DoD and industry representatives witness first-of-its-kind transmission over new Inmarsat Global Xpress I-5 F2 Ka-band satellite /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC , the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that its Defense and Intelligence Systems Division successfully demonstrated the transmission of real-time, high definition video through helicopter blades with no signal disruption using its unique beyond-line-of-sight technology. Conducted on , the testing of the Hughes end-to-end SATCOM solution for airborne platforms was performed on a NorthStar Aviation Bell 407 multi-role helicopter , and was supported by Boeing, General Dynamics, DataPath, and Northrop Grumman Corporation.