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Hughes wins $2.2M USAF satellite communications contract

Hughes wins $2.2M USAF satellite communications contract

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Germantown-based broadband satellite networks and services company Hughes Network Systems LLC was awarded a $2.2 million contract funded by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, through the Space Enterprise Consortium, to produce an enterprise management and control prototype for satellite communications.

HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLCThe prototype will include Hughes’ flexible modem interface which will enhance interoperability across military and commercial communications networks to form a unified hybrid network architecture. Under the agreement, Hughes will demonstrate a solution that enables automated mission planning for communications terminals to roam between networks through automated control processes. In this way, when an active transmission becomes degraded or disrupted, the terminals can “self-heal” to maintain connectivity using alternate networks, enabling higher resiliency.