On December 4, Atlanta, GA-based Envistacom announced a $47.8 million, three-year award to support the Deployable Ku Band Earth Terminal (DKET) program managed by the U.S. Army’s Product Manager Satellite Communications (PdM SATCOM). The task order was awarded under the Deployable Adaptive Global Responder Support (DAGRS) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $480 million over five years. Envistacom will provide installation, training, relocation, integration, and upgrades for new, legacy and existing DKETs, DKET LT (“Lite” version) and mobile DKET (MKET).
PdM SATCOM is responsible for the Army’s tactical multi-channel
satellite ground and commercial terminal programs and Envistacom will help
upgrade existing terminals, as well as spares, new terminals, installation,
relocations and necessary interface equipment and services. Additionally, the
new deployable SATCOM terminal antennas provided by Envistacom will be
multi-band capable, operating in Ku, Ka and X-Band frequencies.
“Envistacom will help support the Army’s PdM SATCOM achieve its
modernization goals through the implementation of virtualization, and other new
technologies,” said Nelson Santini, senior vice president of sales at
Envistacom. “We have built a strong rapport with the Army, and we are pleased
to be selected for such an important program providing satellite transmission
capability within the Department of Defense global network for almost 20
years.”
The DKET is the backbone of long-haul transmissions for the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM) and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), with over 80 DKETs deployed to support multiple areas of operation (AOs). DKET provides intra-country communications within and between regional commands globally, and inter-theater communications with reach back capabilities to other countries and continents.
Source: Envistacom
By Loren Blinde
December 5, 2019
