Summary
- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Northrop Grumman a $54.7 million contract to develop satellite communications antennas for military aircraft.
- The contract falls under the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program.
- The goal is to create military networks utilizing commercial space internet constellations like Starlink, OneWeb, SES’s O3b, and others.
- Multiple defense contractors are working on developing antennas and supporting technologies for military access to commercial internet services.