The SlingShot vehicle antenna (top) and the manpack antenna (bottom). The lightweight system provides a BLOS capability to tactical VHF/UHF radios and can be used on the move. (Spectra Group)

There are more than 4,000 of Spectra Group's SlingShot satellite communications devices in service with the US Special Operations Forces (SOF), with more than 7,000 devices in over 24 countries currently in use, the company announced during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2022 annual convention in Washington, DC, in October.

SlingShot provides beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) communications by enabling ultra-high-frequency (UHF) and very-high-frequency (VHF) signal transmissions over a single-hop commercial L-band Inmarsat satellite link, extending communication ranges for tactical radios fielded up to 1,000 mile.

The spot beams used in the SlingShot are about 1,000 mile in diameter, Spectra Group (US) General Manager Pat Gallagher told Janes . He added that the system has the benefit of providing interoperability between VHF and UHF radios.

The SlingShot vehicle antenna (top) and the manpack antenna (bottom). The lightweight system provides a BLOS capability to tactical VHF/UHF radios and can be used on the move. (Spectra Group)

There are more than 4,000 of Spectra Group's SlingShot satellite communications devices in service with the US Special Operations Forces (SOF), with more than 7,000 devices in over 24 countries currently in use, the company announced during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2022 annual convention in Washington, DC, in October.

SlingShot provides beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) communications by enabling ultra-high-frequency (UHF) and very-high-frequency (VHF) signal transmissions over a single-hop commercial L-band Inmarsat satellite link, extending communication ranges for tactical radios fielded up to 1,000 mile.

The spot beams used in the SlingShot are about 1,000 mile in diameter, Spectra Group (US) General Manager Pat Gallagher told Janes . He added that the system has the benefit of providing interoperability between VHF and UHF radios.

The SlingShot vehicle antenna (top) and the manpack antenna (bottom). The lightweight system provides a BLOS capability to tactical VHF/UHF radios and can be used on the move. (Spectra Group)

There are more than 4,000 of Spectra Group's SlingShot satellite communications devices in service with the US Special Operations Forces (SOF), with more than 7,000 devices in over 24 countries currently in use, the company announced during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2022 annual convention in Washington, DC, in October.

SlingShot provides beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) communications by enabling ultra-high-frequency (UHF) and very-high-frequency (VHF) signal transmissions over a single-hop commercial L-band Inmarsat satellite link, extending communication ranges for tactical radios fielded up to 1,000 mile.

The spot beams used in the SlingShot are about 1,000 mile in diameter, Spectra Group (US) General Manager Pat Gallagher told Janes . He added that the system has the benefit of providing interoperability between VHF and UHF radios.

The SlingShot vehicle antenna (top) and the manpack antenna (bottom). The lightweight system provides a BLOS capability to tactical VHF/UHF radios and can be used on the move. (Spectra Group)

There are more than 4,000 of Spectra Group's SlingShot satellite communications devices in service with the US Special Operations Forces (SOF), with more than 7,000 devices in over 24 countries currently in use, the company announced during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2022 annual convention in Washington, DC, in October.

SlingShot provides beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) communications by enabling ultra-high-frequency (UHF) and very-high-frequency (VHF) signal transmissions over a single-hop commercial L-band Inmarsat satellite link, extending communication ranges for tactical radios fielded up to 1,000 mile.

The spot beams used in the SlingShot are about 1,000 mile in diameter, Spectra Group (US) General Manager Pat Gallagher told Janes . He added that the system has the benefit of providing interoperability between VHF and UHF radios.

The SlingShot vehicle antenna (top) and the manpack antenna (bottom). The lightweight system provides a BLOS capability to tactical VHF/UHF radios and can be used on the move. (Spectra Group)

There are more than 4,000 of Spectra Group's SlingShot satellite communications devices in service with the US Special Operations Forces (SOF), with more than 7,000 devices in over 24 countries currently in use, the company announced during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2022 annual convention in Washington, DC, in October.

SlingShot provides beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) communications by enabling ultra-high-frequency (UHF) and very-high-frequency (VHF) signal transmissions over a single-hop commercial L-band Inmarsat satellite link, extending communication ranges for tactical radios fielded up to 1,000 mile.

The spot beams used in the SlingShot are about 1,000 mile in diameter, Spectra Group (US) General Manager Pat Gallagher told Janes . He added that the system has the benefit of providing interoperability between VHF and UHF radios.

The SlingShot vehicle antenna (top) and the manpack antenna (bottom). The lightweight system provides a BLOS capability to tactical VHF/UHF radios and can be used on the move. (Spectra Group)

There are more than 4,000 of Spectra Group's SlingShot satellite communications devices in service with the US Special Operations Forces (SOF), with more than 7,000 devices in over 24 countries currently in use, the company announced during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2022 annual convention in Washington, DC, in October.

SlingShot provides beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) communications by enabling ultra-high-frequency (UHF) and very-high-frequency (VHF) signal transmissions over a single-hop commercial L-band Inmarsat satellite link, extending communication ranges for tactical radios fielded up to 1,000 mile.

The spot beams used in the SlingShot are about 1,000 mile in diameter, Spectra Group (US) General Manager Pat Gallagher told Janes . He added that the system has the benefit of providing interoperability between VHF and UHF radios.