Under a program called Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN), DARPA seeks a low-cost, reconfigurable optical communications terminal.

Eleven organizations were selected by DARPA to help develop laser terminals and technical standards to connect satellites in space.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...