GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, recently won a contract with Boeing to install inertial reference units for its wideband phased array satellite communications systems designed for airborne mobile communications.
The state-of-the-art units will provide the technology to deliver orientation and position using data from Global Positioning System (GPS) for next-generation satellite communications systems. The system can be used for surveillance, target acquisition and satellite antenna pointing purposes in land vehicles and airborne and seaborne applications. The reference units combine GPS and inertial data to deliver high-accuracy continuous location, heading, pitch and roll data in moving and stationary vehicles.
“Tactical inertial navigation is an area of expertise for our team,” GE Aviation VP and General Manager of Avionics George Kiefer said in a statement. “The inertial reference unit delivers continuous navigation data required for next-generation satellite communication systems in stationary and moving vehicles and aircraft.”
The cutting-edge Ka-band phased array satcom antenna system of Boeing enables customers to enjoy and take advantage of the significant increase in bandwidth provided by next-generation Ka-band satellites to deliver data between aircraft in-flight and the ground network. Boeing developed these communications antenna technologies to enhance platform capabilities to remain connected even when mobile.
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