Friends in high places: Space Force entrusts military payload to Norwegian firm in comsat launch

By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 12 August 2024 The satellites carry a handful of different payloads, including the two US Space Force Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization jam-resistant communication payloads, an X-band communications payload for Norway's Ministry of Defence, and a Ka-band payload for commercial firm Viasat. WASHINGTON — Norway’s

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The Space Force Is Calling for Space Weapons to Dominate the Final Frontier

(Getty Images/iStockphoto) By Kyle Mizokami, Published by Popular Mechanics, 20 August 2024 A senior Space Force general is calling for the service to have its own “fires” in space. The call is for some kind of weaponry, likely based in space, capable of firing on targets on Earth or in

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Northrop Grumman Powers Arctic Communications with Successful Satellite Launch

Illustration of the Arctic Broadband Satellite Mission (Image credit: Northrop Grumman) By Clarence Oxford, Published by Space Daily, 14 August 2024 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully launched the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM), developed in partnership with Space Norway. The two-satellite constellation, deployed aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9

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SpaceX launches two satellites for Arctic broadband mission

Illustration of the Arctic Broadband Satellite Mission (Image credit: Northrop Grumman) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 11 August 2024 Each satellite carries multiple payloads, including the U.S. military’s Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization (EPS-R) WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched two communications satellites Aug. 11 for Space Norway’s Arctic

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How Satellite Technology Can be a Force Multiplier for the Marines

A US Marine Corps troposcatter transmissions system operator, and a satellite transmissions system operator, both with Marine Wing Communication​s​ Squadron 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, receive communications through the multi-mission terminal satellite dishes in a field training exercise in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 10, 2023. Photo Credit: Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez By

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