The Wideband Global SATCOM (Satellite Communications) satellite is a reality. This is the most powerful communications satellite in the Department of Defense inventory.

WGS-1 was launched Oct. 11, 2007 and was activated Apr. 14, 2008, and is now providing invaluable communications capabilities to the warfighter.

The Army’s focus on supporting WGS falls in line with an overall military emphasis on the importance of satellite communications. “We must continue to build a robust SATCOM network that includes our ...

The geosynchronous orbits of WGS satellites mean that each satellite moves at the same speed and in the same direction as the Earth—effectively hovering over a carefully specified coverage area.

So, WGS 7 that just went into operation is a medium-bandwidth sort of satellite, but WGS 8, 9 and 10, the last three in the constellation and the first of which is launching this December, those are ...

The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center is harnessing advanced satellite communication technology from the private sector through the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) 11+ platform and its ...

The U.S. Air Force’s 10th Wideband Global Satcom communications satellite (WGS-10) atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket lifts off on Friday, Mar. 15, 2019 from Space Launch Complex-37B at Cape ...

Army soldiers from the 53rd Signal Battalion manage five Wideband Satcom Operations Centers where they control the WGS payloads. WGS-10 was expected to be the last satellite of the constellation.

Australian satellite communications (satcom) specialist EM Solutions, part of the Cohort group, has recently achieved ...

U.S. Air Force image. TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 6, 2018 ” The U.S. Army has launched an interactive training technology developed by Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) to train soldiers on the ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army plans to launch later this year a new procurement of satellite communications terminals through the so-called Family of Terminals – Large (FoT-L) program.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 6, 2018 ” The U.S. Army has launched an interactive training technology developed by Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) to train soldiers on the management and operations of ...