• Digital Battlespace

  Honeywell to offer military SATCOM

  2nd November 2016

  Honeywell will work with Inmarsat to offer high-speed, high-bandwidth satellite communications capabilities for military use, the company announced on 31 October. Together, Honeywell’s JetWave satellite …

• Digital Battlespace

  Airbus D&S signs new Skynet partners

  19th September 2016

  Airbus Defence and Space (D&S) has added three more service providers to deliver Skynet military satellite communication services to Australian, New Zealand and US forces. …

• Digital Battlespace

  EW Europe: SATCOM intercept challenges

  10th May 2016

  In remote border areas where there are fewer landline or cell phone towers, tactical satellite interception may prove useful. Nevertheless, satellite interception is different when …

• Digital Battlespace

  Sweden starts SATCOM search

  6th May 2016

  The Swedish FMV has put out a request for information about small and medium Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) SATCOM terminals. This is to inform …

• Digital Battlespace

  Second Global Xpress satellite goes live

  4th November 2015

  Commercial satellite company Inmarsat is making waves in the military satellite world with its second Global Xpress (GX) satellite going live on 3 November. The …

• Digital Battlespace

  RNZAF seeks SATCOM for Orions

  2nd October 2015

  Plans to buy a new commercial SATCOM system for the New Zealand Air Force's (NZAF's) six P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft have taken a step forward. New Zealand’s …

• Digital Battlespace

  DSEI 2015: SlingShot moves to aviation

  9th September 2015

  Spectra Group will launch an aviation version of its already in-service SlingShot beyond line of sight (BLOS) communications system at DSEi in London.  The company …

• Defence Helicopter

  Hughes transmits through rotor blades

  22nd July 2015

  Hughes Network Systems' Defense and Intelligence Systems Division (DISD) has demonstrated the real-time transmission of video through helicopter blades using new beyond-line-of-sight (BLoS) technology. The …

• Land Warfare

  IDEX 2015: Qnective building maritime C2 for Oman

  18th February 2015

  A maritime communications network is being built for the Sultanate of Oman by Switzerland-based encryption software specialists Qnective and local partner Al-Madakhel. The companies are …

• Digital Battlespace

  Inmarsat launches Low Profile BGAN

  6th November 2014

  Inmarsat unveiled the new Low Profile Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminal in London on 5 November.  ‘We are in the final testing phase, the …

• Digital Battlespace

  Inmarsat and Spectra launch SlingShot VHF

  6th November 2014

  Together Spectra and Inmarsat launched the SlingShot VHF version of the L-band Tactical Satellite (L-TAC) service in London on 4 November.  The two companies developed …

• Digital Battlespace

  Honeywell signs Global Xpress hardware agreement

  1st September 2014

  Honeywell Aerospace will provide hardware for government and military customers of Inmarsat’s commercial global, high-speed connectivity Global Xpress services. The two companies have signed an …

• Digital Battlespace

  Global Xpress on track for 2013 launch

  12th November 2013

  The first spacecraft in Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite constellation remains on course to be launched by the end of the year, according to Andy Start, …

• Naval Warfare

  Inmarsat to enhance Canadian Navy’s communications

  5th November 2012

  Inmarsat has announced that its FleetBroadband and new Assured Access service will be deployed to the Canadian Navy under a Shared Services Canada (SSC) contract, …

• Military Logistics

  Thrane & Thrane chosen for C-130J Hercules communication upgrades

  18th July 2012

  Thrane & Thrane has been awarded a £15.9 million contract to provide satellite communication components for the US Air Force's fleet of C-130J Hercules aircraft, …

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• UAS: communication systems

  LAISR ULW

  Developed by Inmarsat Government, the Lightweight Airborne ISR System - Ultra Lightweight (LAISR ULW) is an L-Band SATCOM terminal providing beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) connectivity for SWaP-constrained ...

• UAS: communication systems

  Aviator UAV 200

  Cobham’s UAV 200 is a satcom solution designed to enhance a tactical UAV’s performance, range and payload flexibility in a number of applications.This including SAR, ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  RF-7800B-VU104

  This land mobile broadband global area network (BGAN) SATCOM terminal provides a tactical radio network capability within the Falcon III multi-band radio family. The RF-7800B-VU104 ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  ULV MicroVSAT

  Ultra I&C;'s ULV MicroVSAT is a tri-band, lightweight SATCOM terminal that emphasises portability. First introduced in 2022, the modem-agnostic system supports WGS, Intelsat Flex, Inmarsat GX ...

• Naval: Radio and SATCOM

  King Cobra

  The Fleet 394 'King Cobra' is a 2m-class Naval SATCOM terminal designed by EM Solutions. It provides simultaneous Ka-Band and X-Band coverage. According to the manufacturer, it ...

• Data links

  Naval TDMA Data Link Management Unit

  The multiple-participant naval TDMA data link updates a ship’s C2 via existing radios (HF, VHF, UHF, L- and S-band) and INMARSAT. The Data Link Update ...

• Major networking projects

  Integrated Naval Communication Systems

  Aselsan provides internal and external naval communications systems for tactical and administrative needs, tailored to naval platforms. The company handles project management, subsystem design and ...

• UAS: communication systems

  Black ICE Lite

  As the most compact member of the Black ICE SDR family, Black ICE Lite offers secure BLoS communication capabilities tailored for uncrewed systems. Created for ...

• Data links

  Pioneer Express (GRRIP, AN/PSC-15)

  The Pioneer Express (GRRIP, AN/PSC-15) is a small, lightweight flyaway communications system that allows access to secure and non-secure networks and can be used in ...

• Land: COMINT and ELINT systems

  Smartscan- Marlin

  The Marlin is a lightweight, tactical system for the passive monitoring of Thuraya, Inmarsat and IsatPhone Pro networks. It detects and intercepts terminal and call ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

  EQ-4B Global Hawk BACN

  The Northrop Grumman EQ-4B Global Hawk Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) high-altitude, long-endurance UAV is in service with the USAF. BACN bridges the gaps between systems and ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  Panther II VSAT

  L3Harris' Panther II VSAT is a man-portable, multiband SATCOM solution with auto-acquisition capability. Available in 60- and 96-cm apertures, it provides data rates up to 3 Mbps ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  Watercat M18 (Jehu Class)

  Marine Alutech's Watercat M18 is an armoured modular craft designed for the rapid insertion of personnel in landing operations. In this role, it has a ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Çağatay CGT50

  The Çağatay CGT50, or Cagatay, is a VTOL UAS manufactured by UAVERA, a subsidiary of Coskunöz Defence and Aviation. First displayed in June 2021, UAVERA has ...

• Naval: Radio and SATCOM

  COBRA-M3-K25-X50

  COBRA-M3-K25-X50 is a Ka-Band satellite terminal that features a property monopulse pointing system, quick re-acquire time and a three-axis gimbal mount. Developed by Brisbane-based EM ...