Gogo and Insitu test OneWeb-linked SATCOM on military drone
Boeing · Gogo
Gogo and Boeing's Insitu tested a drone-mounted antenna linked to Eutelsat's OneWeb LEO network.
what happened
Gogo Special Missions and Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary, said Sept. 22 they completed testing and integration of a modified Gogo Galileo HDX antenna onto Insitu's Integrator uncrewed aircraft, providing the Group 3 drone with high-speed satellite connectivity via Eutelsat's OneWeb LEO constellation. Per Gogo's release, the system is not subject to US ITAR export controls. Insitu VP of growth John Kelly said the Integrator "offers theater-level range and capacity for multiple customer payloads," and Gogo Special Missions SVP Ben Massey said the optimized antenna lets "Insitu customers... access high-speed, global internet." Neither company disclosed a deployment timeline.
why it matters
The test gives a mid-sized military drone an ITAR-free satcom option built on OneWeb rather than Starlink, at a moment when European governments and parts of the Pentagon have voiced concern about reliance on a single commercial constellation for military connectivity. For Eutelsat OneWeb, a named defense-drone integration is a concrete data point in its pitch as a Starlink alternative for allied militaries; for Gogo, it extends its aviation-terminal business into the uncrewed-systems market.
signal-to-noise
quick facts
- Companies
- Boeing, Gogo
- Category
- product
- Impact
- notable
- SNR
- 4 / 5
- Event date
- 2026-09-22
- Published
- 2026-09-22 21:52 UTC