More Terminal Options Reduce Barriers into Military SATCOM Frequencies
When I first started working with military SATCOM frequencies back in the 1990s, one major problem was that ground terminals were expensive. ... 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
Integrated military-commercial satellite architecture taking shape
Budgetary stability will go a long way toward realizing an integrated U.S. military satellite communications architecture that seamlessly blends government and commercial... Read More
MILSATCOM and COMSATCOM – why they’re better together
In my previous post on the Government Satellite Report I talked about the benefits the government can realize from embracing commercial solutions.... Read More
Collaboration and partnership key to commercial satellite in the military
Commercial companies – from technology solution providers to commercial satellite operators – have been advising the government and the military to embrace... Read More
SATELLITE 2019 shines light on a strategic shift in military satellite infrastructure
Each year, the satellite industry’s top equipment manufacturers, solution providers and thought leaders come to the nation’s capital for the SATELLITE Conference... Read More
The turning tide of government and commercial satellite industry relations – a Q&A with Allan Ballenger
The history and relationship between the government and commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) providers is long, storied and interesting. The government was originally... Read More
AoA validates expanding commercial role in MILSATCOM architecture
The U.S. Department of Defense should continue to use a mix of military- and commercially owned satellites to serve its wideband communications... Read More
Breakthroughs in Commercial Satellite Communications (SATCOM)
For the last decade and a half, the US Department of Defense (DoD) and commercial satellite communications industry have been engaged in... Read More
Chairman Rogers calls for shake up of national security space community
Yesterday, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, addressed attendees at the Government Affairs... Read More