{"id":6880,"date":"2024-05-24T21:40:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T13:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/bluehalo-uses-kratos-openspace-satcom-ground-system-for-ussfs-scar-program-demonstration\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T21:40:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T13:40:14","slug":"bluehalo-uses-kratos-openspace-satcom-ground-system-for-ussfs-scar-program-demonstration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/bluehalo-uses-kratos-openspace-satcom-ground-system-for-ussfs-scar-program-demonstration\/","title":{"rendered":"BlueHalo Uses Kratos\u2019 OpenSpace SATCOM Ground System for USSF’s SCAR Program Demonstration"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in the defense, national security, and global markets, announced that its fully virtualized satellite communications (SATCOM) ground system, OpenSpace<\/strong>, was employed as part of BlueHalo\u2019s milestone demonstration for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program.<\/p>\n

BlueHalo, the prime contractor for the SCAR program, successfully demonstrated the integrated backend mission services to USSF Guardian operators at the 2024 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO. During the demonstration, Guardians received an operator orientation for the SCAR system interface, including the system scheduler and backend mission processor. Kratos\u2019 OpenSpace Platform is an important piece of the backend system which will pair with BlueHalo\u2019s BADGER<\/strong> adaptive phased array product to provide multi-beam, multi-orbit mission operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe demonstration at the Space Symposium showed vividly how the SCAR Program is leading in the digital transformation of satellite ground systems to become a more dynamic and resilient part of space domain operations,\u201d commented Phil Carrai, President of Kratos\u2019 Space, Training & Cyber Division<\/strong>. \u201cWith OpenSpace and Bluehalo\u2019s BADGER technology, Guardians will be able to rely upon an agile network infrastructure from the gateway to the edge and all points in between.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kratos\u2019 OpenSpace Platform is a fully software-defined and orchestrated satellite ground system, enabling scalable deployments within an elastic, cloud-agnostic, virtualized environment built upon widely accepted industry standards and a containerized architecture. With OpenSpace, Guardians can instantiate new services in minutes instead of the weeks, or even months, commonly required with traditional hardware-based ground systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlueHalo has checked off another milestone for the SCAR program\u2013not only demonstrating the system\u2019s backend mission services and user interface but, most importantly, collecting valuable insight from Guardian operators who will rely on this system for critical space operations,\u201d said Mary Clum, BlueHalo Executive Vice President and Sector President of Labs.<\/strong> \u201cWith the strong partnerships we have forged with the Space Rapid Capabilities Office and our partners like Kratos, BlueHalo is proud to deliver innovations that will define our national security capabilities for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

BlueHalo\u2019s $1.4B Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program was announced by the USSF Space RCO in May of 2022 to significantly increase satellite control capacity and support their dynamic missions going forward. The program covers initial design through full-rate production\u2013delivering a fleet of transportable, ground-based phased-array antennas and accompanying ground electronics and software to provide robust, flexible command and control capabilities for USSF satellites.<\/p>\n

Click here to learn more about BlueHalo’s BADGER Adaptive Phased Array Product.<\/strong><\/p>\n