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Air Force

OneWeb, Hughes to Demonstrate LEO Connectivity for US Air Force Research Lab

By Rachel Jewett

Wednesday, May 5th, 2021

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OneWeb, Hughes to Demonstrate LEO Connectivity for US Air Force Research Lab

The OneWeb gateway in Svalbard, Norway. Photo: OneWeb/Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT).

OneWeb has signed its first commercial services contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). The company will work with Hughes Network Systems to demonstrate managed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications services to connect AFRL sites in the Arctic region. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal, announced Wednesday, is part of the U.S. Air Force’s DEUCSI program, which stands for Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space Internet program. It involves the U.S. Department of Defense testing broadband from commercial LEO constellations.…

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