Energy News  
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Airbus prepares the future European Governmental Satellite Communications programme
by Staff Writers
Paris (SPX) Sep 12, 2017


File image on an ESA comsat.

Airbus has been contracted by the European Space Agency (ESA) to produce a demonstrator for the future European Governmental Satellite Communications (GOVSATCOM) programme. Supported by the European Commission, the European Defence Agency (EDA) and ESA, GOVSATCOM aims to provide key European countries, organisations and operators with secured satellite communication services. The programme should be launched by 2020 and follows in the footsteps of major European programmes such as Copernicus, Galileo and EDRS-SpaceDataHighway.

The demonstrator contract is to last two years and comprises two parts. The first part involves producing a system of dynamic sharing of satellite capabilities. The core of the ground system is based on the Newtec Dialog technology developed by the Belgian company Newtec and will be installed at the Airbus site in Toulouse. It will be operated by various European governmental entities and employed particularly in overseas theatres of operations. An end-to-end service demonstrator will illustrate the attractiveness, flexibility and simplicity of the proposed services.

The second part of the project concerns a technological development designed to improve the performance of Newtec Dialog platform. The objective is to draw all possible benefits from the pooling of capabilities for the future generation of governmental satellites, whose coverage areas will be configurable in real time. The innovation will enable mobile users to switch transparently from one satellite beam to another while at the same time protecting the confidentiality of their operations.

This demonstrator contract follows on from the two design studies in which Airbus participated between 2015 and 2017 on behalf of the ESA and EDA respectively. These studies served to define and quantify the nature of the European governmental users' needs and assess the various technologies and architectures of the GOVSATCOM programme, as well as the advantages of the 'pooling and sharing' model.

The GOVSATCOM programme should initially focus essentially on the pooling and sharing of communication capabilities provided by governmental satellites and commercial operator satellites already in orbit.

The demonstrator project developed by the ESA and Airbus prepares for this first step that is also supported by the EDA with fourteen European Union countries (Austria, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom) and Norway agreeing in June 2017 to develop a demonstrator for pooling and sharing satellite communication capabilities.

As a ground segment integrator and communications satellite manufacturer and operator, Airbus already supplies satellite communication systems to the governments of European countries such as France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Norway, as well as to the EDA and NATO.

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
82nd Airborne tests in-flight communication system for paratroopers
Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2017
The U.S. Army's Global Response Force composed of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division successfully conducted an airborne exercise using the En route Mission Command tactical networking system. The system, mounted on C-17 cargo planes, provided plane-to-plane and plane-to-ground audio, video, and data communications to the 1st Brigade's commander and subordinate commander ... read more

Related Links
Airbus
Read the latest in Military Space Communications Technology at SpaceWar.com


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


Comment using your Disqus, Facebook, Google or Twitter login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Scientists propose method to improve microgrid stability and reliability

ADB: New finance model needed for low-carbon shift in Asia

China merges energy giants into global leader

Power demand to peak in Europe summers, not winters: study

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Corvus Energy wins contract to provide battery systems for hybrid fishing vessels

Researchers challenge status quo of battery commercialization

More durable, less expensive fuel cells

A revolution in lithium-ion batteries is becoming more realistic

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Kimberly-Clark next U.S. company to draw more on renewables

UK wind electricity cheaper than nuclear: data

Last of the 67 turbines for a British wind farm installed

Light-based method makes remote wind measurements easier and more accurate

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Defects in next-generation solar cells can be healed with light

Dubai awards contract for final phase of solar park

Engineers develop tools to share power from renewable energy sources during outages

Obama-era solar power program reaches goal early

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Finland's TVO challenges approval of Areva bailout

EU parliament opposes bid to reduce testing of Fukushima food imports

PM opens country's fifth nuclear power plant

Jacobs JV wins support contract for nuclear research center

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
A sweeter way to make green products

How to draw electricity from the bloodstream

Scientists make methanol using air around us

Could switchgrass help China's air quality?

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Rally in oil prices stalls despite global tensions

Iran 'prepared for any measure' for oil market stability

China provides $10 billion credit line to Iran

Russia's Gazprom raises investment guideline

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Climate change and hurricanes: do we need a smoking gun?

EU pledges to 'make our planet great again'

Canada, China, EU and partners push forward on Paris climate accord

Pope slams climate change deniers as 'stupid'









The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.