GATR Technologies has been awarded an $11 million Marine Corps contract for inflatable satellite antennas and terminals.
GATR's Inflatable Satellite Communications antenna was approved for full-rate production for the High Bandwidth Special Intelligence-Palletized Terminal (HBSI-PT) Program of Record, according to a GATR news release.
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GATR also received an order for 36 2.4-meter X- and Ku-band terminals to support the USMC's Radio and Intelligence Battalions. "This USMC HBSI-PT configuration consists of 5 cases (antenna, modem/power, Ku-band, X-band, networking group) weighing under 370 lbs. per terminal," GATR said. "The HBSI-PT has the same performance as a 4,000-lb. Mobile (trailer) Terminal (MT) but packages far below the size of other compact terminals."
The GATR antenna system can be packed in as few as 2 cases, under 100 pounds each, for a single band.
Originally published July 15, 2015.
