{"id":2790,"date":"2025-09-10T11:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/aerovironment-secures-240-million-contract-for-space-laser-communication-systems\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:41:08","slug":"aerovironment-secures-240-million-contract-for-space-laser-communication-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/aerovironment-secures-240-million-contract-for-space-laser-communication-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"AeroVironment Secures $240 Million Contract for Space Laser Communication Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/AV_cover_638930321932817228.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"AeroVironment Secures $240 Million Contract for Space Laser Communication Systems\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/AV_cover_638930321932817228.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/AV_cover_638930321932817228.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>AeroVironment<\/strong>, global manufacturer of all-domain defense technologies and mission-critical space capabilities, announced a nearly $240M order for its long-haul laser communications terminals from an undisclosed customer who will deploy the systems on orbit.<\/p>\n<p>AV\u2019s long-haul laser communications terminals have demonstrated multi-orbit, space-to-space satellite crosslink capabilities while operating in the complex challenges of space environments, including jitter, extreme temperatures, and the absence of atmosphere. The systems offer new capabilities for transferring high-bandwidth data in space\u2013enabling the secure exchange of more data at a faster rate across further distances, including LEO, MEO, GEO orbits, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis contract moves our superior, next-generation long-haul laser communication terminals from the lab to orbit\u2013a significant milestone not only for our team and this technology but for commercial space industry capabilities,\u201d said <strong>Mary Clum<\/strong><strong>, Executive Vice President of AV\u2019s Space and Directed Energy Group<\/strong>. \u201cSince validating the technology earlier this year, we\u2019ve been internally investing in our manufacturing and scaling production to meet the demand signals we\u2019re hearing from our customers. We\u2019re ready to deliver and ready to show what these terminals can do in orbit.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What are Satellite Laser Communication Terminals?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>In March, AV completed a successful two-terminal long-haul, multi-orbit laser communication system demonstration and announced its manufacturing readiness for orbit. The achievement marks a significant breakthrough in the development of space-based laser communication technology with far-reaching implications for commercial sectors.<\/p>\n<p>AV&#8217;s laser communication terminals are suitable for satellite bus providers, offering a longer range, greater accuracy, and higher reliability for free-space optical communications. The capability builds upon and advances systems previously developed and deployed by AV, many of which remain in orbit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AeroVironment, global manufacturer of all-domain defense technologies and mission-critical space capabilities, announced a nearly $240M order for its long-haul laser communications terminals from an undisclosed customer who will deploy the systems on orbit. AV\u2019s long-haul laser communications terminals have demonstrated multi-orbit, space-to-space satellite crosslink capabilities while operating in the complex challenges of space environments, including [&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":[26,38,20,61],"class_list":["post-2790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-leo","tag-satellite","tag-satellite-laser-communication-terminals"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2790"}],"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=2790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2790\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}