Astro Aerospace has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the L-band reflectors for two Inmarsat-6 series satellites, Northrop Grumman announced on 9 August.
Astro Aerospace will now continue maturing the reflectors' design in preparation for the Critical Design Review later this year.
The nine-metre unfurlable mesh antenna reflectors will support the Inmarsat-6 satellites' ability to provide mobile connections to air, land and sea assets.
John A Alvarez, general manager, Astro Aerospace, said: ‘Astro Aerospace’s unique AstroMesh technology is well suited for Inmarsat-6’s L-band capacity, which is significantly greater than the capacity of previous satellites and capable of supporting a new generation of more advanced L-band services.
‘AstroMesh deployable mesh reflectors are made of the lightest and stiffest materials available, making them well suited for such missions.’
Clavister CyberArmour, an integrated defence cybersecurity system, will be used on BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90 platform in deployments with a Scandinavian country, as well as in an eastern European nation.
The tactical satellite (TacSat) is an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system and will participate in exercises in 2025.
The airborne three-domain, the two ground-based and the ¼ ATR OpenVPX-based cross-domain systems were engineered to provide real-time security across multi-domain operations.
DARPA’s Mission-Integrated Network Control (MINC) programme was set up to develop an autonomous tactical network and enable critical data flow in contested environments.
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