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Hughes to Provide Next-Gen Satellite Communications Services for Army’s Gray Eagles

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, March 18th, 2020

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Hughes to Provide Next-Gen Satellite Communications Services for Army’s Gray Eagles

Army Gray Eagle UAS Photo: U.S. Army

Hughes Network Systems was recently awarded a contract to provide new advanced satellite communications systems for the Army’s MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial systems. The contract, awarded by MQ-1C prime developer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), follows a previous contract to upgrade the satcom systems on GA-ASI’s MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones. The data link modernization contract involves integrating Hughes’ advanced and ruggedized HM400 modems with the Pentagon’s waveform technology to support unique mission requirements for the Army, such as…

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