RQ-4 Global Hawk. Photo: U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson

[Via Satellite 04-20-2016] The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency-Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DISA-DITCO) has awarded a Comsatcom Transponded Capacity (CTC) task order to UltiSat to provide Ku bandwidth capacity to the United States Global Vigilance Combined Test Force at Edwards Air Force Base near Palmdale, Calif. The services will support Global Hawk Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) flight tests.

UltiSat will support Global Hawk Ku-band earth terminals associated with the Global Hawk mission control element, which may be located at any of several locations in California. The task order falls under the Future Comsatcom Services Acquisition (FCSA) Schedule 70 contract vehicle, and has a total contract value of $9,369,756, including options.