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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
 As the nature of warfare continues to be redefined, military forces are finding that they need to be even more nimble — able to be deployed rapidly into any number of environments while also having the latest information available at a moment’s notice. This means decisionmakers are looking for the latest technology that can provide on-the-move, secure communications that can satisfy the needs of the soldiers in the field and meet numerous different requirements laid out by the multiple number of deployed forces that are expect to interoperate seamlessly.
This month’s edition of Via Satellite’s Military Satcom Extra takes a look at efforts being taken to use the latest technology, such as IP-enabled communications, to make sure operational forces are in touch with each other and with headquarters as well as looking into new initiatives for using satellites to track cargo shipments around the globe. Also, J.P. Stevens, vice president of space systems for the Aerospace Industries Association, discusses the Obama administration’s stance on space weapons and its potential impact on the industry.
Top Story
NATO Looks to IP to Meet Communications Challenges
NATO’s demands for bandwidth are increasing, and the organization has been tapping into the benefits of IP technologies to help in operations, said Malcolm Green, chief of CAT 9 communication infrastructure services of the NATO C3 agency. The question for NATO is having access to bandwidth as and when it is needed, Green said... More»
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Industry News
Lockheed Martin Completes SBIRS Software Testing
Lockheed Martin's Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) satellite has completed baseline integrated system testing of new flight software... More»
Raytheon: GPS OCX Project on Track, Within Budget
A team led by Raytheon Co. completed a segment design review and modernized capability engineering for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation GPS control segment ... More»
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Advance TSAT Risk Reduction System
A team led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman sent its SpaceWire data bus technology for preliminary design review... More»
ViaSat Demonstrates Advanced Blue Force Tracking Capabilities
ViaSat Inc. and the U.S. Army extended the vehicular Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT2) demonstration with U.S. Army Aviation BFT2 demonstrations aboard a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter... More»
MDA Flies First Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) conducted its first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight in Afghanistan Jan... More»
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Industry Focus
U.S. Army Completes Testing of Satellite Tracking System
In 2010, the U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency (LIA) will leverage global communications integrator Arinc’s Asset Assure wireless satellite tracking systems to provide weapons manufacturers and intermediaries with real-time global cargo shipment tracking — a development intended to drastically reduce risks and streamline management issues associated with shipping hazardous materials. Jim Potter, Arinc’s tracking program director, explained the problems his company’s system intends to solve and how its uses can expand beyond military use... More»
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AIA Sees Benefits, Challenges in Obama’s Space Weapons Ban Policy
President Obama is pursuing a global ban on space-based weapons while promising to protect U.S. satellites from harm, according to a Jan. 26 announcement from the White House. The pledge includes contingency plans to keep information flowing from U.S. satellites and to take steps needed to protect spacecraft against attack. It also contains language that the administration is interested in reviewing complex and expensive space projects but outlines no specific measures or details on what kind of review would be facilitated... More»
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Contracts
Boeing, Lockheed Marting Receive TSAT Contract Extension
Boeing received a $75 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force to continue risk reduction and system definition for the Transformational Satellite Communications ... More»
Vizada to Provide Inmarsat, Iridium Satcom to U.S. Army
Vizada won a contract with Delta Wave Communications to supply the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers with Inmarsat and Iridium mobile satellite... More»
PCI Provides Satcom to Afghansitan via Australia
Proactive Communications Inc. (PCI) signed a $2 million contract negotiation with Australian-based operator NewSat to provide a unified communications solution to customers in Afghanistan... More»
ViaSat to Modify U.S. Army Joint-IP Modem
ViaSat received a contract modification from the U.S. Army — through prime contractor Globecomm Systems Inc. — to modify the Joint-Internet Protocol Modem... More»
L-3 Receives Ka-Band Traveling Wave Tube Order from U.S. Air Force
L-3 Electron Technologies received combined orders totaling nearly $1 million for the development of a high-efficiency 600-watt Ka-band communications helix traveling wave tube... More»
Insitu Selects Enerdyne to Provide DVA Technology for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Enerdyne Technologies, a ViaSat company, will supply its EnerLinks2 digital video over analog (DVA) data link technology to Insitu Inc... More»
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