Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in defense, national security and global markets, announced that Gulf Space Technology Public Company Limited (GST), formerly Thaicom, a leading satellite and space technology company in the Asian market, has awarded Kratos a contract to deliver the first Q/V/Ka-band gateway antenna systems for the THAICOM 10, a software-defined high throughput satellite (SD-HTS). This enhanced feeder‑link capacity is essential for Gulf Space Technology to monetize the flexibility of THAICOM 10 and accelerate time‑to‑market for new services.
This new gateway supports the strategic direction of Gulf Space Technology as the company transitions from a satellite operator to a broader space technology provider participating in the New Space Economy. The gateway infrastructure also integrates Kratos’ Monitoring & Control (M&C) System and builds on Kratos’ delivery of GST’s Satellite Operations Center (SOC), ensuring continuity across the company’s evolving space‑to‑ground operations.
Gulf Space Technology is modernizing its space and ground capabilities with the upcoming launch of THAICOM 10, its first fully software-defined satellite. The flexibility of THAICOM 10’s payload, capable of dynamically adjusting capacity, coverage and service configuration while in orbit, requires equally agile ground systems to ensure coordinated satellite and gateway operations.
Kratos’ next-generation Q/V/Ka-band gateway provides the feeder-link performance needed to fully exploit THAICOM 10’s adaptive payload. Operating in higher frequency bands enables higher throughput, an approximate two to three times increase in bandwidth compared to Ka-band HTS and more dynamic allocation of resources across beams and service regions. The multi-site gateway architecture also enhances service continuity by enabling seamless diversity switching to mitigate weather-related degradation in Q/V/Ka-band operations.
“As software-defined satellites continue to transform how operators deliver services, advanced gateway systems become essential for unlocking their full potential,” said John Chay, Vice President of the APAC region for Kratos. “This next-generation Q/V/Ka-band gateway infrastructure will work seamlessly with the Satellite Operations Center currently under development, giving Gulf Space Technology a unified space-to-ground architecture capable of dynamically responding to customer and market demands, supporting the company’s growth strategy.”
Under the award, Kratos will deliver Q/V/Ka-band antennas, RF equipment, fiber-optic transport systems, timing and reference subsystems, and full gateway site infrastructure across primary and planned diversity locations. The integrated M&C system will provide end-to-end monitoring and control across all gateway elements enabling real-time equipment status, advanced alarm correlation, automated control actions, diversity switching to mitigate weather fade and a seamless interface to Gulf Space Technology’s satellite operations center.
“By delivering a complete turnkey Q/V/Ka-band gateway, Kratos is providing Gulf Space Technology with critical infrastructure that supports both our operational needs and our broader transformation into a space technology company,” said Park Boonyubol, Head of Satellite Programs at Gulf Space Technology. “Kratos’ long-standing performance supporting Thaicom satellites such as THAICOM 8, along with their ongoing work on our THAICOM 10 Satellite Operations Center, strengthens our ability to fully maximize the flexibility, throughput and value of our software-defined satellite.”
Kratos has a proven history of delivering advanced ground segment capabilities to commercial and government satellite operators worldwide including previous projects with Thaicom. Its end-to-end software-defined satellite support capabilities span satellite Command and Control (C2), Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C), payload and resource management, network orchestration, performance monitoring, spectrum management and critical gateway systems. The integrated delivery of the SOC and the new Q/V/Ka-band gateway system positions Gulf Space Technology with a unified operational environment to rapidly adapt to evolving customer requirements and market conditions.