Global MilSatCom and HPA Collaborate on Hosted Payload Workshop 10/18/2017 The Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA) and SMi Group, the producer of Global MilSatCom, are partnering to offer HPA’s Global Government Payload Exploration workshop at Global MilSatCom 2017, after officials from a broad range of countries and organizations attended the workshop at Global MilSatCom 2015. The workshop will take place November 6, 8:30 a.m.–noon, at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London.
[HPA member] SSL selected to help U.S. Air Force test and validate scenarios for hosting payloads 09/19/2017 SSL, a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, today announced it was selected by Innoflight, Inc., a veteran-owned business specializing in electronics systems for Defense & Aerospace, to provide a high fidelity simulation environment for testing the security of hosted payloads on commercial satellites. The capability, which is being developed for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) as part of its Secure IP Payload Accommodation Demonstration Project, will enable SMC to demonstrate cybersecure payload hosting scenarios, concepts of operation, and cybersecurity controls.