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The kill vehicle divert thruster for the Multiple Kill Vehicle Payload System completed initial testing, Lockheed Martin [LMT] stated. The test series demonstrated the feasibility of using a divert and...

By Jason Bates The Air Force failed to follow federal regulations in awarding a contract to The Boeing Co. [BA] to develop a sensor for a next-generation government weather satellite,...

Garmin International Inc. introduced its GPSMAP 496 aviation device July 19. The portable GPS unit targeting the aviation market offers features such as airport diagrams, an enhanced high-resolution terrain database,...

ND Satcom, a supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast and defense communications network solutions, has strengthened its position in Romania due to the implementation of several broadcast projects in the...

Convergys Corp. announced July 20 it would provide a set of product offerings, consulting and professional services for Arena‘s new German satellite Pay-TV service. The company will operate a satellite...

The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center awarded Globecomm Systems Inc. a contract to provide portable satellite communications terminals, Globecomm announced July 19. Globecomm was one of five...

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. received a $38.2 million order from the U.S. Army under the Movement Tracking System (MTS) contract, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced July 20. Comtech will provide the...

Orbital Sciences Corp. posted earnings of $9.8 million in its 2006 second quarter on revenues of $197 million, the company announced July 20. In the same period in 2005, Orbital...

After a series of aborted attempts, the launch of the MetOp-A satellite has been postponed indefinitely, Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, and the European Space...