Ukraine

Frontline connectivity

US vessel USS Lake Erie (CG-70), a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, which completed almost a year of deployment in the US Fourth Fleet and returned to Naval Base San Diego in June, houses the Aegis combat system, integrating advanced radar a

USS Lake Erie (CG-70)

Naval network

Russian state-owned company Rostec manufactured an aerostat in April to provide stable mobile communication for  the armed forces, according to a media statement. The radio module mounted on the balloon is equipped with an omnidirectional  antenna (P

A radio module

Israeli company Orbit Communication Systems secured a $2.4 million contract from a European company to supply satellite communication (Satcom) systems for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s naval platforms this year, according to the company’s

Israeli company Orbit Communication Systems secured a $2.4 million contract from a European company to supply satellite communication (Satcom) systems for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's naval platforms this year, according to the company's

Satcom for Nato

The US Space Systems Command’s commercial space office awarded a contract worth $307 million to Viasat in May to provide satellite communication services to the Marine Corps. The five-year deal aims to integrate multi-orbit and multi-band services fo

US Space

Satellite sync

Germany

Command and control  

Insitu

Upgraded UAS

Tactical orbit 

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From resilient battlefield communication, naval network to two-way tactical communication

<div class="photo-post-content" id="photo-post-content"><div class="pT10"><h2 class="title-lower photo-post-title">Frontline connectivity</h2></div><div class="story-img"><img alt="Frontline connectivity" class="photo-post-story zoomimg" croppingmethod="Resize" mediaid="388409" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2026-09/07/full/1788778206-8583.jpeg?im=Resize,width=600,height=600" title="Frontline connectivity" /><div class="count">1<span class="fS14"> / 8</span></div><div class="social" style="display:none;"><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/fb.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/confirm?hl=en&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Google+"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/google.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Linkedin"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/in.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://twitter.com/share?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Tweet"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/twitter.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://telegram.me/share/url?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Telegram"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/telegram.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="pti">Ukraine has been using the Starlink satellite internet system to provide resilient battlefield communication during the war with Russia. Its highlight is the high-speed, low-latency satellite connectivity, enabling secure command-and-control, drone operations, and real-time battlefield coordination, according to Reuters (Photo: Reuters)&nbsp;</div></div><div class="bB1"><div class="p-content"><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div><div class="pT10"><h2 class="title-lower photo-post-title">Naval network</h2></div><div class="story-img"><img alt="Naval network" class="photo-post-story zoomimg" croppingmethod="FeatureCrop" mediaid="388410" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2026-09/07/full/1788778528-8938.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,size=(600,600)" title="Naval network" /><div class="count">2<span class="fS14"> / 8</span></div><div class="social" style="display:none;"><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/fb.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/confirm?hl=en&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Google+"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/google.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Linkedin"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/in.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://twitter.com/share?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Tweet"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/twitter.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://telegram.me/share/url?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Telegram"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/telegram.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="pti">US vessel USS Lake Erie (CG-70), a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, which completed almost a year of deployment in the US Fourth Fleet and returned to Naval Base San Diego in June, houses the Aegis combat system, integrating advanced radar and military communications for air and missile defence, according to the US Navy (Photo: Reuters)&nbsp;</div></div><div class="bB1"><div class="p-content"><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div><div class="pT10"><h2 class="title-lower photo-post-title">A radio module</h2></div><div class="story-img"><img alt="A radio module" class="photo-post-story zoomimg" croppingmethod="FeatureCrop" mediaid="388413" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2026-09/07/full/1788778591-4344.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,size=(600,600)" title="A radio module" /><div class="count">3<span class="fS14"> / 8</span></div><div class="social" style="display:none;"><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/fb.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/confirm?hl=en&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Google+"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/google.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Linkedin"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/in.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://twitter.com/share?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Tweet"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/twitter.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://telegram.me/share/url?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Telegram"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/telegram.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="pti">Russian state-owned company Rostec manufactured an aerostat in April to provide stable mobile communication for the armed forces, according to a media statement. The radio module mounted on the balloon is equipped with an omnidirectional antenna (Photo: Rostec)&nbsp;</div></div><div class="bB1"><div class="p-content"><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div><div class="pT10"><h2 class="title-lower photo-post-title">Satcom for Nato</h2></div><div class="story-img"><img alt="Satcom for Nato" class="photo-post-story zoomimg" croppingmethod="FeatureCrop" mediaid="388415" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2026-09/07/full/1788778659-7879.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,size=(600,600)" title="Satcom for Nato" /><div class="count">4<span class="fS14"> / 8</span></div><div class="social" style="display:none;"><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/fb.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/confirm?hl=en&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Google+"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/google.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Linkedin"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/in.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://twitter.com/share?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Tweet"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/twitter.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://telegram.me/share/url?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Telegram"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/telegram.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="pti">Israeli company Orbit Communication Systems secured a $2.4 million contract from a European company to supply satellite communication (Satcom) systems for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization&rsquo;s naval platforms this year, according to the company&rsquo;s media statement (Photo: Orbit)&nbsp;</div></div><div class="bB1"><div class="p-content"><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div><div class="pT10"><h2 class="title-lower photo-post-title">Satellite sync</h2></div><div class="story-img"><img alt="Satellite sync" class="photo-post-story zoomimg" croppingmethod="FeatureCrop" mediaid="388417" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2026-09/07/full/1788778742-6658.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,size=(600,600)" title="Satellite sync" /><div class="count">5<span class="fS14"> / 8</span></div><div class="social" style="display:none;"><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/fb.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/confirm?hl=en&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Google+"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/google.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Linkedin"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/in.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://twitter.com/share?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Tweet"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/twitter.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://telegram.me/share/url?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Telegram"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/telegram.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="pti">The US Space Systems Command&rsquo;s commercial space office awarded a contract worth $307 million to Viasat in May to provide satellite communication services to the Marine Corps. The five-year deal aims to integrate multi-orbit and multi-band services for enhanced global military satellite communications, according to the company&rsquo;s media statement (Photo: Viasat)&nbsp;</div></div><div class="bB1"><div class="p-content"><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div><div class="pT10"><h2 class="title-lower photo-post-title">Command and control</h2></div><div class="story-img"><img alt="Command and control " class="photo-post-story zoomimg" croppingmethod="" mediaid="388421" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2026-09/07/full/1788779266-7839.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,size=(600,600)" title="Command and control " /><div class="count">6<span class="fS14"> / 8</span></div><div class="social" style="display:none;"><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/fb.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/confirm?hl=en&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Google+"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/google.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Linkedin"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/in.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://twitter.com/share?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Tweet"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/twitter.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://telegram.me/share/url?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Telegram"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/telegram.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="pti">Germany ordered Falcon tactical radio systems from L3Harris to elevate the armed forces&rsquo; mobile command and control network in June. The software-defined radios will be delivered later this year (Photo: L3Harris)</div></div><div class="bB1"><div class="p-content"><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div><div class="pT10"><h2 class="title-lower photo-post-title">Upgraded UAS</h2></div><div class="story-img"><img alt="Upgraded UAS" class="photo-post-story zoomimg" croppingmethod="" mediaid="388422" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2026-09/07/full/1788779350-915.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,size=(600,600)" title="Upgraded UAS" /><div class="count">7<span class="fS14"> / 8</span></div><div class="social" style="display:none;"><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/fb.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/confirm?hl=en&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Google+"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/google.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Linkedin"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/in.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://twitter.com/share?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Tweet"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/twitter.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://telegram.me/share/url?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Telegram"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/telegram.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="pti">Defence company Insitu has announced the addition of proliferated low Earth orbit satcom datalinks and laser-targeting capabilities to its ScanEagle unmanned aerial systems, according to the company&rsquo;s media statement (Photo: Insitu)</div></div><div class="bB1"><div class="p-content"><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div><div class="pT10"><h2 class="title-lower photo-post-title">Tactical orbit</h2></div><div class="story-img"><img alt="Tactical orbit " class="photo-post-story zoomimg" croppingmethod="" mediaid="388424" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2026-09/07/full/1788779423-5889.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,size=(600,600)" title="Tactical orbit " /><div class="count">8<span class="fS14"> / 8</span></div><div class="social" style="display:none;"><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/fb.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/confirm?hl=en&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Google+"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/google.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Share on Linkedin"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/in.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://twitter.com/share?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Tweet"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/twitter.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mB10"><a onclick="javascript:popupOpen('https://telegram.me/share/url?url=');" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="Telegram"><img class="zoomimg" src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/include/_mod/site/html5/images/telegram.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="pti">The US&rsquo; York Space Systems demonstrated two-way tactical communication using ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) links from low Earth orbit (LEO) in May, according to the company&rsquo;s media statement. This will provide the US military with resilient, low-latency, and foliage-penetrating tactical communication that links directly to existing handheld field radios (Photo: York Space)</div></div><div class="bB1"><div class="p-content"><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div></div><small class="brtag">&nbsp;</small>

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