Military Radio Vendors Told To Stay Tuned for MUOS Waveform

摘要

Military satellite radio vendors are lining up to offer mobile radios to provide secure communications through the U.S. Navy's constellation of Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites. It will take years, however, for the military services to replace or upgrade the tens of thousands of tactical satellite communications radios carried in tanks, trucks, ships, aircraft and backpacks to take advantage of the advanced capabilities advertised by MUOS program officials. Before any of the new MUOS-compatible radios can be fielded, contractors need access to a waveform that will enable them to transmit and receive data through the satellite's advanced digital pay-load. General Dynamics plans to finish developing the waveform next summer. Until then, MUOS will use its legacy UHF payload to provide communications links through existing satellite radios.