Boeing picks data terminal for P-8A maritime patrol aircraft

June 1, 2005
Designers at the Boeing Co. in St. Louis needed satellite communication terminals for the U.S. Navy’s P-8A multi-mission maritime aircraft (MMA) program.

Designers at the Boeing Co. in St. Louis needed satellite communication terminals for the U.S. Navy’s P-8A multi-mission maritime aircraft (MMA) program.

They found a solution with the eNfusion Broadband HSD-400 high-speed data terminal from the EMS Technologies SATCOM division in Ottawa.

The eNfusion HSD-400 IMARSAT-based satellite communications terminal offers either 4 Swift64 (64 kilobits per second) or 2 SwiftBroadband (432 kilobits per second) channels in one line-replaceable unit. It combines worldwide access to broadband services such as real-time streaming video, voice and data, and Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC). For more information, see www.emssatcom.com.

“We are pleased to have EMS SATCOM as a supplier to the P-8A program,” said Tim Norgart, director of P-8A business development at Boeing. “The HSD-400 is a powerful satellite communications platform for multimission aircraft, providing the warfighter with aeronautical safety services and real-time broadband connectivity in one component.”

The P-8A is a derivative of the Boeing 737 aircraft that has been serving airlines around the world for decades. Phases 1 and 2 of the program amount to $1.5 million and will commence in mid-2005 with the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase. Equipment deliveries continue through 2009. Navy leaders will use the P-8A to replace its aging fleet of P-3 aircraft.

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