The Boeing Company

Thomas John Berens

Jeffrey Scott Willcox

Timothy James Ong

Carlos M Montes

Youstina Yacoub

Anthony Sangsoo Bak

Cameron Alexander Sanders

Ernest L Ferrier, Jr

Terry Allan Smith

An autonomous watercraft with a waterproof container that houses a satellite communication terminal. The waterproof container includes a first shell mounted on a deck of the watercraft and that has a sealed first interior space that contains satellite communication circuitry of the terminal. The waterproof container also includes a second shell mounted under the deck of the watercraft and that has a sealed second interior space that contains the processing circuitry of the terminal. The first and second shells include ports configured to receive connectors for communication signaling and/or power. The first shell can also include a pressure port to pressurize the first interior space for use in leak detection. The shells can also include heat sinks to cool the satellite communication terminal.

Autonomous watercraft with a waterproof container system that houses satellite communication terminal

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Alexandria, VA, United States of America

Thomas John Berens