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The Transformational Satellite (TSAT) laser communications system proved it can deliver high-powered operations at three data rates during recent Air Force tests, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. Tests validated system...

The Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) satellite communication system completed testing nearly three weeks ahead of schedule, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. It exceeds performance requirements, the company said. NMT is a...

Lockheed Martin delivered the eighth and final satellite in the modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) production program to the Air Force. There are three IIR-M spacecraft on-orbit,...

The Boeing Co. [BA] joined Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] in competing for the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) contract, Northrop announced. Northrop would be the...

NASA Still Undecided On Atlantis Launch Date, Tank Switch NASA officials won’t be able to decide for another two weeks whether they can repair and use a hail-damaged external fuel...

[3/24/07] If Fleet Street rumors are correct, BSkyB will be involved in a four-way battle for Pipex Communications, a major telco in the U.K. telecoms markets. Pipex has nearly 1.1...

[3/23/07] Sea Launch Co. signed an agreement with SES to launch a yet-to-be-determined satellite aboard a Land Launch vehicle in mid-2009, Sea Launch announced March 22. The new satellite would...

GlobeCast, a subsidiary of France Telecom, signed a five-year deal with international sports broadcaster Setanta Sports to distribute six channels to the Sky, Virgin Media, BT Vision and DTT platforms....

KVH Industries Inc. rolled out its TracVision M series of marine satellite TV systems, the company announced March 22. The M5 and M7 antennas use KVH’s new RingFire technology to...