WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Facing escalating concerns about the potential vulnerability of U.S. space assets to terrorists and the so-called hostile governments, Boeing Co. for the first time is offering to install advanced ant jamming technology on some future commercial satellites, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

    Military and spy satellites use such hardware and other techniques to help prevent disruption of their signals, said the report, adding now efforts are under way to expand at least some of the same protective devices to commercial space, which includes more than 250 large satellites in high-Earth orbits.

    Boeing's effort to provide sophisticated antennas designed to counteract jamming is part of a broader push -- supported by both industry and the Pentagon -- to safeguard commercial fleets in orbit, according to the report.

    "Some of our customers are looking for technology to potentially reduce the threat" of jamming, said Craig Cooning, deputy general manager of Boeing's Space and Intelligence Systems unit, which builds commercial and government satellites.

    He said Boeing is actively discussing the matter with at least one commercial customer, whom he declined to identify. Boeing declined to disclose the cost.