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The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is nearer to its next phase of testing with the recent arrival of THAAD equipment at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) […]

Both BMD, Cargo Screeners Needed As North Korea Threatens The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) didn’t perform a proper cost-benefit analysis on procurement of new devices to detect nuclear weapons […]

A ballistic missile defense shield test went well, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. Integrated Ground Test 01 (GTI-01), a test of hardware, software, and communications interfaces of the Ballistic […]

The Air Force gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $1.067 billion contract for up to three more Wideband Gapfiller Satellites (WGS), if all options are exercised, Boeing announced. Signing the […]

Outlays To Reach $15 Billion Peak In Fiscal 2016 U.S. spending on ballistic missile defense should average about $10 billion per year, with a possibility the annual outlays might be […]

Digital+, the Spanish pay-TV operator, has seen very slow subscriber growth in the last quarter, although it did reach an important milestone by surpassing 2 million subscribers. Sogecable, the owners […]

LORL Loral Space & Communications Inc. will sell $300 million of stock to its largest shareholder, MHR Fund Management LLC, Loral announced Oct. 17. The proceeds, combined with existing resources, […]

Galileo is one of the most ambitious space projects ever undertaken in Europe, as a partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission (EC) works to bring […]

An analysis of land-change data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found that 217 square miles of Louisiana’s coastal lands were transformed to water after hurricanes Katrina and Rita swept […]

Even as concern over oil prices and the war in Iraq have "the level of [investor] uncertainty … about as high as I’ve ever seen it," Hoyt Davidson, CEO and […]

The Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI), in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), announced their cooperative launch of a satellite-based educational program for medical […]

Rainer Grohe, executive director of the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU), says the Galileo project is one of the most significant space projects ever undertaken in Europe, but also believes the […]

The U.S. Air Force honored the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) Life Extension Team with the 2006 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award for its efforts in developing innovative methods […]

Intelsat has purchased a Glowlink Model 8000 Satellite Geolocation System to monitor sources of potential interference to its satellite signals, Glowlink announced Oct. 20. The spectrum monitoring and geolocation system […]

Echostar Communications Corp. launched Oct. 19 its Dish Network High-Speed Internet powered by Wildblue, a satellite-delivered broadband Internet service offering bundled TV service. The two-way satellite service provides high-speed data […]

The Court of Appeal of Dusseldorf, Germany, confirmed SES Astra‘s acquisition of TV playout Center Astra Platform Services (APS), rejecting a complaint filed by satellite operator Eutelsat, SES Astra announced […]

Iridium Satellite is providing satellite data communications for an atmospheric data-reporting program that uses commercial aircraft to gather and transmit meteorological data, Iridium announced. Airdat LLC, an Iridium value-added reseller, […]

Europe’s first polar orbiting satellite, Metop-A was placed into orbit Oct. 18 by a Russian Souyz rocket, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced. The launch was delayed for two consecutive […]

Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $36 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with 746 multi-band, multi-mission radios, the company announced Oct. 19. The AN/PSC-5D radio is used as […]

Eutelsat awarded EADS Astrium the contract to build the Hot Bird 10 satellite, Eutelsat announced Oct. 19. Hot Bird 10 will be based on Astrium’s Eurostar E3000 platform and be […]

Control of Kazakhstan’s first communications and broadcast satellite, KazSat-1, was transferred Oct. 17 from manufacturer Khrunichev State Space Scientific and Production Center to customer KazSat JSC, according to Kazinform. The […]

Telecommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) announced that its systems have passed muster for use in the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)’s Boarding Team Communications network. TCS’s Swiftlink DVM-90 and Swiftlink 2410 deployable […]

Tandberg Television delivered revenues of $80.7 million in the third quarter of 2006, up 9 percent compared to its $74.4 million revenue in the same period of 2005, the company […]

Arinc Direct announced Oct. 17 it is providing Inmarsat Swift satellite-communications services directly for operators of corporate jet aircraft equipped with any brand of Swift capable hardware. Arinc Direct also […]

The U.S. Air Force Oct. 17 announced it has set terms for a $1.1 billion contract with Boeing Co. for the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite program. The newly defined Block 2 […]

For the second time in as many days, launch of the Metop satellite on a Soyuz vehicle was postponed. The Oct. 18 attempt was scrubbed due to strong winds at […]

Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. unveiled its second-generation handheld phones. The SO-2510, weighing 130 grams, is a satellite-only version designed for mobile connectivity in areas beyond terrestrial networks and features GPS, […]

Datapath Inc., a provider of satellite and wireless communications networks, announced Oct. 18 a definitive agreement to acquire all of the stock of ILC for $21 million in cash. ILC, […]

Ramtelecom Inc. introduced an auto-mount antenna system designed to provide satellite broadband access anywhere in North America, the company announced Oct. 16. Designed for the oil and gas industry, the […]

Mobiapps Inc. Oct. 16 announced introduction of its M100, a next-generation, high-performance Orbcomm satellite smart modem designed for global management and monitoring of remote and mobile assets. The M100 provides […]