Posts Tagged ‘Global Milsatcom’
U.S. Military Satellite Communications: Taking the High Ground with X-band SATCOM
On Saturday, March 18, the Department of Defense successfully launched the ninth of ten military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) satellites known as Wideband Global SATCOM – Nine (WGS-9) into orbit, bringing significantly more X-band and Ka-band SATCOM capacity into the hands of the U.S. Department of Defense and the militaries of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg, the…
Read MorePhilip Harlow Interviewed on UK Radio Programme PassW0rd
On November 8, coincident with the Global MilSatCom Conference in London, Philip Harlow, President and COO of XTAR, was interviewed by Peter Warren on the radio show PassW0rd where they discussed contested space, militarization of satellites and orbital debris. You can listen to the interview here where Philip Harlow discusses the many types of risks…
Read MoreSatellite Communications—today’s critical resource for protecting national security but it is so hard to get connected
Milsatcom and comsatcom should work together to meet today’s challenges This week commercial satellite communications industry members came together with leaders of the U.S. and allied military satellite community to streamline the milsatcom acquisition process to better protect U.S. space assets.
Read MoreYou Have a Choice – USE IT!
“Anytime, anyplace, anywhere” – for those that remember it sounds like the old 1970’s Martini advert. In times of uncertainty, this has become the de-facto mantra of governments worldwide; demanding from its military and security forces the ability to respond “Anytime, anyplace, anywhere” to meet its future defence needs.
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