SES has announced that the French Navy’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle leveraged its secure and reliable O3b mPOWER satcom service – Managed Naval mPOWERED – during the Clemenceau 25 mission. This high-throughput, low-latency Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) connectivity solution supported all of the aircraft carrier’s operations, while facilitating collaboration with mission partners. During the […]

Rivada Space Networks has secured a contract from the US Navy. The contract’s value has not been indicated, and the new business comes despite Rivada not having any satellite capacity in orbit as yet. The contract will tap into Rivada’s plans for a highly secure, laser-linked constellation of satellites. The Navy contract requires Rivada to […]

BT has secured a major new networks contract with the British Army – paving the way for the rollout of smart bases across the UK. The company’s Business unit has won the five-year contract with the Army to deliver a managed Wi-Fi service, referred to as MOD Wi-Fi. The deal will see BT provide managed […]

SES and Airbus have linked for a sea trial of data links for the French Navy, using France’s giant aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, for the test. Airbus joined the DIRISI (the Joint Directorate of Infrastructure Networks and Information), the DGA (Direction générale de l’armement) test unit, the DGA’s Naval Technology unit and the […]

Drop Zone: Everest, the first documentary from Legacy Studios, the newly established production arm of veteran-owned extreme expedition firm Legacy Expeditions, will premiere as a free stream on FITE on January 9th. The documentary follows retired US Navy SEAL Mike Sarraille and a team of former special operators as they skydive into Mount Everest in […]

Inmarsat has secured a communications and data contract worth $980 million (€1bn) with the US Navy. The agreement requires London-based Inmarsat to build a global system that can be integrated with existing military satellite coverage in the Arctic region. The contract is for 10 years. Inmarsat already held an earlier contract and won the re-bid […]