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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

Summer 2010: A Technological Crossroads for Military Satcom
The international government and military satellite communications sector is about to experience an exciting period of change. As next-generation military applications mature from the development stage and a new range of communications tools become available to end-users, satellite service providers find themselves catering to an even greater demand for bandwidth and higher connectivity speeds.

This past month saw the highly anticipated, $477 million Blue Force Tracking 2 contract go to ViaSat as part of the Army's effort to upgrade its tracking and battlefield management capabilities. The military satcom market also saw Inmarsat and Boeing partner on a global Ka-band project primarily targeted at government and military users and worth over $1 billion. The U.S. Air Force's WGS-3 satellite entered service and completed the U.S. Department of Defense's WGS Block-1 constellation.

It has been a busy summer. By 2011, the military will have more communications technology and connectivity options at its disposal than it ever had before.

-Jeffrey Hill
News Editor, Satellite TODAY

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Industry News
SkyBitz Utilizes DARPA Support to Open New Government Tracking Business
Remote asset tracking and information management solutions SkyBitz has opened a new business unit to provide remote asset management solutions based on technology developed for ...More»

ITT GPS 3 Payload Passes Air Force CDR
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NASA Ships Fastsat to Orbital Sciences’ Alaska Launch Complex
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CapRock Names Head of Information Assurance Division
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Industry Focus
WGS-3 Satellite Enters Service; Completes U.S. Air Force Block 1 Network
The third Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) military communications satellite, WGS-3, has entered service for the U.S. Air Force, completing the military’s Block 1 constellation, designed to deliver improved broadband communications to U.S. military forces and their allies around the world ...More»

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Executive Q&A
ViaSat’s Berry On BFT-2 Contract Win
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 friendly fire incidents. In winning the contract, which was unveiled July 22, ViaSat accomplished a difficult and unusual feat — unseating a military program incumbent by offering new technology at a lower cost ...More»

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Contracts
Newtec Wins FlexACM Order from U.S. Government Contractor
Newtec has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide its FlexACM technology, supporting IP-trunking satellite links, to an unnamed government prime contractor ...More»

Australian Military Extends UAV Contract with MDA
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has extended its contract with MDA to provide surveillance operations for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)  ...More»

Orbit Wins New Navy Systems Deal
Orbit Technologies has won a $19 million systems contract with an unnamed military customer, the company announced  ...More»

DARPA Awards Inmarsat BGAN Terminal Development Contract
Inmarsat Navigation Ventures Ltd. received a DARPA contract to develop BGAN terminals for ...More»

General Dynamics Awards WIN-T Hardware Contract to Lockheed Martin
General Dynamics awarded Lockheed Martin a $71 million contract to provide communications hardware and equipment for the transmission subsystem of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 program  ...More»

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