GATR 1.2-meter Antenna Meets Army Readiness in South Korea

The Problem

Readiness.

For troops deployed on the Korean peninsula, readiness is the top objective. Commanders must have confidence in their units' ability to fight. And that means Logistics. Army Logisticians rely on the Combat Service Support, Very Small Aperture Terminal, or CSS VSAT, to exchange vital information directly impacting force readiness.

The U.S. Army fielded CSS VSAT nearly 15 years ago, and the legacy terminals have not only reached the end of their service life, but weighed over 500 pounds and only operated in a commercial Ku band which could often be jammed by adversaries.

Product:

GATR 1.2 meter
Inflatable Satellite Antenna

Customer:

U.S Army Communications
Electronics Command

Location:

South Korea
Asia Pacific Region

The Solution

GATR 1.2-meter Inflatable Satellite Antenna.

The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) capitalized on the combat-tested GATR 1.2-meter Inflatable Satellite Antenna (ISA).

The ISA is a lightweight, versatile satellite terminal that offers numerous improvements over the CSS VSAT, and is far more expeditionary because it weighs approximately 150 pounds and packs into two cases. Plus, two soldiers can easily set up the ISA in less than 30 minutes, compared to more than 45 minutes for the previous system.

The ISA can also access satellites in three different frequency bands, providing soldiers with multiple communications pathways and a maintenance-free manual pointing system providing soldiers with operational flexibility and saving the Army substantial repair costs and mission delays.

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The Result

Multi-Domain Readiness.

The Army gets improved tactical mobility with GATR’s expeditionary satcom antenna system to help defend our allies anywhere, anytime.

It's durable and low Size, Weight and Power (SWaP), high-bandwidth and ease of set up allows soldiers to quickly establish communications for Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) for any mission, even in the most rugged terrain of South Korea.

350lbs

Weight Reduction

Customer Testimonials

"I don't have anybody in the formation that is a GATR expert, but the thing is pretty simple."

Col Joseph M. Pocock, Commander

1st Signal Brigade, 8th Army, South Korea

"The ISA was super easy to learn."

Staff Sgt. Amanda Kornoelje

19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command in Daegu, South Korea

"Get them the gear and they will be experts in a couple of days."

Col. Joseph M. Pocock, Commander

1st Signal Brigade, 8th Army, South Korea

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