U.S. Space Command Continues Work with LinQuest for Operational Support
LinQuest Corporation, a leader in space systems technology and electronic warfare solutions for U.S. defense and intelligence communities, announced that it was awarded a $31,676,388 million third sole source contract to support the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) operations. The contract has a one-year period of performance through April 2022.
“We are pleased to continue our partnership with United States Space Command in this historic and vital warfighting effort,” said LinQuest President and CEO, Tim Dills. “For over 30 years, LinQuest has worked with Government national security space stakeholders in architecting, acquiring, and operating space systems. This contract will sustain the continuity of those efforts with the world’s preeminent organization in employing space capabilities for national defense, USSPACECOM.
Startup Omnispace is asking the FCC for permission to test transmissions from its medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite in Brewster, Washington.
But some of the details in the company s new application, and in some of its previous filings with the FCC, are noteworthy.
First, the company has hinted at tests of its technology with the US military. Omnispace is currently under contract with the US Air Force s (USAF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to assist with building future communications capabilities for the US military and government in the furtherance of US national security, the company wrote in an FCC filing last year. Part of this contract includes the testing and demonstration of Omnispace s current capabilities for various units of the USAF and US military, including the US Space Force s (USSF) E-FORGE unit.
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