The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has transitioned the Naval Research Laboratory’s Transmit/Receive Enterprise, or TREx, from a research effort into an operational prototype.
During an early August demonstration, TREx connected the Space Development Agency’s satellite operations center to commercial and government antennas through the Joint Antenna Marketplace, or JAM. TREx was integrated into SSC’s antenna services architecture after earning an Authority to Operate.
“The TREx system brings enhanced flexibility and efficiency to our antenna services, directly supporting our mission to deliver integrated, resilient capabilities to the field,” said Col. Patrick Little, program director for SSC’s newly established Systems Delta 85.
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How Will JAM-TREx Integration Support Defense Missions?
Developed by Auria Space and Sphinx Defense, JAM is a cloud-based marketplace that enables satellite operations centers to schedule communication sessions, or contacts, with available antennas.
By pairing JAM and TREx, SSC is supporting Tranche 1 of SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, or PWSA, by enabling contacts with the Tranche 0 satellites and meeting immediate warfighter requirements.
Tranche 0, also known as the warfighter immersion tranche, demonstrates the low-latency communications, enabling beyond-line-of-sight targeting and missile warning and tracking from low Earth orbit.
