Security News > 2023 > March > Boeing signs off design of anti-jamming tech that keeps satellites online
Boeing said on Tuesday its anti-jam ground-based satellite communications system had passed the necessary tests to validate it for use in the U.S. Space Force's Pathfinder program.
The tests proved PTW was resistant to jamming but also validated hardware and software integration between PTES and the Department of Defense's satellite communications architecture.
Space Force's intention is to prevent adversaries interfering with signals sent to military satellites, even in hostile environments.
While the initial user of the anti-jamming tech is Space Force, commercial satellite operators are another likely customer.
The goal of the Pathfinder program, according to Space Force's Space Systems Command is to "Demonstrate affordable bandwidth acquisition by gaining long-term access to transponder assets from commercial satellite providers," presumably without worrying about being jammed.
"By augmenting current systems with PTES, which is designed to be forward and backward compatible with government and commercial systems, the U.S. DoD and its allies are able to meet the challenges of an evolving battlefield," said Boeing VP of government satellite systems Troy Dawson.