Boeing picks Lite Coms for Aussie BLOS SATCOM terminals

Lite Coms' LITE SAT 1.3A tactical satellite terminal (Lite Coms)

SINGAPORE — US company Lite Coms has been selected by Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) to provide Beyond Line-Of-Sight (BLOS) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) terminals for an Australian program.

Lite Coms said in an emailed press release on Tuesday that it will provide its LITE SAT 1.3A tactical satellite terminals to BDA in support of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) LAND 4140 Land Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4I) modernization program.

According to the company, the LITE SAT 1.3A is a “lightweight, rugged, auto-acquire satellite terminal engineered for military and government operations.”

It added that the terminal is built of a durable carbon fiber reflector and is designed for a “fast, tool-free deployment” and “delivers secure, resilient, high-performance beyond line-of-sight connectivity for mission-critical operations.”

CEO of Lite Coms Bob Jacobsen said that the company was “thrilled” to have been selected for the program.

“We believe this continues to showcase the industry leading capability of the Lite Sat 1.3 and the value that Lite Coms offers our customers.”

According to the Australian military , LAND 4140 “will modernise and enhance Land C4 systems in order to deliver decision-making superiority and improve the Command and Control, intelligence, sensors, and weapon system effectors, essential for the conduct of Joint Land Force operations.”

BDA had been selected by the Australian government in August to deliver Class Two BLOS SATCOM ground terminals to “enable faster, uninterrupted and more reliable connectivity in increasingly complex and contested operational environments.”

Matt Buckle, BDA’s director of Joint Systems, said at the time that the capability would provide multi-domain connection for Australia’s integrated military.

“Underpinned by high-speed, wideband SATCOM links, the advanced BLOS system will ensure uninterrupted data flow that allows the Australian Defence Force to connect when needed and operate with confidence when it matters most,” he said in a company press release at the time.

BDA had previously been appointed to be the systems integrator for the Battle Management System that is also being delivered under Australia’s LAND 4140 program.

Lite Coms 的 LITE SAT 1.3A 战术卫星终端（Lite Coms）

新加坡——美国公司 Lite Coms 已被波音防务澳大利亚公司 (BDA) 选中，为澳大利亚的一个项目提供超视距 (BLOS) 卫星通信 (SATCOM) 终端。

Lite Coms 周二在一份电子邮件新闻稿中表示，将向 BDA 提供其 LITE SAT 1.3A 战术卫星终端，以支持澳大利亚国防军 (ADF) 的 LAND 4140 陆地指挥、控制、通信和计算机 (C4I) 现代化计划。

据该公司称，LITE SAT 1.3A 是一款“轻巧、坚固、自动捕获卫星终端，专为军事和政府行动而设计”。

该公司还表示，该终端采用耐用的碳纤维反射器制成，设计用于“快速、无需工具的部署”，并“为关键任务操作提供安全、可靠、高性能的超视距连接”。

Lite Coms 首席执行官 Bob Jacobsen 表示，公司对入选该计划感到“非常激动”。

“我们相信，这继续展现了 Lite Sat 1.3 的行业领先性能，以及 Lite Coms 为我们的客户提供的价值。”

据澳大利亚军方称，LAND 4140“将实现陆地C4系统的现代化和增强，以提供决策优势，并改进指挥与控制、情报、传感器和武器系统执行器，这对于开展联合陆军行动至关重要。”

澳大利亚政府于 8 月选择 BDA 提供二级超视距卫星通信地面终端，以“在日益复杂和竞争激烈的运行环境中实现更快、不间断和更可靠的连接”。

BDA联合系统主管马特·巴克尔当时表示，这项能力将为澳大利亚一体化军队提供多域连接。

“在高速宽带卫星通信链路的支持下，先进的超视距通信系统将确保不间断的数据流，使澳大利亚国防军能够在需要时进行连接，并在最关键的时刻充满信心地开展行动，”他当时在一份公司新闻稿中表示。

BDA 此前已被指定为作战管理系统的系统集成商，该系统也是根据澳大利亚的 LAND 4140 计划交付的。