US Navy Beefs Up Commercial Satellite Capacity for Ships

US Navy Beefs Up Commercial Satellite Capacity for Ships

Intelsat satellite(click to view full) In the early weeks of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the US military satellite communications capacity was overwhelmed by the demand from US troops for satellite bandwidth to transmit voice and data communication. In response, the US...
US Navy Beefs Up Commercial Satellite Capacity for Ships

Rapid Fire 2010-01-25: Elbit Laser Designators

* EMB-314 Super Tucano turboprops for Indonesia? How about Britain? * Human Terrain System intel program, rebooted. * UAE doubles down on Italian Commandanti Class variant corvettes. Original $117 million order for 2 placed during IDEX 2009. * USAF announces shift in...
US Navy Beefs Up Commercial Satellite Capacity for Ships

LMSRs: Keeping US Troops Abroad Supplied with Heavy Equipment

USNS Gordon [T-AKR 296](click to view full) US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan rely on the timely delivery of supplies and equipment to carry out their missions. One of the primary movers of heavy military equipment to that area of the world is the large medium-speed...
US Navy Beefs Up Commercial Satellite Capacity for Ships

D/SIDDOMS 3: $8B Medical IT Contract That’s a Mouthful

Delicate operation(click to view full) When you think of military healthcare, you might picture MASH doctors performing surgery on wounded soldiers. Or you might picture a US soldier injured by an IED being rehabilitated in a hospital state-side. You probably...