Maxar Selected to Deliver Portable Satellite Imagery Ground Systems to U.S. Army
September 21 2020 - 6:00AM
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Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), a trusted partner and
innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, today
announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Army Geospatial
Center to deliver multiple highly portable, direct-downlink
tactical ground systems that provide critical geospatial
intelligence to users in remote locations. Maxar was awarded a
sole-source, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ)
contract valued at up to $49 million over eight years and two
initial task orders worth a combined value of $8 million.
The system, called the U.S. Army Remote Ground Terminal (RGT),
is easily transported by two people and can be set-up in about an
hour. The RGT enables troops in remote locations to rapidly
downlink, analyze and disseminate data from commercial Earth
observation satellites to support military, humanitarian and
disaster relief missions. The RGT system is based on Maxar’s
Tactical Architecture for Near-real-time Global Operations
(TANGOTM) platform, the most portable ground system of its
kind.
The RGT downlinks data from a variety of commercial sources,
including Maxar’s high-resolution WorldView constellation, and is
designed to be continuously upgraded with additional commercial
electro-optical and synthetic aperture radar sources. The RGT comes
with robust training for unit operators to enable self-sustained
operations, and 24/7 field service available from Maxar.
The U.S. Army plans to continue developing the RGT system,
ultimately transitioning it to become the commercial imagery
receive node for the U.S. Army’s future Tactical Intelligence
Targeting Access Node (TITAN). TITAN is a scalable intelligence
ground station that will leverage sensors across multiple domains
to provide rapid and accurate targeting data directly to U.S. Army
fires networks.
“As the industry leader in Earth Intelligence, Maxar is
dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for our customers’
most complex challenges,” said Tony Frazier, Maxar’s Executive Vice
President of Global Field Operations. “The RGT is revolutionizing
the way users in remote sites obtain the critical Earth
Intelligence their missions demand – when and where they need it
most.”
“Times of crisis are defined by seconds and minutes, not days
and months,” said Matt Cro, U.S. Army Geospatial Center’s Technical
Director, Army TENCAP. “The Maxar-developed RGT is significantly
enhancing the speed at which we access critical information at the
tactical edge and provides an important technology advancement for
enabling TITAN.”
About Maxar
Maxar is a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence
and Space Infrastructure. We deliver disruptive value to government
and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and
navigate our changing planet; deliver global broadband
communications; and explore and advance the use of space. Our
unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and
a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and
deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost
effectiveness. Maxar’s 4,000 team members in 20 global locations
are inspired to harness the potential of space to help our
customers create a better world. Maxar trades on the New York Stock
Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange as MAXR. For more information,
visit www.maxar.com.
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