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Navy Starts Expanding MUOS Use

Monday, August 6th, 2018

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Navy Starts Expanding MUOS Use

Artist's rendering of a Navy Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

The Navy late last week said its next generation narrowband five satellite constellation communication system was approved by U.S. Strategic Command for expanded operational use.This means early-adopted commands in the Navy and Marine Corps can start using the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) while on deployment by the fall, mostly in the Pacific region.Satellite contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] handed over control of the final satellite, MUOS-5, to the Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC) last October, following earlier propulsion issues (Defense…

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