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U.S. Space Force Conducts Satellite Anti-Jamming Demonstration

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, March 8th, 2023

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U.S. Space Force Conducts Satellite Anti-Jamming Demonstration

Pictured is an artist rendering of the eleventh and up Boeing Wideband Global SATCOM satellites (Boeing Image)

U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) said on March 8 that it demonstrated ground-based anti-jamming satellite communications via a Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) connection between a Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES) joint hub and a test terminal, and a link to a PTW-capable modem developed by the Army Airforce Antijam Modem Program Office. Charlotte Gerhart, SSC’s tactical SATCOM acquisition delta chief, said in a March 8 statement that the demonstration shows the initial anti-jam satellite features "augment the current…

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