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Boeing’s anti-jamming technology completes testing

5th November 2014 - 13:30 GMT | by The Shephard News Team

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Boeing’s anti-jamming communications technology has proven its ability to operate as a ground-based user terminal and satellite-based networking hub, providing a potential alternative to existing terminals and satellites for military users.

The anti-jam technology uses a protected tactical waveform, which shields signals from interference by adversaries or cyber-terrorists.

The recent testing, done under contract for the US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center and supervised by the US government, was conducted between a Boeing ground terminal using a programmable modem, designed and developed by ViaSat using one of its commercial off-the-shelf platforms and a ground terminal designed and built by MIT-Lincoln Laboratory.

It confirmed that the modem meets technical interface specifications, while successfully transmitting information to and from the ground user terminal.

Previous on-orbit demonstrations over satellites like ViaSat-1 and the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-6) have also shown the technology’s ability to operate anti-jam waveforms over existing commercial and military spacecraft.

Dan Hart, vice president, Boeing Government Satellite Systems, said: ‘We’ve confirmed this technology can be applied quickly and affordably to existing assets, especially operational WGS satellites and ground terminals. With threats to secure communications becoming increasingly frequent and sophisticated, providing this enhanced capability to warfighters on the ground is critical.’

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