Space
Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that it was selected by the U.S. Air Force
Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to develop affordable design concepts
for next generation Protected Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM).
SS/L has a long history of successfully delivering timely and affordable
high-performance commercial satellite systems.
As a
prime contractor leading several protected communications system and technology
domain expert companies, SS/L is well-positioned to provide proven solutions
with shorter schedules and lower, better controlled cost, to defend against
growing and changing intentional jamming and cyber threats and to deliver
advanced communications capability to the warfighter.
In
today's cost-conscious environment, the objective of the SMC program is to
develop practical new architectures and technologies that will protect
increasingly contested and threatened high security communications. Space
Systems/Loral will combine its expertise and existing technologies from
commercial developments together with existing military technologies provided
by a team of domain experts to assess options for both space and ground segment
design.
"The
protected MILSATCOM contract is an opportunity for SS/L to continue its efforts
to serve the U.S. Government with cost-effective solutions based on commercial
market innovation," said John Celli, president of SS/L.
"Working
with our industry partners, we will use domain expertise, proven military
technology, and our supply chain efficiencies to quickly bring increased
capability to the warfighter."The SS/L business is based on addressing
changing requirements in mobile communications, broadband and high definition
video broadcasting within the budget and schedule constraints of the commercial
marketplace.
For
the SMC's Protected MILSATCOM program, SS/L will help remedy existing gaps in
the space communications layer and demonstrate specific design concepts focused
on improved life-cycle affordability that will meet the warfighter needs far
into the future.
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