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U.S. Marine Corps

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Wayne Phelps is Director of Business Development at CesiumAstro and is a retired Marine Corps UAS pilot.

Mentioned as: Marine CorpsOrg RelationshipJun 19, 2023CesiumAstro Awarded a Contract by U.S. Air Force to Demonstrate SATCOM Terminal on MQ-9A Aircraft

Wayne Phelps is Director of Business Development at CesiumAstro and is a retired Marine Corps UAS pilot.

Mentioned as: Marine CorpsOrg RelationshipJun 18, 2023CesiumAstro awarded million$ USAF contract to demo SATCOM on MQ-9A Reaper

CGI Federal completed pilot testing of Microsoft Azure Orbital Cloud Access and Nokia Private 0.005 kg communications within the Marine Corps Platform Integration Center (MCPIC) systems at Blount Island Command (BIC).

Mentioned as: Marine Corps Platform Integration CenterTechnical ProductJun 4, 2023CGI Federal demos Microsoft Azure Orbital Cloud access + Nokia Private 5G comms to support USMC logistics

Garry Schwartz retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2004 after more than 21 years of service as an officer and enlisted Marine.

Mentioned as: U.S. Marine CorpsNarrative GeneralJun 1, 2023HII’s Mission Technologies Division’s new COO + C5ISR President

The two new USMC orders are under a 10-year, competitively awarded, $750,000,000 indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for L3Harris Falcon IV manpack and handheld radios.

Mentioned as: U.S. Marine CorpsOrg RelationshipMay 23, 2023L3Harris receives USMC orders for multi-channel radios

L3Harris Technologies received orders totaling $160,000,000 from the United States Marine Corps for multi-channel handheld and vehicular radio systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Marine CorpsOrg RelationshipMay 23, 2023L3Harris receives USMC orders for multi-channel radios

Earlier versions of the V-BAT have supported operations for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps since 2016.

Mentioned as: U.S. Marine CorpsNarrative GeneralMay 15, 2023U.S. Army selects Northrop Grumman + teammate Shield AI for future tactical UAS prototype

The U.S. Navy’s Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Air System program team (PMA-266) at Pax River leveraged the U.S. Air Force’s Agile Reaper Enterprise Solution (ARES) to procure MQ-9 Reaper aircraft, associated spares, and support equipment for the Marine Corps.

Mentioned as: U.S. Marine CorpsNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2023U.S.M.C. receives first MQ-9 Reaper UAS

The U.S. Marine Corps received the first of eight MQ-9 Reaper aircraft delivered under a joint contract with the U.S. Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Marine CorpsOrg RelationshipMay 11, 2023U.S.M.C. receives first MQ-9 Reaper UAS

The Marine Corps’ UH-1Y helicopter completed an initial flight at Patuxent River to test the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) MILSATCOM capability for the MQ-25 Stingray.

Mentioned as: marine corpsNarrative GeneralMay 3, 2023NAVAIR tests nexgen MILSATCOM for USMC MQ-25 H-1 UAS

Laconic Infrastructure Partners signed a contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to provide surf observation data and analysis based on Laconic’s Environmental Intelligence service.

Mentioned as: U.S. Marine CorpsTechnical ProductApr 12, 2023U.S. Marine Corps awards Laconic with Environmental Intelligence Services Contract

Trey Pappas is Vice President of Business Development at CesiumAstro and is a retired Marine Corps aviation officer.

Mentioned as: Marine CorpsOrg RelationshipMar 6, 2023CesiumAstro wins SDA award to advance steerable antenna array development

Trey Pappas is Vice President of Business Development at CesiumAstro and is a retired Marine Corps aviation officer.

Mentioned as: marine corpsNarrative GovernanceMar 2, 2023CesiumAstro Wins SDA Award to Advance Multi-Beam, L-Band Active Electronically Steerable Array Antenna Development

On 2022-12-22, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and the Air National Guard, with joint support from the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, flight tested an MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft equipped with a Low Earth Orbit satellite communications Command and Control system.

Mentioned as: U.S. Marine CorpsOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2023GA-ASI flight tests LEO SATCOM on MQ-9A

Eric Traupe, a retired United States Marine infantry officer and former Assistant Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for the Near East, will serve as President of Capella Federal.

Mentioned as: United States Marine CorpsOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2023Capella Space establishes Capella Federal

Viasat Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide end-to-end satellite communications support through a fully managed service to the United States Marine Corps.

Mentioned as: U.S. Marine CorpsNarrative GeneralJan 26, 2023Viasat awarded SATCOM managed services contract by the USMC

The Viasat SaaMS implementation for I MEF is the first commercially developed SaaMS implemented by a USMC command.

Mentioned as: usmcNarrative GeneralJan 26, 2023Viasat awarded SATCOM managed services contract by the USMC

The Viasat fully managed SATCOM service provides the USMC with terminal inventory management, network performance monitoring, cybersecurity and cyber defense, engineering support, training, and logistics support.

Mentioned as: USMCOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2023Viasat awarded SATCOM managed services contract by the USMC

Viasat was awarded a contract to provide end-to-end satellite communications support to the United States Marine Corps on 2023-01-24.

Mentioned as: U.S. Marine CorpsOrg RelationshipJan 24, 2023Viasat Awarded Satellite Communications Managed Services Contract by United States Marine Corps

Viasat’s SaaMS delivered in FY22 was implemented for I MEF, the Marine Corps’ largest warfighting organization.

Mentioned as: U.S. Marine CorpsNarrative GeneralJan 24, 2023Viasat Awarded Satellite Communications Managed Services Contract by United States Marine Corps
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