General Dynamics to help U.S. National Guard with vehicle SATCOM-on-the-move capability
LAKEHURST, N.J., 23 Sept. 2013.Satellite communications experts at General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies Inc. in Duluth, Ga., are installing satellite communications equipment to enable U.S. National Guard vehicles communicate by satellite while on the move.
Officials of the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., awarded a $15.1 million contract to General Dynamics SATCOM Friday for as many as 80 Ku-Band terminals, Ka-Band conversion kits and X-Band conversion kits.
Satellite communications for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's Special Communications Requirements Division (SCRD), which officials of the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Va., have asked to install, test and evaluate the SATCOM-on-the-move technologies for the National Guard's advanced liaison response vehicle.
General Dynamics X, Ku, and Ka-band SATCOM-on-the-move terminals provide voice and data wideband satellite communications from vehicles in motion over rugged terrain.
The full-motion SATCOM-on-the-move (SOTM) terminals can be deployed on a variety of on-road and off-road military and commercial vehicles via the General Dynamics Above-the-Deck flush mount design.
The interoperable, joint service terminals have been used in demanding off-road combat conditions and are deployed today in theaters of operation worldwide, General Dynamics officials say.
On this contract General Dynamics will do the work in Duluth, Ga., and should be finished in 2016. for more information contact General Dynamics SATCOM online at www.gdsatcom.com, or the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst at www.navair.navy.mil.
