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U.S. Space Force Plans New Contract for Geolocation Global Support Services

U.S. Space Force Plans New Contract for Geolocation Global Support Services
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Florence of the 607th Air Communications Squadron sets up an L3Harris-made Hawkeye antenna during exercise Enduring PACE on May 18, 2023, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The Hawkeye is a portable antenna to establish communications networks when the primary means of communication are down, the Air Force said (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Space Force plans to award a Geolocation Global Support Services (GGSS) contract to aid the service in geolocating Electromagnetic Interference (EMI). In 2012, U.S. Strategic Command awarded Kratos [KTOS] a more than $13 million contract for radio frequency (RF) monitoring services for U.S. Central Command and U.S. Pacific Command. In 2016, STRATCOM modified the contract to expand RF monitoring, interference detection and geolocation services for other combatant commands in all DoD leased Ku and C-band commercial bandwidth worldwide…

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