The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) awarded Xenotran an Other Transaction (OT) Production agreement to deliver their XenoData Bridge (XDB) data controller. This award is a follow-on Production OT agreement to the successfully completed OT Prototype agreement. The award was made in support of the United States Space Force (USSF). Xenotran will work with the USSF to integrate and test XDB on the various tactical radio systems.

“The XDB application is required to meet the beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) data communications requirements for disadvantaged deployed tactical warfighter, both two-way (send and receive) and emissions control (receive only) data communications. Additionally, the XDB will provide cross-banding capability within deployed space-based, commercial, US Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM), and International Partner systems, as well as ground network topologies,” said Dave Russell, chief of the U.S. Space Force Warfighter Integration (WARINT) branch.

“The knowledge gained during the initial prototype and over the last few years working with USSF and the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) test and support team has been invaluable,” said Jeffrey Westra, Xenotran vice president of engineering. “We believe this award positions the Department of War (DoW) to meet critical needs and challenges, especially data communications over satellite communications (SATCOM) narrowband. We look forward to working with the XDB WARINT team and accelerating implementation activities over the various tactical radio systems.”

“As a small engineering company celebrating its 30th anniversary with a niche focus on DoW SATCOM, I couldn’t be prouder of team Xenotran’s energy, commitment and investment over the last three years,” said Dean DiMattia, Xenotran chief executive officer.

The period of performance for this follow-on OTA is for a one-year base period, with four one-year option periods for a total agreement lifecycle of five years (September 2025 through September 2030).