Harris Places Order With Comtech
[Satellite Today 09-05-08] Comtech EF Data Corp. received a $4.5 million order from Harris Corp. to provide...

Orbcomm Names Vice President of Operation
[Satellite Today 09-04-08] Susan Saadat has been named senior vice president of operations of Orbcomm, the...

U.S. Air Force Certifies SBIRS Ready for Evaluation
[Satellite Today 08-29-08] The U.S. Air Force has certified readiness for dedicated operational utility...

STSS Completes Acoustic Testing
[Satellite Today 08-29-08] Two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites have...

ITAR Dilemma: Finding The Balance Between Regulation And Profit
Richard Kusiolek
America’s commercial space industry holds a dominant position in the global market, but due to a number of factors, other countries are beginning to gain more market share. Many small suppliers maintain... read more 

U.S. General Calls for Greater Space Cooperation
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 6-17-08] Space situational awareness is one of the key issues that countries around the world have to work on throughout the next 10 years in terms of improving the space landscape... read more 

Spain Raises Space Ambitions
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 5-19-08] Spain is getting serious about space, with plans to launch a pair of its own satellites in the next few years to improve its capabilities. “After several years... read more 

PCI Ready To Head From Desert To Floodplains
Jessica Pearce
After four years in Iraq providing both the U.S. government and the provisional Iraqi government with satellite telecommunications systems, Proactive Communication Inc. (PCI) is ready to expand its reach in... read more 

Letter From The Editor
Mark Holmes
We live in a multimedia age where it seems as though information has become as important as oxygen, and the demand for satellite capacity for military purposes have increased by eye-popping amounts since... read more 

Military Continues To Influence Commercial Operators
Greg Berlocher
Faced with a shortage of military satellite communications capacity, the U.S. government has increasingly turned to commercial operators to close the bandwidth gap. Roughly 80 percent of all U.S. government... read more 

Gen. Chilton: Greater Cooperation In Space Will Boost All Nations
Mark Holmes
The United States sets the standard for military satellite operations, but as nations around the globe enhance their capabilities and new nations enter the space arena, U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton... read more 

Letter From the Editor
Mark Holmes
As conflicts continue in Afghanistan and Iraq, the demands by military forces for advanced communications have never been greater. The nature of conflict seems to have changed in recent years, with the enemy... read more 

ND SatCom Business Transformation Almost Complete
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News 09-03-08] ND SatCom likely will generate the majority of its revenues from the military/defence sector going forward, Karl Classen, ND SatCom’s CEO, said.     “Due to... read more 

European Space and Security
Gerry Oberst
European policy makers are seeking a more coordinated strategy for using satellite resources for their national security and defense, but these efforts could be stymied by a key legal development in 2008. In... read more 

Military Launch Market To See Robust, Steady Growth Into The Next Decade And Beyond
Richard Kusiolek
U.S. military readiness is based on satellite communications, and reliance on U.S. Air Force launch capabilities will continue to grow as newer and more powerful satellites are required. The U.S. military... read more