Astranis has unveiled Vanguard, a secure beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) satellite communications system designed for government and defense users. Vanguard promises hardened, persistent satcom links for tactical and mobile platforms, aiming to meet rising demand for resilient, protected C2 and data transport in contested environments.
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Addresses a core government requirement for hardened, persistent beyond-line-of-sight links and complements mesh transport architectures such as the USAF/SDA effort to field a Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) transport layer: https://hype.aero/?story=712ecccd-c9be-40db-a772-f3a116c8edee
Reinforces a broader industry shift toward interoperable, multi-orbit and multi-domain secure communications while highlighting the importance of satellite resilience given recent discoveries of command-and-control vulnerabilities: https://hype.aero/?story=6feacf0a-e38d-47fa-ba68-7dbaf3d83221 and https://hype.aero/?story=1a4c063e-39d1-4b87-979e-657e5bf7abae
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