Globalstar, U.S. Army collaborate on defense applications for SWaP-C devices

Globalstar (NASDAQ:GSAT) is working with the U.S. Army’s research and development teams to evaluate its satellite capabilities to support missions like covert surveillance, drone operations, logistics tracking in busy environments, and to locate targets.

The primary focus of the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement ((CRADA) between Globalstar (NASDAQ:GSAT) and the Pentagon is to assess the company’s ultra low size, weight, power and cost devices ((SWaP-C)), which are designed for long-duration field deployment with zero maintenance and can operate in “austere and remote environments where traditional communications infrastructure is limited.”

Additionally, Globalstar’s (NASDAQ:GSAT) user terminals can make dynamic and intelligent decisions without user intervention, and can operate without being easily noticed, detected, or intercepted by adversaries.

“Combining these features with a multipath diversity [low Earth orbit] constellation makes the platform ideally suited for defense applications requiring secure, autonomous operation in contested or communications-denied environments,” the company said in a statement.

Globalstar (GSAT) operates a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation that provides communication and tracking services in areas where traditional networks are unavailable or unreliable, including an emergency SOS feature on Apple (AAPL) iPhones.

Globalstar (GSAT) shares continue to climb higher, trading in the green for an eighth time in nine days and setting a new 6-month high on Tuesday.

Source: Press Release