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Petah Tikva, Israel, August 6, 2026 – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, today announced the successful demonstration of a breakthrough AI-based interference detection and cancellation technology for satellite communication links.
The patent-pending solution leverages advanced AI-based signal processing designed to run on standard AI for edge NPU and has demonstrated exceptional performance across a wide range of non-cooperative and non-static interference scenarios.
The preliminary demonstration results showed up to a 10x improvement in interference detection and cancellation performance compared to conventional interference mitigation techniques, enabling the detection and cancellation of challenging interference conditions while maintaining compatibility with modern satellite communication systems. The results further demonstrated that the signal of interest remained virtually unaffected after interference cancellation, with only negligible degradation in signal quality.
As satellite communications face increasingly complex interference and jamming threats, the technology offers a powerful new approach to maintaining reliable connectivity and service continuity in highly contested spectrum environments.
“This achievement demonstrates Gilat’s technological leadership in enabling service continuity under severe interference and jamming scenarios, helping ensure robust and resilient satellite communications in highly contested spectrum environments,” said Aharon Mullokandov, Chief R&D Officer at Gilat. “In an environment where spectrum is becoming a crucial resource for both defense and commercial applications, this technology opens new opportunities that were not possible before. Building on this success, Gilat plans to demonstrate the technology on dedicated AI accelerator hardware, paving the way for a low-power edge solution suitable for deployment in operational satellite communication terminals.”
The successful demonstration represents another milestone in Gilat’s ongoing innovation in advanced satellite communications technologies and reinforces the Company’s commitment to developing solutions that address the evolving challenges faced by satellite network operators, government agencies, and defense organizations worldwide.
To enhance the operator experience and wireless performance in the field, Silvus Technologies, a Motorola Solutions company, has released its StreamScape 5.0.2.0 firmware update for StreamCaster? 4000-series MANET radios.
Available immediately as a no-cost upgrade from the Silvus customer support portal, StreamScape 5.0.2.0 rapidly transforms complex technical networking capabilities into operational advantages in the field.
Neema Daneshvar, Vice President of Product at Silvus Technologies, highlighted the release’s impact:
“Today’s operators require more from their wireless communications—they need secure, globally connected networks that can be rapidly deployed and trusted in contested environments. StreamScape 5.0.2.0 expands what StreamCaster MANET radios deliver by strengthening tactical networking, enabling secure global connectivity through StreamConnect, and delivering new capabilities that improve mission effectiveness without requiring new hardware.”
StreamScape 5.0.2.0 focuses heavily on real-world utility across four core operational pillars:
1. High-Level Security
Security and operational ease no longer require a trade-off.
Secure Site-to-Site Communications: The StreamConnect: Global Ad Hoc Network solution is now available with IPSec tunneling, bringing AES 256 encryption directly to user data and IP headers. Embedded exclusively in StreamCaster MANET radios, this free feature enables mesh networks to seamlessly connect over 5G, SATCOM or any Layer 3 internet connection to keep operations secure from anywhere in the world.
2. Reliable PTT Voice Communications in Challenging RF Environments
StreamScape 5.0.2.0 optimizes voice performance under severe network constraints:
Audio Stability Under Pressure: A brand-new, low-bandwidth voice codec designed to maintain legible audio communications even when network spectrum or data throughput is severely constrained.
Simultaneous Multi-Group Monitoring: Expanded capabilities for the DualStream PTT Controller allow operators to monitor multiple active talk groups simultaneously using independent left and right audio channels.
Clear Audio Across Massive Distances: Updates to the medium access control (MAC) layer dramatically improve audio performance and clarity across complex, large and highly dispersed multi-hop networks.
3. Significantly Slashed Setup Times
StreamScape 5.0.2.0 automates critical parts of network deployment to accelerate setup:
No More Manual IP Entry: Integrated DHCP Client support allows radios to automatically lease a virtual IP from a centralized server, eliminating manual static assignments.
Simplified Maintenance: The new domain name system (DNS) client allows radios to resolve hostnames to IP addresses directly, removing the need for hard-coded IPs and reducing maintenance overhead when backend services change.
Fluid, Real-Time Network Map: The reengineered topology view (Beta) inside the StreamScape graphical user interface (GUI) provides a more responsive, scalable and intuitive network visualization.
4. Maximized Range and Seamless Integration
Up to +6 dB of Extra Gain: When utilizing select Spectrum Dominance 2.0 capabilities, proprietary transmit eigen-beamforming can now boost StreamCaster MANET radio gain by up to +3 dB on the SC4200 and +6 dB on the SC4400 without hardware upgrades, translating to longer range and deeper signal penetration.
Elevated EW Resilience: The Dual Frequency Link capability now integrates with select Spectrum Dominance 2.0 features to support secure, uninterrupted communications.
True Multi-Vendor Interoperability: Standard inclusion of the Unified Radio Data Model (URDM) Open API enables third-party unified control systems to natively manage StreamCaster MANET radios.
Total Network Control with StreamScape
StreamScape is Silvus’ powerful, intuitive GUI that provides complete control of the Silvus mesh network from a single screen on any connected device. Built for rapid deployment and deep customization, it features simple drop-down menus alongside advanced diagnostic and performance tools, operators can quickly monitor network topology and optimize performance down to the individual node level.
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The StreamScape 5.0.2.0 firmware update is available immediately to Silvus Technologies customers as a free download via the customer support portal. For technical support reach out to support@silvustechnologies.com
RoGO is exhibiting in booth 618 at the APCO Annual Conference Aug. 2-5 in San Antonio, Texas. The Association for Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) is the world’s oldest and largest organization of public safety communications professionals who manage, operate, build and support public safety communications systems for law enforcement, fire, emergency medical and other public safety agencies.
RoGO Communications Chief Executive Officer Rod Goossen, along with his brother Derek, who served on teams fighting more than 100 wildfires, founded the company to develop technology that will save lives of wildland firefighters following the tragic deaths of 19 firefighters in the 2013 Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona. The launch of the DropBlock 2.0 and new mobile phone app on June 30 was the 13th anniversary of the memorial to honor the fallen firefighters and their families.
The satellite-enabled DropBlocks are now smaller in size and weight to be carried by wildland firefighters. The new RoGO mobile phone app enables point-to-point communications and displays the GPS location of firefighting assets along with fire weather data on mobile phones in austere, remote or cellular-denied areas when paired to a DropBlock.
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management field tested DropBlocks with six wildland fire handcrews, suggesting the smaller size and adding point-to-point data communications to send messages to targeted teams.
Immediate tactical coordination and lifesaving situational awareness is enabled by tracking the location of crews, equipment and resources including bulldozers, water tenders, fire engines, high-value structures, medical evacuation rescue sites and makeshift water resources. DropBlocks also share hyper-local weather information and serve as portable weather stations, including wind speed, direction, temperature, humidity and other IoT sensor data.
Initially engineered to save lives of wildland firefighters to avoid being trapped by the spread of the fire, DropBlocks also support first responders in other all hazards emergencies including disaster responses for hurricanes, earthquakes and floods.
The new DropBlock 2.0 and mobile phone are being field tested now with a commercial launch nationwide anticipated in Q4 2026. Field testing began in Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District in Breckenridge, Colo., where RoGO’s Chief Strategy Officer Derek Goossen serves as a training and safety captain.
“Having accurate and timely accountability for our people and equipment on a large incident is important. Wildfire incidents often occur where we don’t have good radio and/or cellular coverage, so communication becomes challenging to say the least,” said Mathew Benedict, the Division Chief of Wildfire and Community Preparedness for Red, White and Blue Fire Protection District. “The DropBlock gives us a simple way to track our resources and provides communications where we may not have any. It can also provide and transmit critical weather intel back to the incident command post which is great.”
For more information, please visit www.rogocom.com.
Built around the BTECH UV-50PRO 50W cross-band repeater, GOTAK has introduced the UVPRO-MANPACK.
ATAK Meshnet ready, this 50-watt repeater extends every handheld on your net and serves as an APRS gateway.
The BTECH radio leverages 200,000+ HAM and GMRS repeaters via a plugin which pulls the worldwide RepeaterBook directory straight into ATAK. Filter by band and distance, watch every match drop onto the map as a live marker, then push the frequency, offset, and tone to your BTECH radio with no manual programming.
The system also comes with five licenses for the Radio Relay ATAK plugin which allows your BTECH radio to connect to ATAK over Bluetooth as well as reach back to a TAK server.
The radio comes with a Berry compliant Eberlestock ROMAD pack while the radio and battery box are protected with an aluminum frame from Armoloq.
Learn more here.
Integrates AI, deployable 5G and sensing into a single defense capability
Accelerates sovereign European defense technologies for the next generation of military missions
9 July 2026, Espoo, Finland – Nokia Defense and NestAI, one of Europe’s fastest-growing AI labs for defense, are advancing their technology partnership with the first operational capabilities being developed under the collaboration established alongside Nokia’s and Tesi’s €100 million joint investment in NestAI in November 2025.
As European defense investment reaches its highest level in decades, defense forces are accelerating the integration of AI-enabled capabilities into their operations. A defining challenge is ensuring resilient, trusted connectivity in denied environments, where communications, sensing and mission-planning must work seamlessly together for AI-enabled operations to succeed in the field.
The partnership is delivering three integrated operational capabilities:
AI-enabled command-and-control on deployable 5G networks: bringing together Nokia’s deployable 5G networks with NestOS, NestAI’s adaptive operating system for modern battlefield operations, to help European forces maintain command and control, support autonomous systems and reduce reliance on fixed communications infrastructure.
Mission planning with assured connectivity: integrating Nokia’s radio-network planning models into NestOS mission-planning tools, enabling forces to assess, plan and adapt connectivity as part of the mission while reducing the risk of coverage gaps during fast-moving multidomain operations.
Earlier threat detection and response: combining Nokia’s Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) early-detection capability with NestAI’s multi-sensor tracking to provide operators with earlier, wide-area threat awareness and support faster, more informed decision-making in, even in contested environments with limited connectivity.
These capabilities are built for the conditions modern forces now face: denied communications, active electronic attack and emerging drone threats that must be detected before dedicated sensors acquire a target. The partnership addresses all three with European-developed technologies built to NATO operational requirements.
“Defense is moving quickly to adopt AI-enabled capabilities, from mission planning to unmanned operations. But AI only works in the field when it has secure, resilient connectivity behind it. Together with NestAI, Nokia is accelerating the sovereign technologies NATO needs to operate, decide and act in the next generation of missions,” said Mikko Hautala, Chief Geopolitical & Government Relations Officer and Chairman, Nokia Defense.
“Most defense AI is built on assumptions about connectivity, sensor access, and infrastructure that do not hold in contested environments. What we are building with Nokia addresses the real conditions European forces face, from the network underneath to the threats at the edge, on technology that Europe develops and controls,” said Peter Sarlin, Founder and Executive Chairman, NestAI.
Nokia Defense provides secure, intelligent connectivity for defense in the AI era. Built on Nokia’s global leadership across fixed, mobile, and transport networks, it delivers resilient, mission-ready communications solutions that strengthen national security and support critical operations worldwide. For more information: www.nokia.com/defense-communications
Since the Iridium PNT ASIC’s unveiling in October 2025, Iridium has received unprecedented demand from more than 150 organizations worldwide, spanning maritime, unmanned and autonomous systems (UXV), aviation, telecommunications, and other critical infrastructure sectors.
“The market response to the Iridium PNT ASIC has reinforced what we’re hearing from customers around the world: assured PNT is becoming an essential capability across critical industries,” said Dr. Michael O’Connor, executive vice president, PNT, Iridium. “With commercial availability, we’re enabling manufacturers to integrate trusted timing and location capabilities into smaller, more efficient designs, making assured PNT accessible to more applications than ever before.”
Measuring just 8 by 8 millimeters and weighing less than 0.2 grams, the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) represents a major step forward in expanding access to assured PNT technologies at scale. The chip delivers cryptographically secure timing and location data from the Iridium satellite network through one-way signal bursts that are powerful enough to work where traditional GNSS often cannot, including inside structures and in contested environments.
By continuously validating signal integrity and delivering trusted PNT data anywhere on Earth, the Iridium PNT ASIC provides a powerful new foundation not only for resilient navigation, but also timing. Financial markets, telecommunications networks, power grids, and governments all depend on precise time synchronization to coordinate operations and maintain reliable service.
As global reliance on GNSS continues to grow, so does the frequency and sophistication of signal interference such as jamming and spoofing. Recent incidents including the May 2026 in-flight jamming of United Kingdom Defence Secretary John Healey highlight increasing operational and safety risks associated with GNSS spoofing and jamming across commercial transportation, aviation, and critical infrastructure environments. According to a 2019 study sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a GPS outage was estimated to cost the U.S. economy approximately $1 billion per day. Adjusted for inflation, that figure would exceed $1.3 billion per day in 2026, underscoring the growing importance of reliable backup solutions.
Compact Assured PNT Integration Underway
Solace Communications, a provider of mission-critical communications solutions for demanding and remote environments, is one of several Iridium partners integrating the Iridium PNT ASIC. Its Vector family of assured PNT products combines Iridium PNT with multi-band GNSS and inertial sensing to deliver resilient positioning, navigation, and timing with continuous confidence scoring, while LTE and Iridium Short Burst Data® (SBD®) provide secure telemetry and messaging.
“The Iridium PNT ASIC supports our wider strategy of building one of the first edge-native, confidence-scored assured PNT platforms around multiple sources of positioning, timing, and motion data,” said Adam Elcock, co-founder, Solace Communications. “Future navigation systems must do more than report a position. They must continuously determine whether that position and its timing can be trusted. That is the role Vector has been designed to fulfill and is now being deployed.”
Skyband Systems, a developer of aviation-grade, PNT-resilient navigation hardware, will integrate the Iridium PNT ASIC into its M100 LRU for business and commercial aviation. The M100 combines Iridium PNT with onboard inertial sensing to alert crews to GNSS jamming and spoofing while providing aircraft location for enhanced situational awareness.
“Iridium’s secure and powerful global service is the perfect platform for Skyband’s resilient navigation product,” said Robert Wiggenhorn, co-founder, Skyband Systems. “We are excited to partner with Iridium as they launch the Iridium PNT ASIC and look forward to further strengthening their legacy of aircraft innovation and safety.”
Iridium continues to engage with developers, original equipment manufacturers, integrators, and technology providers to incorporate assured PNT capabilities into next-generation solutions. Those interested in ordering the Iridium PNT ASIC are encouraged to visit www.iridium.com/pnt/asic.
A Soldier pauses at a trail intersection beneath a canopy that blocks what little moonlight remains. Through night vision, familiar terrain has changed. Colors are gone. Depth is harder to judge. The field of view has collapsed into a narrow green window.
Ahead, the patrol continues moving quietly through the dark. A route needs to be marked. A danger area may need to be identified. A casualty collection point could need to be established before the night is over.
The mission does not stop because it is dark. It simply becomes more demanding.
US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Oscar Ocampo
Darkness changes the cost of simple tasks. Under NODs, navigation, security, communication, terrain, spacing, and threat awareness are all competing for attention at the same time. What feels routine in daylight can become slow and deliberate at night. Every reach, every search, and every extra step matters more.
That principle applies to every piece of equipment a Warfighter carries. Medical gear must be reachable. Magazines must be retrieved without hesitation. Radios must be easy to locate and manipulate under stress. Marking equipment is no different.
Chemlights remain one of the simplest marking tools available. No batteries. No programming. No setup. They work when they are needed, which is why they continue to be used for route marking, room marking, hazard identification, training lanes, and casualty collection points.
The problem has never been the chemlight itself. The problem has always been how users have had to carry and deploy them.
For years, the common solution was improvised. Individual chemlights were taped to reduce output under night vision, bundled together with 550 cord, and carried in groups based on color or mission need. It worked because users made it work, but it was never clean. Bundles add bulk. Cord creates clutter. Different colors have to be sorted. Individual lights have to be separated, activated, and deployed, often while wearing gloves, moving over uneven terrain, and maintaining awareness of everything happening around the user.
None of those actions are complicated on their own. Together, they create friction at the exact moment the user needs fewer things competing for attention.
That problem led Blue Force Gear® to develop the MARCO® Dispenser line. The MARCO 1.5 organizes thirty 2-inch chemlights in a compact package with a footprint similar to an M4 magazine, giving users a cleaner way to carry and deploy marking lights without loose bundles, tangled cord, or unnecessary bulk.
Instead of searching through a bundle and separating a light from a tether, the user can remove and activate a chemlight with a simple two-finger motion as it leaves the dispenser. The result is not just faster deployment. It is a more consistent workflow when consistency matters.
That difference is easy to overlook until the conditions get worse. Low light has a way of exposing unnecessary movement. Gloves reduce dexterity. Terrain slows the pace. Communication becomes more deliberate. Peripheral vision is limited. The user is already processing less information through a narrower view of the world, which makes every additional task more expensive.
Marking should not become one of those tasks.
Whether identifying a route, marking a danger area, supporting a training lane, or establishing a casualty collection point, the goal is not simply to carry chemlights. The goal is to place light where it is needed with as little interruption as possible. Equipment should support that process, not add another problem to solve.
Small efficiencies matter because they compound. One less reach. One less search. One less unnecessary movement while working through a complex problem in the dark.
The best gear does not change the mission. It removes friction between the user and the task. Every movement has a cost. The right equipment makes sure those movements are not wasted.
For units seeking to increase survivability and operational performance through reduced load carriage by upgrading to Helium Whisper, contact the Blue Force Gear Military Department or visit BlueForceGear.com.
