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I recently attended the seventh annual Future Space event on Capitol Hill and heard speakers describe how government policies, cutting edge technologies and new applications are transforming the space and satellite industry. The one-day event, sponsored by the Future Space Leaders Foundation, supports educational programs and networking opportunities for graduate students and young professionals pursuing

In a recent article in UAS magazine, global research and consulting firm Markets and Markets (MnM) forecasts an annual market growth rate in the U.S. of 13.2 percent for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) through 2022. MnM predicts that in Asia, the annual UAS market growth rate during the same period will also approach 14 percent

The technology we have brought to market with our new Intelsat EpicNG high-throughput satellites is changing the way we deliver capabilities and services to our government customers. Unlike wide-beam satellites, these new HTS platforms use power-concentrated spot beams to deliver signals reaching small mobility terminals and allowing users to leverage satellite connectivity at higher data

The commercial space industry is experiencing a new era in satellite performance. Over the past few years, multiple commercial satellite operators have deployed and activated next-generation high-throughput satellite (HTS) constellations. These satellites are able to provide far more throughput than existing wideband satellites, with increases in throughput of up to 400 percent.
These new HTS have re-energized

Earlier this month, I attended an AFCEA symposium in Baltimore, Maryland. High on everyone’s agenda was implementation of National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 1601.  The Act will move responsibility for the DoD’s use of commercial SATCOM from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to the Air Force Space Command.
First some background – the FY18 NDAA

Leaders of government and military agencies increasingly acknowledge that space is a contested domain with operations requiring a greater need for resiliency. In order for the United States to maintain its leadership in space, satellites and communications networks must be able to withstand attacks and, if and when they occur, be able to recover quickly.

Tesla, a company owned by Elon Musk, is making headlines this year with its struggles to produce the mid-priced Model 3.  This is the same gentleman who founded SpaceX in 2004 and turned the rocket company into one of the greatest success stories in the industry, with a long string of technology firsts and a

Industrial revolutions leave no sector or industry untouched, and the fourth industrial revolution is no different. We are witnessing the rapid transformation that’s blurring the line between the physical and digital worlds through artificial intelligence, machine to machine communications, and the Internet of Things—technologies that are touching every aspect of our lives. For the government

The 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) is right around the corner, and if you attended last year, you’ll recognize this year’s theme: Win-Transform-People. For the second year, the conference will “emphasize the USSOCOM Commander’s vision to win the current fight, transform current capabilities and equipment for future threats, and focus on our greatest