Press Releases
XTAR Selected to Provide Connectivity to U.S. Navy UAS Program
Company to supply X-band satellite services for the continued testing of the MQ-4C Triton UAS XTAR has announced that it has been selected once again by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to supply X-band satellite bandwidth for the MQ-4C Triton UAS. The blanket purchase agreement has a ceiling of $9.8 million and consists…
Read MoreMeeting Military Network Requirements
In the latest issue of Global Military Communications Magazine Philip Harlow, President and COO of XTAR, explains how the military network requirements have changed in recent years in the face of increasingly hostile threats, and what this means for commercial satcom entities. Read the article.
Read MoreBall Aerospace and XTAR Demonstrate High-Throughput ISR Service for Air Force on First X-band Hatch-Mounted Flat Panel Antenna
Ball Aerospace and XTAR support USAF TENCAP SATCOM Demonstration Boulder, Co. /Herndon, Va., July 26, 2016 – Ball Aerospace collaborated with XTAR LLC to successfully demonstrate high-throughput service using Ball’s industry-leading AIRLINK® X-1 antenna configured for the C130 hatch. The demonstration took place at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Read MorePrimetech Announces Partnership With Leading US X-band Secure Satellite Operator XTAR
Partnership will allow Primetech to provide a dedicated, secure government and military frequency to UK emergency service, government and other clients. Primetech (UK), a leading pioneer of advanced communications solutions for emergency services, government departments, businesses and armed forces, today announces its partnership with XTAR, a US-based commercial X-band satellite operator, to enable end-to-end secure,…
Read MoreXTAR-LANT Enhances EMC Global X-band Coverage
EMC Using X-band for Airborne Terminal Application XTAR, LLC renewed a long-term contract to supply EMC with high-throughput X-band to disadvantaged airborne terminals. EMC is a leading provider of communications and content services for remote locations around the world. As part of the contract, XTAR will continue to provide space segment to Airborne intelligence, surveillance…
Read MoreSupport from Businesses in the Wake of the Nepal Earthquake Requires Collaboration as Much as Generosity
XTAR, CopaSAT, Tampa Microwave, the Santander Teleport and MTN team up to provide communications support to relief operations Herndon, Va., June 29, 2015 – XTAR, LLC is providing satellite communications bandwidth for humanitarian efforts in Nepal to assist in relief and sustainment operations after the recent earthquake. The company’s no cost space segment donation is…
Read MoreXTAR Provides Capacity for Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Testing; U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Using XTAR-LANT
XTAR, LLC was awarded a 12-month indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a one year option, by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to support testing of its MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle. XTAR will provide space segment capacity to the Patuxent, MD-based command center for the contract with an estimated value of $1.8M.
Read MoreXTAR Offering SATCOM Capacity for Nepal Earthquake Rescue Efforts
XTAR, LLC has offered to provide X-band satellite capacity to search and rescue efforts and organizations operating in the wake of Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal. The company, which has full satellite coverage over the region, will subsidize its capacity for relevant organizations including government agencies and affiliated NGOs.
Read MoreXTAR to Participate in Military Mobility Panel at SATELLITE 2015
XTAR vice president of engineering Jim Chambers will join the Government Mobility Solutions: Offering Flexibility in an Uncertain World panel on Wednesday, March 18 at 10:15 a.m. in room 207A at the upcoming SATELLITE 2015 Government & Military Forum in Washington, D.C. The panel, which is co-presented by the Satellite Industry Association and MSUA, will focus on growing government customers’…
Read MoreXTAR to Provide X-band for NASA/JPL’s KaBOOM Asteroid Tracking System
Herndon, Va., December 4, 2014 – XTAR, LLC, a commercial satellite operator delivering X-band services to government users, has been contracted by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to provide X-band space segment for the Ka-Band Objects: Observation and Monitoring (KaBOOM). KaBOOM is an experimental system to demonstrate uplink arraying of reflector antennas. Technologies developed in…
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