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Orolia, through its McMurdo brand, announced its Global Aeronautical Distress Safety System (GADSS) compliant Distress Tracking Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT-DT) at this week’s Paris Air Show. The Kannad GADSS ELT-DT will enable the […]

Harris Corporation has delivered a digital weather satellite instrument to the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) that will help forecasters safeguard people in the region from typhoons and other severe […]

SkyVision has selected Communications & Power Industries (CPI) to provide Telemetry, Tracking And Command (TT&C) antenna systems for use with the GiSat 1 Ka-band satellite now under construction. For the joint […]

Spirent Communications announced that the European Union’s Training, Research and Applications (TREASURE) project is using Spirent’s testing solutions to support integration of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). TREASURE aims by […]

Boeing has awarded ViaSat a multi-year contract for two-channel Small Tactical Terminals (STTs) for the AH-64E Apache Guardian. Production of ViaSat’s KOR-24A Link 16 terminal will be designated for the […]

SES announced that Telenor Maritime has signed a multi-year agreement to provide high-speed broadband access to eight Silversea cruise ships via SES Networks’ Maritime+ solution. Telenor Maritime will use SES’ maritime […]

Thuraya Telecommunications announced the launch of its Thuraya IP M2M Service to support high volume, high throughput Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications. by Thuraya’s real-time, two-way Internet Protocol (IP) network with speeds […]

Hughes Network Systems announced the addition of the Fortinet FortiGate 30E to its portfolio of managed network equipment. According to Hughes, the FortiGate 30E is a solution geared toward financial, […]

MVS USA announced the completion of the first phase of a global upgrade to its mobile satellite network, giving partners and customers added capacity as well as new network management, […]

U.K. startup Open Cosmos hopes to drastically reduce the cost of accessing space for nanosatellite operators with its new end-to-end mission service. According to Rafel Jorda-Siquier, the company’s founder and […]

Airbus Defence and Space and Arianespace announced they have signed a launch services contract for the next generation of very-high-resolution optical observation satellites. Two Vega C launchers will orbit the […]

Orbital ATK announced the completion of its Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking (RPOD) system preliminary design review. The RPOD system comprises the sensors, actuators and control algorithms which allow for […]

Globalstar announced that Spain’s coastal authority, Salvamento Maritimo, has chosen Spot Trace to help train its search and rescue teams as well as oil spill disaster recovery crews. Salvamento Maritimo […]

Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, confirmed its acquisition of a minority stake in French company Airstar Aerospace, which manufactures airships and flexible structures. Jean-Philippe Chessel, […]

SES announced that, following a significant anomaly, it is in the process of transferring capacity from its AMC 9 satellite. SES noted the incident on the morning of June 17, […]

After pushing back the launch of a Bulgarian communications satellite on Sunday, June 18, SpaceX announced it could proceed with “double-header” launches this coming weekend. Falcon 9 was set to […]

Flyht Aerospace Solutions announced it has received a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for Flyht’s emergency data streaming technology, which has been initially enabled in a […]

Orbit Communications Systems announced that, as part of an overall antenna control system upgrade, a U.S.-based aerospace engineering services company has placed an order for several new Antenna Control Units […]

Satellite communications has completely changed the way Friendship, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Bangladesh, administers its humanitarian services. One of its biggest accomplishments to date was the establishment of three […]

In a new study, researchers demonstrate ground-based measurements of quantum states sent by a laser aboard a satellite 38,000 kilometers above Earth. This is the first time that quantum states […]

To meet unexpected levels of demand for its Fleet Xpress service, Inmarsat is boosting the number of ports where a complete service installation with a flat fee is available from […]

SES and Orange Central African Republic announced an agreement to provide connectivity services in the Central African Republic. Orange will use SES’ IP Transit solution to deliver faster 3G services […]

Alison Alfers, former senior vice president and general counsel for DigitalGlobe and Space Imaging has joined HawkEye 360’s executive team as chief legal officer. Alfers brings more than two decades […]

According to speakers at last week’s Global Connected Aircraft Summit in Washington, D.C., the airline industry has reached an inflection point in which connectivity is becoming a commodity, rather than […]

ViaSat announced it received a follow-on contract from Lockheed Martin to deliver datalink communications for the integration and test phase of the U.S. Navy’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program. […]

Comtech EF Data announced that it has installed a Heights Network Platform for SES Networks’ hybrid resilience solution. SES Networks will use the Heights Network Platform to deliver high-availability services […]