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Hunter Tactical SATCOM Terminals

Deployable tactical satellite-terminal family spanning sub-25-pound ULV and FA-100, FA-180, FA-240 and FA-370 flyaway configurations for X, C, Ku and Ka-band links. Marconi and ST Engineering iDirect describe GEO and MEO access plus an evolution path toward LEO; public records do not establish Telesat Lightspeed compatibility, certification, ESCP-P selection or Canadian Armed Forces delivery.

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Deployable tactical satellite communications terminal family

What it enables

Core features

ULV plus FA-100, FA-180, FA-240 and FA-370 configurations
Variant-specific setup: ULV under five minutes; FA-100, FA-180 and FA-240 under ten minutes; FA-370 under thirty minutes
Configuration-dependent X, C, Ku and Ka-band operation
FA-180 1.8 metre eight-petal flyaway antenna with quick-release feeds and optional three-axis motorization
Integration path with ST Engineering iDirect modem and network-management technology

What supports this profile

Hunter FA-180 Datasheet May 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Marconi Technologies · official company product
The FA-180 sheet supports the 1.8 metre eight-petal flyaway configuration, quick-release C, X, Ku and Ka feeds, optional three-axis motorization and an under-ten-minute assembly statement.
Marconi Technologies product ecosystem placemat (opens in a new tab)
Marconi Technologies · official company product
Marconi's product placemat identifies ULV, FA-100, FA-180, FA-240 and FA-370 and publishes variant-specific setup times rather than a family-wide under-five-minute claim.
Built to Last, Built to Evolve (opens in a new tab)
ST Engineering iDirect · reputable industry publication
ST Engineering iDirect describes a real modem and network-management integration relationship, GEO and MEO access, and an evolution path toward LEO without identifying certification or an operational LEO service.
Mercury Global Crown project report (opens in a new tab)
Department of National Defence · official report
DND records Mercury Global certification and full-operational-capability milestones while leaving current Hunter variant identity and Marconi support responsibility unresolved.
Government of Canada awards military communications contract for Arctic sovereignty and national security (opens in a new tab)
Defence Investment Agency · government service page
Canada's ESCP-P award names Telesat for the LEO service component and a future MDA Space and Telesat MEO arrangement; Marconi and Hunter are not named.
Mercury Global strategic deployable terminals contract award (opens in a new tab)
General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada · official company news
The predecessor tactical-communications business supplied three deployable terminal sizes under Mercury Global, but the source does not identify current Hunter variant names.

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Hunter Tactical SATCOM Terminals

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What it enables

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Defence and security uses

What sets it apart

Evidence of maturity

What still needs verification

Continue from the capability to the wider record

Organizations

Mission and ecosystem paths

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