USMC places order for VSAT-E replacement
Corps orders to 169 wideband satellite terminals
USMC Systems Command has ordered up to 169 production units of the Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Terminal – Expeditionary (MCWST-E) from L3Harris Technologies.
Work on the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $87.71 million contract is scheduled to finish by October 2025.
The USMC requires a more compact and portable COTS replacement for its existing expeditionary satellite terminal. This older solution, called the Very Small Aperture Terminal-Expeditionary (VSAT-E), was made by L3 Technologies (the predecessor company to L3Harris) and PacStar.
MCWST-E will initially be used to handle geostationary Earth orbit, although it will also be required to handle low- and medium-Earth orbit.
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