Kratos Partners with BlueHalo to Demonstrate Satellite Communication System
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced that its fully virtualized satellite communications ground system, OpenSpace, was employed as part of BlueHalo's milestone demonstration for the U.S. Space Force Space Rapid Capabilities Office Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource program. Kratos said: "BlueHalo, the prime contractor for the SCAR program, successfully demonstrated the integrated backend mission services to USSF Guardian operators at the 2024 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO. During the demonstration, Guardians received an operator orientation for the SCAR system interface, including the system scheduler and backend mission processor. Kratos' OpenSpace Platform is an important piece of the backend system which will pair with BlueHalo's BADGER adaptive phased array product to provide multi-beam, multi-orbit mission operations." BlueHalo's $1.4B Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource program was announced by the USSF Space RCO in May of 2022 to significantly increase satellite control capacity and support their dynamic missions going forward. The program covers initial design through full-rate production-delivering a fleet of transportable, ground-based phased-array antennas and accompanying ground electronics and software to provide robust, flexible command and control capabilities for USSF satellites.
