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Boeing, Gogo Test Starlink Rival for Military Drones

Troops recover an RQ-21A Blackjack (Integrator) unmanned aerial system. Photo: Cpl. Adaezia Chavez/US Marine Corps

Boeing subsidiary Insitu and aviation communications provider Gogo Special Missions have combined and tested a high-speed satellite connectivity system on a Group 3 unmanned aerial system.

The project adapted Gogo’s Galileo HDX antenna for Insitu’s Integrator military drone, providing global internet connectivity via Eutelsat’s OneWeb low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network.

The solution offers military drone operators an alternative to Starlink for high-bandwidth satellite connectivity.

Read the full story on our new publication, The Drone Front: Boeing, Gogo Test Starlink Rival for Military Drones

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