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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
 The New Congress and the Future of Military Spending
Most of the military satellite sector knew that the U.S. military spending cuts were bound to happen. As a new budget-conscious Congress took office in early January, it became only a matter of when and by how much.
When U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates released in December his plan to cut 2012 military spending by $553 billion, many predicted that new technologies will be even more weighted on efficiency and operational cost-cutting and could even drive new infrastructure upgrade business. But the truth remains that the Pentagon has yet to decide how it will adapt to this new political environment. Based on track record, the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives should enhance support for stronger military budgets, but the rise of deficit hawk Tea Party only raises more questions about the level of support military budgets will receive.
Some government/military satellite companies may return to the days of “cautious optimism” — a term frequently used by the industry during the early days of the recession. But the companies that have come into 2011 prepared and ready to adapt will produce the quarterly reports that stand out.
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U.S. Military Satellite Sector Prepares for Gates' Five-Year Budget Plan
There’s a common misconception in the public sector that U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ plan to cut military spending by $553 billion in 2012 is a decrease in the Pentagon’s budget. Instead, the U.S. Department of Defense will see an increase of less than 1 percent. While this is the smallest increase the Pentagon has received over the last 15 years, the plan calls for smaller increases to its rate of growth in 2013 and 2014 and then no growth whatsoever in 2015 and 2016 ...More»
Industry Focus
Hughes' FCSA Offering Includes Upgraded Infrastructure, Networking to U.S. Government
Over the past two months, Hughes Network Systems has unveiled its new technology infrastructure offering to the U.S. government through its U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contract vehicle ...More»
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 Executive Q&A
Andrew Ruszkowski, Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for Xtar
While many commercial operators at the 2010 Commercial Satcom Users Workshop are cautious and prepared for budget cuts that could have an impact on revenues and future business, some executives have identified growth opportunities in the next year. The launch of the third Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, along with the planned launches of several next-generation commercial satellites, has ushered in a new broadband satellite era where Ka-band and X-band systems are giving fresh capacity options to a bandwidth-hungry military ...More»
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Contracts
Pentagon Extends JSMPS, JIST Agreement with Arinc
Arinc Engineering Services has retained its role as Technical Support provider to U.S. Strategic Command for the joint planning and management of Satellite Communications resources...More»
SPAWAR Selects Astrotech to Support Multiple MUOS Launches
Astrotech Corp., a commercial aerospace services provider, was selected by SPAWAR to provide payload processing services in support of the Pentagon’s ...More»
Integral Systems, iDirect Partner on $10 Million Coast Guard Satcom Deal
Integral Systems and iDirect Government Technologies will partner as prime contractors under a $10 million U.S. Coast Guard contract ...More»
Artel Wins FCSA Order
Artel received a contract under the Future Commercial Satellite Communications Services Acquisition (FCSA) contract to provide satellite services, the company announced ...More»
Infinity Systems Wins U.S. Air Force Milstar, AEHF Engineering Contract
Infinity Systems Engineering won a $17 million contract to provide communications and engineering support on three military communications satellite systems over ...More»
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Industry News
Northrop Grumman to Begin Air and Space Network Support System Production
Northrop Grumman has received approval from the U.S Air Force to begin construction on its Air and Space ...More»
Raytheon Receives DARPA Funding to Enhance Space Communication Links
Raytheon BBN Technologies was awarded $2.1 million from DARPA for two projects under the Information in a Photon program ...More»
Cosmo-SkyMed 4 Enters Service, Completes Constellation
Italy’s Cosmo-SkyMed constellation is complete and fully operational after the system’s fourth satellite began sending images to ground stations, the Italian Space Agency announced ...More»
Savi Wireless Asset Tracking Passes Military RFID Tests
Savi Technology passed demonstration tests conducted by government- and industry-backed authorities for performance, reliability and accuracy of its low-power wireless sensor technology, the company announced ...More»
ImageSat Settles Spy Satellite Dispute with Serbia
ImageSat International has reached a settlement agreement with the Serbian government, which will see the Balkan country pay 27 million euros ...More»
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