BAE Systems to build compact space radios shielding US military satellites from jamming

BAE Systems won a Space Systems Command contract to develop and demonstrate compact RF terminals for a U.S. Space Force space-based data layer. The software-defined radios must operate from LEO to GEO and withstand jamming, interference and radiation.

• Contract awarded by Space Systems Command for an orbital data layer linking military assets
• Terminals must work from LEO to GEO and resist jamming and electromagnetic interference
• BAE draws on radiation-hardened parts, including RAD750 processors used on 100+ satellites
• An API will coordinate precise pointing between payloads as spacecraft establish links