L3Harris’ Hybrid SATCOM is resilient by design, offering path diversity that eliminates vulnerabilities by routing data across the best available networks in real time, writes Lauren Barnes, President of L3Harris’ Broadband Communications Systems, in Air & Space Forces Magazine.
Across our history, communication methods have evolved exponentially. Smoke and light signals graduated to semaphore flags. Morse code eventually gave way to radios, then telephones, fax machines, and electronic mail. Today, we are all heavily reliant on 5G networks and satellite communications to stay connected.
Similarly, our adversaries and their tactics have become more advanced, and battlespace communications are a wickedly complex problem. Simply stated, the U.S. military can no longer rely on a singular satellite architecture to guarantee connectivity. Redundancy, agility, and resilience are no longer aspirational ideas – they are the new baseline requirements. As the Trusted Disruptor, L3Harris is already delivering the next chapter of human connectivity with Hybrid Satellite Communications (SATCOM).
Throughout every era, communication has proven pivotal to mission success. The need for robust and adaptable satellite communication systems has never been more critical than today. L3Harris is innovating toward a Hybrid SATCOM model that will serve as the central nervous system that modern missions demand: a communication network that’s flexible, resilient, and deeply matrixed. Our architecture spans Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), and Geostationary Orbit (GEO), and seamlessly transitions between commercial and military networks, thereby avoiding single points of failure. This ensures warfighters remain connected – especially in contested or denied environments.
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