GERMANTOWN, Md., Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network
Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and
multi-transport technologies and networks for 50 years, today
announced that it has been awarded one of several prime positions
on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with
a ceiling of $950,000,000 by the U.S.
Air Force to support its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS).
Hughes will offer flexible satellite communications solutions that
leverage open systems design, modern software and algorithm
development in order to enable ABMS, part of the broader Joint All
Domain Command and Control (JADC2) effort to deliver information
accessibility to the warfighter.
Our leading, open standard, interoperable network solutions enable
Department of Defense networks to operate as one.
"This opportunity reflects our leadership in engineering open
standard, interoperable network solutions that enable Department of
Defense networks to operate as one," said Rick Lober, vice
president and general manager of the Defense and Intelligence
Systems Division at Hughes. "We look forward to bringing
intelligent, multi-transport technologies, such as our unique
Terminal Management Agent, to deploy the resilient networking the
Air Force requires for mission assurance."
This IDIQ contract is part of a multiple award, multi-level
security effort to provide development and operation of systems as
a unified force across all domains (air, land, sea, space, cyber,
and electromagnetic spectrum) in an open architecture family of
systems that enables capabilities via multiple integrated
platforms.
For more information about Hughes Defense, visit
defense.hughes.com.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport
technologies and networks for 50 years, provides broadband
equipment and services; managed services featuring smart,
software-defined networking; and end-to-end network operation for
millions of consumers, businesses, governments and communities
worldwide. The Hughes flagship Internet service, HughesNet®,
connects more than 1.5 million subscribers across the Americas, and
the Hughes JUPITER™ System powers Internet access for tens of
millions more worldwide. Hughes supplies more than half the global
satellite terminal market to leading satellite operators, in-flight
service providers, mobile network operators and military customers.
A managed network services provider, Hughes supports nearly 500,000
enterprise sites with its HughesON™ portfolio of wired and wireless
solutions. Headquartered in Germantown,
Maryland, USA, Hughes is owned by EchoStar. To learn more,
visit www.hughes.com or follow @HughesConnects on Twitter and
LinkedIn.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is a premier global provider of
satellite communication solutions. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and conducting business
around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in secure communications
technologies through its Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar
Satellite Services business segments. For more information, visit
www.echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
©2019 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes
and HughesNet are registered trademarks and JUPITER is a trademark
of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
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