{"id":12062,"date":"2026-06-22T20:52:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/northrop-grumman-corporation-to-advance-militarys-protected-satellite-communications\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:52:39","slug":"northrop-grumman-corporation-to-advance-militarys-protected-satellite-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/northrop-grumman-corporation-to-advance-militarys-protected-satellite-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Northrop Grumman Corporation to Advance Military\u2019s Protected Satellite Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1782114404870_639177112058287458.webp\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr fr-dib\" width=\"711\" height=\"406\" alt=\"Northrop Grumman Corporation to Advance Military\u2019s Protected Satellite Communications\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1782114404870_639177112058287458.webp\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1782114404870_639177112058287458.webp\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"711\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"406\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Northrop Grumman Corporation<\/strong> will continue its work on advanced, jam-resistant satellite communications with an award to build a free-flying, Enhanced Protected Tactical Satellite Communications \u2013 Prototype (PTS-P) for <strong>U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC)<\/strong>. The $398 million award builds on Northrop Grumman\u2019s work under SSC\u2019s PTS Family of Systems program to give U.S. tactical forces secure, resilient, Ka-band communications in the most contested environments. This is a key part of the company\u2019s broader communications solutions, delivering seamless connectivity across all threat conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Northrop Grumman\u2019s Enhanced PTS-P satellite will include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">An advanced, anti-jam payload with a Protected Tactical Waveform processor on a GEOStar-3 commercial bus, plus needed ground equipment, launch preparations and on-orbit testing.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Advanced digital processing techniques and cost effective antenna configurations for unparalleled anti-jam performance.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Modular, flexible architecture that is scalable and evolves to meet future mission needs without costly, time-consuming redesigns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: Northrop Grumman Sets New Standard in Space Positioning and Navigation<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pablo Pezzimenti<\/strong>, <strong>vice&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>president<\/strong>, <strong>communications&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>and&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>networking<\/strong>, <strong>Northrop&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Grumman<\/strong>: \u201cOur unparalleled anti-jam capabilities let warfighters stay securely connected in the most contested environments. Northrop Grumman is building on proven technology to deliver mission advantage in alignment with Space Systems Command\u2019s Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) Family of Systems.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. Its pioneering solutions equip customers with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe. Driven by a shared purpose to solve customers\u2019 toughest problems, its employees define possible every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northrop Grumman Corporation will continue its work on advanced, jam-resistant satellite communications with an award to build a free-flying, Enhanced Protected Tactical Satellite Communications \u2013 Prototype (PTS-P) for U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC). The $398 million award builds on Northrop Grumman\u2019s work under SSC\u2019s PTS Family of Systems program to give U.S. tactical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,25,42,20],"class_list":["post-12062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-satcom","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12062"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12062\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}