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Hugh Panero, CEO of XM Satellite Radio, has resigned from the board of Vonage Holdings Corp., Vonage announced. Panero joined the board of the Internet telephone company in January, but […]

Harmonic announced details of the new DiviCom Electra 5400, third generation MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) standard definition (SD) encoder, which it hopes will prove a hit with pay-TV operators worldwide. This […]

Jadoo Power Systems Inc., a supplier of portable fuel cell power systems, announced Aug. 21 that General Atomics Space Power Division has awarded Jadoo a contract to develop an advanced […]

UDcast, a provider of solutions enabling full IP over broadcast and satellite media, announced Aug. 21 it would supply 1,500 gateway appliances to Algérie Télécom. Algérie Télécom Satellite, a subsidiary […]

Wildblue Communications Inc. completed a $350 million debt financing round intended to fund the growth of the company’s satellite broadband business, Wildblue announced Aug. 21. The financing round, led by […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – This center of government and military space and missile programs is looking for a few (thousand) good men and women: engineers with security clearances. The unemployment rate […]

By Dave Ahearn In yet another move to clear away old financial deadwood and gain a fresh start, The Boeing Co. [BA] will take an expected $320 million charge to […]

With no breakthroughs likely in space propulsion or rocket design in the near future, a new family of space-launch vehicles developed for military payloads should satisfy all projected national security […]

Arianespace placed two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit: the JCSAT-10 communications satellite for Japanese operator JSAT Corp., and the Syracuse 3B military communications satellite for the French Ministry of Defense. […]

Space Shuttle Atlantis has been cleared for launch as early as Sunday with a unanimous “go” recommendation that stands in contrast to the divided views that clouded the recent Space […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Boeing Co. [BA] is offering military forces an advancement making Humvees into launching pads for multiple types of missiles. The new Agile Multi-role Weapons System (AMWS) […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) blasted defense contractors for cost overruns on weapons acquisition programs. Sessions, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and chairman of […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A defense company is hoping its ballistic missile defense work may grow as Europe installs a missile shield against enemy weapons launched from the Middle East. But […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Each of the anti-ballistic missile programs to kill enemy missiles just after launch has improved measurably, but further advancements must be achieved in those ballistic missile defense […]

NASA selected Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, and rival Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) to demonstrate their ability to loft cargo, and eventually crew members, into orbit, on missions to the International […]

Boeing Co. will close its Connexion satellite Internet unit for aircraft following "a detailed business and market analysis" of the service, Boeing announced Aug. 17. "Over the last six years, […]

NASA selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Rocketplane Kistler to demonstrate their ability to loft cargo and eventually crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). In the demonstration contracts, […]

Changes in thinking, along with technology advancements, are helping the U.S. Department of Defense deliver satellite imagery to the units in the field more quickly, helping to improve operations and […]

A technology partnership between H.A.B.I.T. Research Ltd., a Victoria-based company that designs, develops and manufactures technology for wildlife research, and Swiss positioning technology provider u-blox, is making it possible for […]

A strong increase in profits and revenues in the second quarter for Gilat Satellite Networks has given the company’s CEO and financial analysts reason to be optimistic about the satellite […]

Pay-TV operator Canalsat hopes to make a strong impact in the mobile TV market in France, as the company seeks to boost its revenues outside of its core direct-to-home (DTH) […]

The Raytheon Missile Systems and BAE Systems Bofors‘ Excalibur team successfully test-fired two global positioning system (GPS)-guided 155 mm artillery projectiles that functioned as intended against simulated tactical targets Aug. […]

Trimble announced Aug. 17 it has supplied Global Positioning System (GPS) reference stations and VRS (Virtual Reference Station) software to establish one of the first Eastern Europe nationwide VRS infrastructure […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has high hopes for its Spacenet subsidiary over the next 12 months. Gilat recently appointed former SES Americom Chief Commercial Officer Andreas Georghiou as the new CEO […]

Belarus is set to announce a tender for a new national BelKa satellite to replace the one destroyed in a July failure of a Dnepr launch vehicle, RIA Novosti reported […]

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a decision by a lower court that Echostar Communications Corp. to stop selling digital video recorders (DVR), the company announced Aug. 18. The […]

Advantech Satellite Networks has promoted Michael Pollack to vice president, government sales. Pollack will lead all aspects of Advantech’s government business from the company’s office in Rockville, Md. Pollack joined […]

Digitalglobe announced Aug. 16 two additions to its senior management team. Marc Tremblay has been appointed general manager of Digitalglobe’s commercial business unit, where he will be responsible for the […]

The Raytheon Missile Systems and BAE Systems Bofors’ Excalibur team successfully test-fired two global positioning system (GPS)-guided 155 mm artillery projectiles that functioned as intended against simulated tactical targets Aug. […]