Honeywell Aerospace Satcom Technology Selected For U.S. Space Force Program

PHOENIX, Oct. 23, 2023 – Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency on behalf of the United States Space Force, to support its $900M Proliferated Low Earth Orbit program.

Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) consists of a large number of small satellites in lower orbit, enabling global satellite communications network coverage with high data rates and minimal delay. They provide an additional layer of mission communication capability and resiliency for the warfighter.

“With the addition of Aspire 150 and 350 to our defense portfolio, Honeywell provides resilient communications for mission aircraft based on our multiorbit offerings, including low, medium and geostationary orbit SATCOM solutions,” said Steve Hadden, vice president of Services & Connectivity, Honeywell Aerospace. “For pLEO, we also further enhanced our capabilities, working with a leader in remote sensing to enable rapid response to mission requests such as terrestrial and maritime imaging and analysis.”

Both the Aspire 350 and the Aspire 150 are low-size weight and power (SWaP) systems developed with a scalable architecture, enabling flexibility to meet mission requirements. They contain an embedded router to help reduce weight, and leverage Iridium Certus airtime services, providing greater reliability and efficiency for operations, plus global low earth orbit communication capability to our customers. Using Iridium Certus, warfighters can transmit, receive and relay secure messages, critical data, and images and video to and from personnel in remote areas. This offers reliable and secure voice, data and video communication, aiding coordination and decision-making on the battlefield. The strategically designed systems’ smaller weight also adds to aircraft fuel savings.

Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal and coalition agencies can quickly procure Honeywell’s hardware and services, ensuring a fast and cost-effective means of supplying necessary products and services to the program.

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