Space Force’s SMC took off this past year, despite the pandemic
In November of 2019, on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) finally... Read More
It’s time to bring deployed warfighters and Navy personnel a taste of home via satellite
In March of 2020 our entire world screeched to a halt as the COVID-19 pandemic made its way to our country and... Read More
SES GS Awarded $35.1 Million Contract to Support Major DoD Combatant Command
SES Government Solutions (SES GS) was awarded a new USD 35.1 million geostationary (GEO) satellite communications program contract in support of a... Read More
DoD doubles down on MEO satellite to meet critical connectivity requirements
As IT modernization and digital transformation initiatives continue to introduce new, mission-critical military applications to the tactical edge, and as the Department... Read More
PODCAST: Commercial Connectivity Critical for Communications at the Arctic Circle
In a previous post on the Government Satellite Report, we looked at the current situation in the Arctic Circle and discussed why... Read More
Connectivity in the cold – SATCOM for Arctic Circle operations
America’s military is facing more advanced threats – near-peer adversaries – in China and Russia. This has forced them to not only... Read More
Space Force to centralize commercial satellite procurement
The U.S. Space Force is overhauling the way it procures commercial satellite communications services, replacing the current fragmented system with an aggregated... Read More
Space Force unveils vision for integrated SATCOM architecture
Centralized management and interoperability, achieved in part via flexible user terminals, are among the keys to delivering satellite communications (SATCOM) capabilities efficiently... Read More
Talking turkey about satellite terminals
When it comes to military space and satellite capabilities, resiliency has become the primary focus and concern. Today’s military knows the tactical... Read More
Following DoD lead, NASA to outsource satellite communications requirements
After 35 years of operating its own fleet of data relay satellites, NASA is opting out of the business, moving ahead with... Read More
