Monday, October 29, 2012

US Department of Defense picks SpaceCom

Israel-based satellite communications provider SpaceCom announced today that it has been awarded contracts by DRS Technical Services Inc., to deliver satellite communications services to the US Department of Defense. The DoD will be receiving satellite communications capabilities via SpaceCom’s Amos-5 C band capacity, and Amos-3 for ku band capacity.
 
According to the Department of Defense, the satellite communications services will be used by soldiers being trained in Europe for their military operations in the Middle East. DRS will be integrating the camp communications services, including those backhauled to satellites over teleports. DRS has been providing the necessary fixed satellite service bandwidth to on the ground military personnel through its comprehensive platform. The new contract supports a range of communications services - mobile user terminals, telephony, and video applications - used by members of the US Armed Forces.
 
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