The Air Force Research Lab's DEUCSI program will develop and experimentally test satellite communication systems capable of operating with multiple commercial space internet constellations.
The Defense Innovation Unit is looking for commercial solutions addressing persistent sensing, data transport, high-performance edge computing and data fusion.
Special operators conduct training in austere conditions at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, on May 9, 2023, in support of exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew Adams)
The DEUCSI program looks to establish the ability to communicate with military platforms via multiple commercial space internet constellations in various orbital regimes using common terminal hardware.
The agency wants information on different capabilities — from translator satellites for commercial constellations to space-based anti-jamming technology — that could be integrated onto the Transport Layer…