BALTIMORE--Hughes is working with various prime contractors on a satellite communications (SATCOM) waveform capable of penetrating rotating helicopter blades, according to a company executive. Hughes Vice President and General Manager of Defense and Intel Systems Rick Lober told Defense Daily Monday the company is experimenting with a more robust waveform that will stand up through the blades, which "chops-up" the waveform, while adding error correction codes that make up for the lost data. Lober said Hughes has performed various trials for…
