Global Lightning: Ready to ‘Strike’ on the DoD’s Behalf
Watch this video to learn more about Global Lightning — a prototyping and experimentation campaign to provide reliable, secure satellite communications to both stationary and mobile users. It can switch to military satellite constellations when unique or non-standard communication features are advantageous, test and optimize multi-constellation SATCOM terminals, and much more.
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