Airborne SATCOM Communications

Products are manufactured under AS9100:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 certified quality systems and are tested to MIL-STD-810 environmental standards. Many antennas also carry ARSTRAT certification and satellite operator approvals such as Iridium Certus, Intelsat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, SES O3B, Thuraya, and Hughes, ensuring compliance for defense and commercial airborne deployment.

Yes. Micro-Ant designs bespoke antennas tailored to helicopter fuselage mounts, UAV airframes, and fixed-wing aircraft, optimizing for aperture size, weight, low-profile conformal radomes, and height restrictions. Over 1,000 custom antenna products have been delivered, each engineered to meet mission-specific frequency, gain, and environmental requirements.

Parabolic antennas offer high gain via reflector dishes up to 2 meters, ideal for fixed-pointing links. Flat panel antennas provide a slim, lightweight profile (under 8 lbs) suited to covert or space-constrained installs. Phased array/ESA antennas use electronic beam switching for near-instantaneous satellite tracking without moving parts, ideal for fast-moving airborne platforms.

Yes, Micro-Ant offers low-weight, small-aperture antennas specifically engineered for UAV tracking positioners, operating across S, X, Ku, and Ka frequency bands. These designs prioritize minimal weight and drag while maintaining high gain and bandwidth, making them well-suited for drone-mounted surveillance and data backhaul missions.

Airborne antennas are certification-ready for major GEO, MEO, and LEO satellite operators including Intelsat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat Global Express, SES O3B, Iridium Certus, Thuraya, and Hughes. This multi-operator compatibility allows aircraft to maintain connectivity across different constellations and orbits during global operations.

Micro-Ant's airborne antennas are engineered to MIL-STD-810 environmental specifications, withstanding extreme temperatures, vibration, and rugged operational conditions typical of military aviation. Combined with AS9100 certified manufacturing, these antennas are built for reliable, long-term performance on helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and UAVs in demanding defense environments.