ALL.SPACE has announced that the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has acquired a Hydra 4 multi-band, multi-orbit mobility terminal for shore-based testing and evaluation at Maritime Forces Pacific facilities in Victoria,BC.
Thissupports the Navy’s next-generation SATCOM terminal program for current and future operations.
Hydra4 is a quad-link, multi-band, multi-orbit terminal that enables simultaneous connections across Military Ka, Commercial Ka, Ku, and L-band, ensuring resilient, jam-resistant communications for maritime and shore operations in LEO, MEO, GEO, and HEO. Designedfor mobility and high-performance environments, ALL.SPACE terminals leverage advanced digital beamforming and tracking technologies to maintain stable, high-speed connectivity even under challenging dynamic conditions.
Theevaluation will also help guide the RCN’s direction toward Hydra MAX, ALL.SPACE’s next-generation terminal and future capability goal. Hydra MAX has demonstrated the ability to operate across multiple orbitssimultaneously while on the move and offers up to 500 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth per beam (1 GHz aggregate) in Ka-band, enabling compatibility with emerging LEO constellations such as Telesat Lightspeed and Amazon LEO. Additionally, ALL.SPACE’srecent successful on-the-move connectivity over High Elliptical Orbit (HEO) highlights its relevance for Arctic operations at high latitudes where the RCN patrols.
PaulMcCarter, CEO of ALL.SPACE, states: “TheRCN’s evaluation highlights the operational importance of reliable multi-orbit connectivity. With Hydra 4 available today and Hydra MAX on the roadmap, naval teams can maintain continuous, intelligent communications while on the move, from southern watersto the High North, regardless of orbit or threat.”
Testingat Maritime Forces Pacific facilities in Victoria, BC, will inform the RCN’s short-term SATCOM architecture decisions, including a potential fleet-wide deployment of Hydra MAX on platforms such as Halifax-class frigates and Harry DeWolf-class arctic offshorepatrol vessels. As a leader in multi-orbit, multi-link SATCOM, ALL.SPACE continues to support defense customers globally with terminals designed to deliver resilient, high-capacity connectivity across increasinglycomplex operational environments.
