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| 03.30.2009 |
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Lockheed Setting Up Space Vehicle Integration Laboratory Testing Sats
Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] is setting up a Space Vehicle Integration Laboratory (SVIL) to test satellites and space components before they launch, and to facilitate space vehicle component and flight software integration. The lab will handle large, small...
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| 03.30.2009 |
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Minisatellites Being Developed To Test Hardened GPS Electronics And Intel-Surveillance Capabilities
Five mini satellites will be developed at the University of Florida aided by $450,000 contributed this year by Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT], the company announced. The satellites will investigate technological advances such as miniaturized, space-hardened GPS...
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| 03.26.2009 |
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GMV CEO Stresses Importance of Telecoms; Predicts Economic Recovery in 2010
[Satellite News 03-25-09] International space company, GMV, has been quite active in the commercial market, acquiring work for the satellite industry’s biggest operators. While GMV customers like SES, Eutelsat and NileSat have appeared to be minimally...
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| 03.23.2009 |
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Boeing Demonstrates High-Energy Laser
The Boeing Co. [BA] demonstrated its Re-Deployable High-Energy Laser System (RHELS) by quickly relocating the prototype weapon system from its Albuquerque development site to a test range, where it tracked ground and airborne targets and fired at a ground...
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| 03.23.2009 |
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Laser Power Hits 105 Kilowatts, Northrop Announces
A military laser set a record by reaching 105 kilowatts, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. The company used a scalable building block strategy in the test, which was the final demonstration milestone of the Joint High Power Solid State Laser (JHPSSL)...
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| 03.16.2009 |
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Raytheon Gains Navy Contracts
The Navy gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $106.5 million contract change to procure 280 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) unitary Air-to-Ground (AGM)-154C-1s, with a moving target/surface warfare capability. That contract also involves one additional unit for the...
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| 03.09.2009 |
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GPS III Progressing In Preliminary Design Review
The Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] Global Positioning System III, or GPS III, is progressing well during its preliminary design review, the company announced. Lockheed and its subcontractors, ITT and General Dynamics Corp. [GD], completed 19 out of 71 milestones...
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| 03.09.2009 |
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Raytheon Gains $11.4 Million Patriot Facilities Contract
The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] an $11.4 million contract to support Patriot missile defense facilities this year. The Army Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the additional funding as an option under a three-year contract...
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| 03.06.2009 |
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SmartSat Looking at Three Finalists for Satellite Manufacturing Contract
[Satellite News 03-06-09] SmartSat is set to make a decision in the next three months on who will manufacture its satellite, Khaled Derbas, chairman of SmartSat, told Satellite News. The shortlist has now been whittled down to three manufacturers: Thales...
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| 03.05.2009 |
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SmartSat Looking at Three Finalists for Satellite Manufacturing Contract
SmartSat is set to make a decision in the next three months on who will manufacture its satellite, Khaled Derbas, chairman of SmartSat, told the CABSAT e-Daily. The shortlist has now been whittled down to three manufacturers: Thales Alenia Space, Orbital...
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| 03.04.2009 |
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ArabSat CEO Expects Industry to Remain Resilient
[Satellite News 03-04-09] The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the manufacturing and launching of two new...
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| 03.03.2009 |
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Arabsat CEO Expects Industry to be Resilient in 2009
The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the manufacturing and launching of two new satellites. Arabsat 5C and Badr 7...
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| 03.01.2009 |
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Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive of the Year 2008
Pradman Kaul Chairman and CEO, Hughes Network Systems
The ability of Pradman Kaul and his executive team at Hughes Network Systems to anticipate the evolutions of the satellite market has placed the company firmly atop the VSAT field and in position as one of the leaders in the growing satellite broadband niche...
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| 02.23.2009 |
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Airborne Laser Unit Fires Long-Duration Beams In Testing
The Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system scored another advance, this time in its high-powered laser that can kill enemy missiles. That high-energy laser fired multiple long-duration blasts during intensive ground tests, according to Northrop Grumman...
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| 02.23.2009 |
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SpaceX Heat Shield Material Passes Test
Heat shield material for the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) passed a test, the company announced. The PICA-X heat shield material, which will be used in the Dragon spacecraft, underwent arc jet testing. Subjected to temperatures as high as...
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| 02.19.2009 |
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Satlynx CEO Sees 2009 Growth Through U.S. Deal, New Offerings
[Satellite News 02-19-09] Satlynx, a provider of communication services throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa, hopes to use its status as a GE-owned company to sign a deal with the U.S. government in 2009 and expand Satlynx’s geographical...
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| 02.16.2009 |
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Aegis Gains $78.6 Million Aegis Upgrades Contract
The Navy gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $78.6 million contract to produce upgrades for the Aegis shipboard weapons control system, the company announced. Lockheed is to produce the next evolution of hardware that will be incorporated into the Aegis...
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| 02.16.2009 |
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Raytheon Gains $246 Million Patriot Spares Contract For UAE
The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $246 million Foreign Military Sales contract for Patriot system spares for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The U.S. Army Aviation and...
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| 02.16.2009 |
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Boeing Delivers Minuteman III Upgraded Guidance Set
The Boeing Co. [BA] delivered the final upgraded missile guidance set (MGS) for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to the Air Force, completing 82 months -- or nearly seven years -- of consecutive on-time or early deliveries. Boeing...
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| 02.09.2009 |
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New JSOW Warhead Tested
A new shaped-charge warhead was tested for the Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 (JSOW C-1), Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The Navy tested the new warhead, which delivers the same effect as the warhead currently planned for the JSOW C-1 at a reduced cost to the...
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