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Fargo Jet Center, Stellar Blu Partner on ISR Comms

The companies are testing Sidewinder for special mission applications

Citation Encore+ in front of Fargo Jet Center — Fargo Jet Center installed with Stellar Blu Solutions’ Sidewinder antenna on a Cessna Citation Encore+

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

July 24, 2024

Fargo Jet Center formed a strategic partnership with satellite communications technologist Stellar Blu Solutions to boost special-mission aircraft connectivity capabilities. Through the collaboration, the companies have developed an aircraft testbed modified with Stellar Blu’s Sidewinder, an electronically steered antenna-based satcom terminal that will support intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) activities. Fargo Jet installed a Stellar Blu Sidewinder antenna on a Cessna Citation Encore+.

The project will involve global demonstrations and testing of advanced ISR capabilities via multi-network satellite connectivity services using Stellar Blu’s Sidewinder platform. Replacing traditional high-drag mechanical gimbal-based directional antennas and limited line-of-sight systems, the installation will showcase connectivity capabilities such as high-definition video streaming to and from the aircraft. The partnership has secured ISR contracts on the Bombardier Challenger and de Havilland DHC-8 platforms.

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