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| 02.02.2012 |
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ATK 3Q Space Sales Slip; Company to Restructure in 2013 Under New CFO 
[Satellite News 02-02-12] It has been a busy day for aerospace and defense firm ATK as the company announced its third quarter 2012 results, its 2013 restructuring plan and a new appointment to its executive management team on Feb. 2. ATK’s...
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| 01.03.2012 |
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Military WGS Program Begins 2012 with New Infrastructure Support Contract
[Satellite News 01-03-12] The Pentagon has awarded a significant satellite ground infrastructure contract to aerospace, defense and information solutions provider ITT Exelis, which will provide mission support to its Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) operations...
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| 12.19.2011 |
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Raytheon Vice President Details SMART-T, NMT AEHF Terminal Breakthroughs
[Satellite News 12-19-11] Raytheon Network Centric Systems has developed several military terminals that have become the first to successfully test with the Pentagon’s on-orbit Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites...
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| 12.01.2011 |
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Eric Béranger, CEO, Astrium Services
EADS acquired independent global satellite-based mobility communication services provider Vizada this past August for 673 million euros ($934.32 million). The deal, which is still awaiting final regulatory approvals, will see Vizada become part of Astrium...
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| 11.08.2011 |
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Cowen-Hirsch: Pentagon Needs to Deal with Spiraling Decision-Making Processes
[Satellite News 11-08-11] As budget cuts have become a standard issue in developing U.S. military communications strategies, the Pentagon has been searching for ways to improve the performance of its network infrastructure at a lower cost without sacrificing...
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| 10.28.2011 |
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Canadian Military Ready to Pledge $477 Million for U.S. WGS Participation
[Satellite News 10-28-11] Canada could be the United States’ latest Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) ally as the nation’s government revealed plans Oct. 28 to spend as much as $477 million to participate in the U.S.-led military program. The...
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| 07.12.2011 |
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Leaked Report Claims Chinese Military Developing Advanced Military Reconnaissance Satellites
[Satellite News 07-12-11] Despite the Chinese government’s recent vocal opposition to the militarization of space, a U.K. Journal of Strategic Studies report leaked July 12 claims that the country is in the process of developing sophisticated...
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| 05.17.2011 |
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EMS Technologies Sees Space and Defense Business Struggle
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-17-11] EMS Technologies, which offers connectivity solutions across a number of different segments, saw its space and defense business struggle in the first quarter this year. This was one of the highlights of its results issued...
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| 03.29.2011 |
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Space Policy Experts: Obama Administration Making Progress on Space Debris Issue
[Satellite News 03-29-11] While SES Senior Vice President of Engineering and Space Data Association (SDA) Chairman Stewart Sanders believes that the United States is not properly managing its space debris issued, he hailed U.S. President Barack Obama’s...
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| 02.11.2011 |
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Raytheon’s Canty: GPS OCX Program Transforming How Military Acquires Systems
[Satellite News 02-10-11] In February 2010, the U.S. Air Force entrusted Raytheon with the evolution of its GPS infrastructure by awarding the company with an $886 million to improve the accuracy of information from its satellites. Under...
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| 07.27.2010 |
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ViaSat’s Berry: Company Surprised by BFT-2 Contract Win
[Satellite News 07-27-10] In a decision that shocked analysts and even the competitors, the U.S. Army awarded ViaSat the Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT-2) contract to upgrade 100,000 Army vehicles with a next-generation tracking system intended to prevent...
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| 04.01.2010 |
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Harding: Addressing Satcom Demand
Col. William Harding, vice commander, Military Satellite Communications System Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, directs acquisition planning, programming, budgeting and operational support for a $46 billion portfolio for...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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U.S. Military Officials Discuss Military Space Agenda
The United States remains the global leader in space-based military capabilities. However, with more nations than ever looking to develop these capabilities, the United States wants to foster greater cooperation when using these assets. In separate...
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| 06.02.2009 |
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Lockheed Martin Awarded SBIRS Contract Despite GAO Criticism
[Satellite News 06-02-09] Lockheed Martin won a $1.5 billion contract to build the third Space Based Infrared Systems Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS-GEO) satellite after three years of testing and development despite several complaints by the U.S...
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| 04.01.2009 |
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Government Contract Vehicles: Life Line or Fault Line
The ultimate goal of the U.S. Department of Defense’s space mission is to place capabilities in space in support of national defense and the warfighter. The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), which procures communications services for the...
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| 03.30.2009 |
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AMRAAM Air Defense Missile Fired Using HIMARS Launcher At White Sands
Two Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) launched from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. Lockheed makes HIMARS, while AMRAAM was a product of Hughes and Raytheon Co. [RTN]. The test launches...
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| 03.30.2009 |
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Aegis-SM System Takes Down Two Missiles in Test
The Aegis weapon control system and Standard Missile interceptors took down two missiles simultaneously, in an exercise called Stellar Daggers. Interceptors from the USS Benfold (DDG 65) took out a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) in its terminal phase of...
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| 03.23.2009 |
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Lockheed Takes On Boeing In Fight Over Ground-Based Missile Defense System
GMD System Operations And Sustainment At Stake; Missile Defense Agency Contract Sought Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] will take on The Boeing Co. [BA] in a fight for an operations and sustainment contract for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system...
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| 03.23.2009 |
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Raytheon Receives $23 Million Maverick Missiles Contract
The Air Force gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $23 million undefinitized with firm fixed price contract for production of 70 Maverick...
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| 03.23.2009 |
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Raytheon Gains $106 Million Pact Providing JSOWs To Navy, Allies
The Navy gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $106 million contract to produce Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 missiles for the Navy and key allies. The new C-1 variant will be network-enabled, able to engage time-sensitive targets. JSOW is a family of low-cost air-to-ground...
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