San Diego, CA-based Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced on December 6 that it has been awarded a $39 million sole-source contract for Geolocation Global Support Services. The award is a five year contract that includes a base year and four one-year options, for a total value of up to $39 million. Work on the initial $7.7M base year contract began on December 1, 2019.
Kratos
will provide continuous RF monitoring services for government leased bandwidth
on commercial satellites and bandwidth on military satellite communications;
including bandwidth identified by the Combined Space Operations Center, or
CSpOC. Kratos will also support resolving interference events through
employment of mitigation strategies and geolocation activities. These services
use Kratos products including Monics and satID to identify, isolate and
geolocate interfering signals. Monitoring services will provide the U.S.
Government the ability to efficiently utilize leased bandwidth, saving money
and resources while ensuring that critical satellite communication links stay
operational.
Matt
Langenbahn, vice president of RF Sensing Systems for Kratos said, “Kratos’
commercially owned and operated global RF space domain awareness network uses
proprietary sensors and software to collect and deliver persistent, day or
night real-time data. The global network augments U.S. government
satellite communication with detection services for anomalies, maneuvers and
interference. Kratos’ Mission Partner approach helps the government and
satellite operators understand more about the health, location, attribution,
performance and other behavioral factors about satellites in space.”
Kratos offers RF monitoring services, also referred to as spectral services, with a global network of antennas and sensors necessary to provide constant (24 hours per day, 7 days per week) bandwidth monitoring, detection and geolocation interference in the C- and Ku- bands specified by the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC). Kratos’ sensor network currently consists of 20 worldwide sites hosting more than 80 fixed and steerable sensors and antennas in C, Ku, X and S bands.
Source: Kratos
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