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GENERAL DYNAMICS SATCOM band frequencies, giving unit commanders robust
TECHNOLOGIES ( www.generaldynamics.com) satellite communications in moving vehicles. The
has been awarded an order under the World Wide satellite-communications system provides mobile
Satellite Services contract to pro- access to a wide range of services,
vide Ku-band satellite-on-the-move including images, video, and data.
communications terminals to the The mobile terminals use a combi-
United States Army. Under this nation of integral satellite-beacon
order, General Dynamics will pro- receivers, gyro stabilization, and
vide a single Warrior Model 20-20 inertial measurement units for
Satcom-on-the-Move™ (SOTM) accurate satellite tracking in spite
antenna system for verification and of the motion of the vehicle.
testing, with additional purchases The contract was awarded
to follow successful tests on this through PM Warfighter Information
first system. If all options are exer- Network-Tactical under the con-
cised, the total value of the award GD’s Warrior Model 20-20 tracting authority of the
is $28 million over three years. SOTM system includes a Communications and Electronics
The General Dynamics- 20-in.-diameter antenna Command (Fort Monmouth, NJ).
designed-and-manufactured equip- and additional satcom The Warrior Model 20-20 SOTM
hardware for mobile com-
ment transmits and receives data munications via Ku-band system includes a 20-in.-diameter
at speeds up to 1.54 Mb/s at Ku- satellite links. antenna (see figure), antenna con-
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troller, servo system, inertial reference unit, radome, power amplifier, low-noise amplifier (LNA), frequency upconverter and frequency downconverter, and ancillary equipment. The SOTM antenna system will be installed on High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), Bradley Fighting Vehicles, or Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicles.
The World Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity procurement program is jointly managed by the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical and Defense Communications and Army Transmission System Program Manager Offices. The WWSS program is intended to overcome existing and projected DoD bandwidth constraints worldwide.
Bill Baumann Nancy Freidrich Jack Browne John Curley Anthony Vitolo
References:
http://www.generaldynamics.com
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