Hybrid SATCOM: Delivering Resilient and Agile Connectivity Today

Across our history, communication methods have evolved exponentially. Smoke and light signals graduated to semaphore flags. Morse code eventually gave way to radios, then telephones, fax machines and electronic mail. Today, we are all heavily reliant on 5G networks and satellite communications to stay connected. 

Similarly, our adversaries and their tactics have become more advanced, and battlespace communications are a wickedly complex problem. Simply stated, the U.S. military can no longer rely on a singular satellite architecture to guarantee connectivity. Redundancy, agility and resilience are no longer aspirational ideas – they are the new baseline requirements. As the Trusted Disruptor, L3Harris is already delivering the next chapter of human connectivity with Hybrid Satellite Communications(SATCOM).

Across every era, communications have proven to be pivotal to mission success. The need for robust and adaptable satellite communication systems  has never been more critical than today. L3Harris is innovating toward a Hybrid SATCOM model that will serve as the central nervous system that modern missions demand: a communication network that’s flexible, resilient and deeply matrixed. Our architecture connects across Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and moves fluidly between commercial and military networks, avoiding single points of failure. This ensures warfighters remain connected – especially in contested or denied environments.