Boeing [BA] said on Nov. 15 that its engineers recently tested a Protected Tactical Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Prototype (PTS-P) for the U.S. Space Force to prevent the jamming of DoD SATCOM, as Boeing's competition with Northrop Grumman [NOC] on the PTS-P program continues. “Maintaining communication with our deployed forces during hostility gives us a tactical edge on the battlefield,” Justin Bruner, PTS-P program manager at U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC), said in a Boeing statement on Nov. 15.…
