Author: Staff Writer

SES Astra has announced its new Astra2Connect service, a triple-play offering of Internet, video and voice services for the residential broadband-by-satellite market. SES Astra President and CEO Ferdinand Kayser said...

Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it plans to sell its stake in two joint ventures it has with Russian companies related to the marketing and sale of launch services to...

Raytheon announced Sept. 7 that the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) command, control and communications segment acceptance testing has been completed two months early. The...

After five years the Office of Force Transformation (OFT) is itself transforming as the Pentagon has decided to align parts of the organization within the Defense Department, according to the...

Globecomm is introducing a range of new satellite-based broadcast, cable, direct-to-home and Internet Protocol (IP) TV services for program contribution and distribution, the company announced Sept. 8. Globecomm provides content...

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress recently that Germany would like to spend as much as $298 million in a possible Foreign Military Sale to Germany of Patriot...

Digital Cable System (DCS) has selected digital broadcast platforms from Scopus Video Networks to support the expansion of direct-to-home (DTH) service in Romania, Scopus announced Sept. 8. DCS, a consortium...

The Army recently conducted a successful intercept test flight of Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., according to the service. The Aug....

NDS announced Sept. 8 that SES Americom will distribute NDS Synamedia Metro IPTV middleware to the North American telecommunications market. Digital rights management service provided by NDS Videoguard protects content...

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Alliant Techsystems [ATK] successfully test fired a second-stage booster motor last month under the Submarine Launched Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (SLIRBM) Booster System Demonstration for the...