The Osprey u8 terminal from Kymeta has been selected for the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) Pilot system that's intended to coordinate multiple-orbit satellite communications (satcom). In reaching for industry-leading technology, the U. S. Army hopes to modernize its command-and-control (C2) systems to keep pace with the latest communications platforms.
The Osprey u8 terminal is well-suited for full-duplex, multiple-orbit connectivity across a wide range of satellites, including geosynchronous-Earth-orbit (GEO) and low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites (see image above).
The Osprey u8 terminal offers proprietary pointing and tracking for communications on the move in a hard-to-detect, low-power, low-profile, narrow-bandwidth format. The modular cartridge-based terminal adapts quickly to changing conditions and requirements, providing continuous and secure communications for mission-critical assignments. It leverages metamaterials and software-defined-radio (SDR) technology among other advances for outstanding performance and efficiency.
Kymeta executive vice president Tom Jackson felt the Army was looking for this type of advanced technology, “Kymeta has several technological advantages over similar solutions currently available. These advantages are rooted in our metamaterials-based architecture, which enables us to create terminals that use less power than others on the market. Other terminal manufacturers can try to engineer around this, but they can’t replicate the technology that sits at the core of our product line.”
Jackson acknowledged a tight fit of the technology with the Army’s needs, “This approach to manufacturing is the exact type of innovation the U.S. Army is looking for when it seeks new technologies from the commercial market to integrate into its existing capabilities.”
