http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2013 Sat, 18 May 2013 8:00:52 EDT Satellite companies with exposure to Defense Department and broader government budgets in the United States should expect to see incremental headwinds as across-the-board cuts as a result of government sequestration are implemented, according to a new report from analysis firm Needham.    The much... http://www.satellitetoday.com/eletters/military/topstory/40797.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT Boeing has shipped its fifth Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, which aims to provide faster transmission of airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance imagery to the United States Air Force. WGS-5 arrived at the Astrotech processing facility March 9 and will undergo preflight checkout... http://www.satellitetoday.com/eletters/military/industrynews/40792.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT Inmarsat has announced the expansion of mobile tactical Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) communications to a broader range of new government users through the company’s L-band satellites.    The company plans to launch L-TAC, a new L-band service, which will... http://www.satellitetoday.com/eletters/military/industrynews/40795.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT TS2 Satellite Technologies has expanded its Internet service in Afghanistan using Avanti’s Hylas 2 satellite, which is equipped with Ka bandwidth transponders that enable bidirectional data transmission and additional services for corporations, individuals, and government agencies in rapidly... http://www.satellitetoday.com/eletters/military/industrynews/40798.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA) has selected Janet Nickloy, director of Aerospace Mission Solutions for Harris Corporation, as its 2013 chair.    The HPA fosters dialogue between the government and the satellite industry to promote the benefits of hosted government payloads on commercial... http://www.satellitetoday.com/eletters/military/industrynews/40799.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has unveiled initial development details from its Phoenix Program, which aims to recycle older, non-functional satellites for repurposing. The agency launched a video on its website that showcases various prototype arms that can grip a satellite hurdling... http://www.satellitetoday.com/eletters/military/industryfocus/40803.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT Arabsat CEO Khalid Balkheyour has confirmed to Via Satellite that the company concluded a hosted payload deal on its BADR-7 satellite and will announce the customer at the SATELLITE 2013 conference next week. Balkheyour spoke with Via Satellite about how the deal, which had been a long time in the making... http://www.satellitetoday.com/eletters/military/executiveqanda/40805.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Air Force Space and Missile Center’s Defense Weather Systems Directorate has signed a contract with Millennium Space Systems for a 12-month research program on Systems and Spacecraft for space-based weather sensing... http://www.satellitetoday.com/eletters/military/contracts/40793.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Defense Weather Systems Directorate has chosen Harris Corporation to conduct a study and make recommendations to help modernize the U.S. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.    As... http://www.satellitetoday.com/eletters/military/contracts/40794.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems two contracts to produce the Space-Based Infrared Systems GEO 5-6 satellite (SBIRS) and purchase materials needed to construct its seventh and eighth GPS-3 satellites.    The two awards are worth a combined $342.6 million... http://www.satellitetoday.com/eletters/military/contracts/40800.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT