How Comtech Is Building More Resilient Military Communications Networks

Comtec has supported the U.S. Army, U.S. military broadly, and coalition and partner countries for

about six decades at this point. We've built up a portfolio set that spans satellite communications

troposcatter. Common thread is resilient communications, capabilities that ensure that our users know the network's there when they need it. The way that I think about hybrid networks in

the most simplified form is we should be providing a system that allows the warfighter to not have to

worry about how their traffic is getting there. The sort of capability that ensures without

operator involvement, they're connected back, they've got the communications that they need to

complete the mission. And ultimately, creating more networks doesn't necessarily solve that

problem. You need them properly integrated, adaptable, and secure so that they're fit for

purpose. I think a lot of people think about troposcatter as these big fixed systems that

take a long time to set up and are very involved to operate. What we've built and developed over

the last few years is this small form factor, very adaptable, movable troposcatter system

And ultimately, it's important for a number of reasons. At the core of a hybrid network is you

want to make sure that your systems don't have the same failure modes. If all of your communications rely on space and you don't have access to space for whatever reason, troposcatter provides that

additional level and layer of connectivity for true redundancy. EDM is a good example of where we see US military communications heading over the next two years

It's highly digital, highly software defined, highly flexible, highly adaptable, and ultimately

the sort of system that allows for a long-term expiration date. The headroom and the ability

to bring in new capabilities, whether it's a commercial network, military network

bring that in, make that available to users over a very long period of time.