Kratos Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:32:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Kratos Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Improving Space AI: Ground-to-orbit efforts aim to advance satellite intelligence https://spacenews.com/improving-space-ai-ground-orbit-efforts-aim-advance-satellite-intelligence/ https://spacenews.com/improving-space-ai-ground-orbit-efforts-aim-advance-satellite-intelligence/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=508558 Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT ordered the JSAT-31 software-defined satellite from Thales Alenia Space to respond to changes in geostationary broadband demand across Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands.

AI-driven technologies are on the cusp of unlocking true autonomy in orbit, with the potential to enable spacecraft to operate independently and deliver more customized, intelligently managed data to Earth. […]

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Kratos demonstrates satellite internet tech for U.S. Army https://spacenews.com/kratos-demonstrates-satellite-internet-tech-for-u-s-army/ https://spacenews.com/kratos-demonstrates-satellite-internet-tech-for-u-s-army/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2024 17:09:08 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=362262

The demonstration included Kratos’ software-based ground system, a Telesat low Earth orbit satellite and a Cobham antenna

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Space Force selects vendors for suborbital launch services https://spacenews.com/space-force-selects-vendors-for-suborbital-launch-services/ https://spacenews.com/space-force-selects-vendors-for-suborbital-launch-services/#respond Sat, 27 Jan 2024 10:33:06 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=231440

Kratos Space & Missile Defense Systems, L3Harris’ Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace, and Corvid Technologies were awarded indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts for Sounding Rocket Program-4.

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Space Force extends Kratos’ contract for satellite ground systems https://spacenews.com/space-force-extends-kratos-contract-for-satellite-ground-systems/ https://spacenews.com/space-force-extends-kratos-contract-for-satellite-ground-systems/#respond Sat, 25 Nov 2023 20:27:15 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=210704 Northrop Grumman developed the payloads for the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellites made by Lockheed Martin.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received an eight-year extension to a contract it has held since 2002.

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U.S. Space Force will be the first customer for BlueHalo’s mobile ground station https://spacenews.com/u-s-space-force-will-be-the-first-customer-for-bluehalos-mobile-ground-station/ https://spacenews.com/u-s-space-force-will-be-the-first-customer-for-bluehalos-mobile-ground-station/#respond Sat, 22 Apr 2023 12:18:33 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=151841 Badger antenna Bluehalo

The U.S. Space Force in 2025 plans to start replacing decades-old parabolic satellite dishes with electronic phased array antennas developed by BlueHalo.

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Microsoft reveals Azure Space Partner Community https://spacenews.com/microsoft-azure-space-partner-community/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 15:00:50 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=129668

Microsoft is expanding its relationships with space companies through the Azure Space Partner Community, an initiative unveiled July 19 at the Microsoft Inspire 2022 conference.

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Kratos unveils OpenSpace platform to make ground systems more adaptable https://spacenews.com/kratos-introduces-openspace/ https://spacenews.com/kratos-introduces-openspace/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:52:39 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=107007

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced the release Oct. 20 of OpenSpace, a software platform and family of virtual products designed to help satellite ground systems adapt rapidly to changing conditions.

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Kratos to acquire satellite antenna manufacturer ASC Signal for $35 million https://spacenews.com/kratos-to-acquire-satellite-antenna-manufacturer-asc-signal-for-35-million/ https://spacenews.com/kratos-to-acquire-satellite-antenna-manufacturer-asc-signal-for-35-million/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:46:48 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=102713

CPI had to sell off its subsidiary ASC Signal as part of an agreement with DOJ to acquire GD's satcom antenna business.

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Kratos, Bechtel join Northrop Grumman’s bid to develop future ICBM for U.S. Air Force https://spacenews.com/kratos-bechtel-join-northrop-grummans-bid-to-develop-future-icbm-for-u-s-air-force/ https://spacenews.com/kratos-bechtel-join-northrop-grummans-bid-to-develop-future-icbm-for-u-s-air-force/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:46:36 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=98688

The Air Force is expected to award a sole-source development contract to Northrop Grumman for GBSD in August.

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Falcon 9 launches condosat mission for Kacific and Sky Perfect JSAT https://spacenews.com/falcon-9-launches-condosat-mission-for-kacific-and-sky-perfect-jsat/ https://spacenews.com/falcon-9-launches-condosat-mission-for-kacific-and-sky-perfect-jsat/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2019 01:37:57 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=96456

SpaceX launched a communications satellite shared by two companies Dec. 16 using a Falcon 9 rocket. 

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Satellite industry slowly embracing the cloud https://spacenews.com/satellite-industry-slowly-embracing-the-cloud/ https://spacenews.com/satellite-industry-slowly-embracing-the-cloud/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:09:48 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=94149

Satellite operators are partnering with cloud service providers, but not on everything.

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Commercial satellite roaming possible with existing military terminals, experiment shows https://spacenews.com/commercial-satellite-roaming-possible-with-existing-military-terminals-experiment-shows/ https://spacenews.com/commercial-satellite-roaming-possible-with-existing-military-terminals-experiment-shows/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2019 22:14:38 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=85461

The roaming test was part of an Air Force pilot project that is looking at ways to use commercial satellite services to lower the cost and increase the resiliency of military communications.

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FIRST UP Satcom | Orbcomm satellite breaks up • OneWeb denies Russian investment talks https://spacenews.com/first-up-satcom-orbcomm-satellite-breaks-up-oneweb-denies-russian-investment-talks/ https://spacenews.com/first-up-satcom-orbcomm-satellite-breaks-up-oneweb-denies-russian-investment-talks/#respond Wed, 02 Jan 2019 19:21:24 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=84570 ORBCOMM's Network Control Center in Sterling, VA

One of Orbcomm’s first-generation satellites broke up Dec. 22, resulting in 34 trackable objects, according to the U.S. Air Force’s 18 Space Control Squadron

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Space ground segment having its own launch sector-like renaissance, Kratos says https://spacenews.com/space-ground-segment-having-its-own-launch-sector-like-renaissance-kratos-says/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 06:15:40 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=78380 James Kramer Kratos

WASHINGTON — The revolution in space technology — prominently seen with reusable rocketry advances and the commercial adoption of miniaturized satellites — is also happening on the ground, according to […]

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Kratos, bullish on satellite communications, in talks with LEO constellations https://spacenews.com/kratos-bullish-on-satellite-communications-in-talks-with-leo-constellations/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:56:19 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=74909 Kratos Smallsat

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is selling off one of its business units to focus on the high-growth areas of satellite communications and drones.

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Kratos enlists in STRATCOM’s RF interference fight https://spacenews.com/kratos-enlists-in-stratcoms-rf-interference-fight/ Wed, 09 Nov 2016 20:42:34 +0000 http://dev.spacenews.com/?p=64160

New contract by U.S. Strategic Command’s space organization shows the U.S. military’s attention to a growing problem for government and commercial satellite operators: radio-frequency interference.

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