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Boeing engineers recently demonstrated a new, autonomous technology that can successfully prevent jamming attempts on U.S. Department of Defense satellite communications (SATCOM). The test was conducted on the U.S. Space Force\u2019s Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype (PTS-P), showing how this technology can provide secure communication in contested environments.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaintaining communication with our deployed forces during hostility gives us a tactical edge on the battlefield,\u201d said Justin Bruner, PTS-P Program Manager at the U.S. Space Force. \u201cOur adversaries are always attempting to deny our ability to communicate. On-board, autonomous, real-time nulling of jammers greatly enhance our resiliency, ensuring the United States and our allies can provide our warfighters with secure, reliable communications in a contested environment. Boeing has made significant strides in the development and execution of a nulling algorithm with flight-like firmware, demonstrating agile anti-jam capability. PTS-P and all of our Protected Anti-Jam Tactical SATCOM (PATS) programs are critical to this effort.\u201d<\/p>\n
PTS-P will provide space-based processing of the Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW), the U.S. military\u2019s jam-resistant waveform. Boeing\u2019s solution uses software-defined beam-shaping to geolocate and actively suppress jamming in real time, with thousands of data points gathered every second.<\/p>\n
The hardware-software integration demonstration featured a number of simulations where an adversary attempted to block a user\u2019s communication, including situations with numerous simultaneous jamming attempts. In every simulation, the Boeing-built prototype autonomously mitigated highly-dynamic jamming attempts and preserved connectivity, including situations where the user was in close proximity to the interference source.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Space Force has dubbed PTS-P a \u201cpacesetter program\u201d to signify the rapid prototyping approach and quick delivery timeline under the Space Enterprise Consortium\u2019s (SpEC) OTA contracting mechanism. Additional PTS-P hardware and software demonstrations are planned in the coming months, with host vehicle integration set to begin early next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Space Force understands these rapid prototyping programs are needed to maintain technical and space superiority,\u201d said Troy Dawson, vice president, of Government Satellite Solutions at Boeing Defense, Space & Security.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are innovating to meet the needs of the evolving threat. This requires us to try things that we\u2019ve never tried before, moving quickly, failing quickly, and ultimately fielding first-of-its-kind technology that is ready for the rigors of the battlefield. Our efforts on PTS-P are setting the pace, and blazing a trail that I anticipate many more national security programs will follow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boeing\u2019s PTS-P solution is scalable and hostable on both commercial and government space vehicles. The team has completed several hardware and software demonstrations, working towards a 2024 launch and ensuing on-orbit demonstrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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