XTAR announces Leidos airborne ISR support contract
XTAR will support Leidos in the testing of manned airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft serving US military missions around the globe, under a new contract announced on 20 August.
The contract will see XTAR provide secure co-location space at the Mount Jackson teleport in western Virginia, to house Leidos’ own X-band antenna; as well as terrestrial connectivity which will allow Leidos to engage in testing various manned airframes, including the KingAir 350 aircraft.
The testing will leverage X-band space segment capacity on the XTAR-LANT satellite located at the 30°W location.
Andrew Ruszkowski, chief commercial officer, XTAR, said: ‘XTAR’s support to X-band systems developers, manufacturers, and integrators is our highest priority. We are providing a hassle-free environment for those who are making investments in X-band services by supporting the government user as well as others in the global community of X-band stakeholders.
‘Working together with Leidos and the US Army to successfully fulfil these missions, we created this co-location service to ensure streamlined access to XTAR’s high-powered X-band capacity.’
The contract will continue through to July 2015, and includes an additional one-year option.
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