the Pentagon and other federal agencies — as well as international partners — to “procure fully managed satellite-based services and capabilities for all…

Jul 24, 2023 By Jon Harper

Space Force aiming to address satcom shortfalls in future budgets

A recent study conducted by the Space Warfighting Analysis Center indicated that the service isn't pumping enough money into communications satellites to meet the rising demand for…

Jun 15, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 4-20 mission, launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 4, 2022. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon contracting with SpaceX’s Starlink to provide satellite communication capabilities for Ukraine

The Pentagon is buying satcom capabilities from SpaceX’s Starlink to aid the Ukrainian military in its war with Russia, DefenseScoop has learned.

Jun 1, 2023 By Jon Harper

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia assembles a communication flyaway kit and Ranger SATCOM terminal to establish network connectivity at Cairo West Air Base on June 27, 2022 as part of exercise Agile Phoenix. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Glen Flanagan)

Pentagon CIO issues implementation plan to guide enterprise SATCOM capabilities

The plan heavily takes into account that the Department of Defense is working more closely with commercial and international partners for global satellite communications to power JADC2.

Jan 19, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

York Space Systems lands contract to build T1DES satellites for Pentagon

York Space Systems has been tapped to build a dozen satellites and supporting technologies for the Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System.

Oct 6, 2022 By Jon Harper

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 85 commercial and government spacecraft and 3 Starlink satellites launches from Cape Canaveral on June 30, 2021. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dakota Raub)

Satellite communications seeing an ‘explosion of activity’ during Ukraine war

The war in Ukraine has boosted the demand for military and civilian satcom, according to a U.S. European Command IT official.

Jun 16, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Northern Command testing commercial satcom capabilities in the Arctic

Two top military commanders are currently in Alaska to discuss improving commercial satellite capabilities in the Arctic.

May 5, 2022 By Jon Harper