MOJAVE, Calif. - In one year, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) took a satellite communications system normally used in space and transformed it into a high-functioning, low-cost communications system that can be used on aircraft.<br />
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The satellite communications (SATCOM) system was successfully demonstrated on board the company's Firebird demonstrator aircraft. Until now, no small communications system has been able to send sensor data to a satellite and back to a ground ...This story is related to the following:Aircraft & Aerospace Communications Systems |