Government/Military

[Via Satellite 11-07-13] Arianespace has carried out an exciting launch in Kazakhstan carrying the Olympic torch into the space as part its preparations for the Winter Olympics next year, which […]

[Via Satellite 11-07-13] Astrium will deliver new terminals to the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) and related IP baseband, to enable secure communications on frontlines overseas, Astrium announced Nov. 7. […]

[Via Satellite 11-06-13] The U.S. Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) has awarded Tethers Unlimited (TUI) a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to complete development of […]

[Via Satellite 11-05-13] Exelis successfully completed factory acceptance testing for the GPS 3 navigation payload simulator software. Developed by Exelis, the software will simulate the behavior of GPS signals in […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-13] Exelis has completed the primary payload for the future Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES R, weather satellite. The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), which provides high-resolution imagery of […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-13] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) announced that it has moved the DubaiSat 2 satellite from South Korea to Russia. DubaiSat 2 will be […]

[Via Satellite 11-01-13] UltiSat has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat for capacity on the satellite Eutelsat 5 West A. Taking advantage of the satellite’s C-band coverage of Africa, it […]

[Via Satellite 10-31-13] Astrium has entered into a partnership agreement with IHS to deliver satellite imagery and services for intelligence analysis and reporting. The partnership will enable IHS to meet […]

[Via Satellite 10-30-13] ViaSat and Green Hills Software have partnered to deliver military-grade security for Android smartphones and tablets. The INTEGRITY Multivisor separation-kernel has been selected as the hypervisor solution […]

[Via Satellite 10-25-13] Astrium has delivered the proto-flight model (PFM) of the microwave radiometer (MWR), to the prime contractor Thales Alenia Space for installation on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) […]

[Via Satellite 10-25-13] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a contract task order to Riverside Technology, a designer and implementer of integrated scientific, engineering and IT solutions, […]

[Via Satellite 10-23-13] NASA has awarded Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) a contract to provide facilities and pre-launch processing services for the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission to launch in […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-13] Iridium Communications has been boosted by a $400 million, multi-year, fixed-price contract win with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide satellite airtime services to meet […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-13] After mapping variations in Earth’s gravity with high detail for four years, the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite has […]

Global XpressPhoto: Inmarsat [Via Satellite 10-21-13] L-3 Global Communications Solutions (L-3 GCS), a specialist in the supply of deployable satellite communications solutions and turnkey systems, has received type approval from […]

DISA headquarters. Photo: Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office [Via Satellite 10-21-13] The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded a $400 million, multi-year, fixed-price contract to Iridium Communications […]

As the satellite industry pushes to strengthen its ties with government customers, hosted payloads continue to arise as a good win-win business model for private-public partnerships – but there are […]

Patrick Wood Photo: Astrium In October 2003, in one of the major deals of its kind in the milsatcom space, the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) signed a multi-billion dollar […]

Despite a slowdown in government spending, milsatcom remains a market of extremes. While it is clear governments around the world are looking for more creative solutions to fill their bandwidth […]

[Via Satellite 10-18-13] The French Space Agency (CNES) has awarded Astrium a €230 million contract to provide next-generation Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI-NG) instruments for Europe‘s Meteorological Satellite Agency (EUMETSAT)’s […]

 U.S. government changes its business approach with satcom vendors A dysfunctional U.S. congress, a $16 trillion national debt, and the failure of a Super Committee to reach a budget decision. […]

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army [Via Satellite 10-10-13] The U.S. Army has awarded the Communications and Transmission Systems (CTS) contract to Harris Corporation. The contract enables the company to […]

Photo: United States Marine Corps [Via Satellite 10-10-13] Orbcomm and Savi Technology, a provider of sensor-based analytics and radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions announced a strategic relationship to provide advanced location-based […]

Newtec EL501 Hub. Photo: Newtec [Via Satellite 10-17-13] Satellite communications specialist Newtec and U.S. commercial Internet service provider SniperHill have deployed new satellite technology to provide increased throughput and service […]

[Via Satellite 10-16-13] Thales Alenia Space Italy has been awarded a contract by the Italian Space Agency to build the Multi Element Telescope for Imaging and Spectroscopy (Metis) instrument, in […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF), and the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) have announced they are looking to actively engage the military in interference discussions and initiatives. […]

[Via Satellite 10-09-13] The U.S. government has tested and acquired Inmarsat Government’s L-Band Tactical Satellite (L-TAC) solution to enhance its communications capabilities in the field. The L-TAC solution, launched in […]

[Via Satellite 10-04-13] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of VT iDirect (iDirect), has launched its Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) hardening scripts, an improved information assurance (IA) […]

[Via Satellite 10-02-13] Exelis’ subsidiary Exelis Visual Information Solutions, developers of ENVI and IDL software, will now deliver its image and data visualization analysis software packages to NASA with a […]

[Via Satellite 10-02-2013] Windmill International has formed two wholly-owned subsidiaries, AQYR Technologies and AQYR International. The new entities operating out of Hollis, N.H. formerly conducted business as Windmill Tactical SATCOM […]