Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-23-12] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched the $464 million Wideband Global Satcom 4 (WGS-4) satellite on an unmanned heavy-lift Delta 4 rocket from Cape Canaveral […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-23-12] China will aim to launch 21 rockets and 30 satellites into space as a part of its 2012 space program, Chinese space officials said in a Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-23-12] SES successfully deployed its Emergency.lu communication service in Bentiu and Maban, South Sudan and has launched full operations in the field, the company confirmed Jan. 20.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-12] Satellite imagery firm DigitalGlobe hired Marcy Steinke as its senior vice president of government relations and Tim Hascall as its senior vice president of operations, the company […]

[Satellite News 01-19-12] A Russian government investigation into the failed launch of the Phobos-Grunt Mars probe has determined that engineering flaws on behalf of the spacecraft’s manufacturer NPO Lavochkin were […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-12] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary Integral Systems was awarded a contract modification with the U.S. Air Force Space Command and Missile Systems Center to complete development […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-12] SpaceX has postponed its planned Feb. 7 NASA test flight of its Dragon capsule to supply cargo to the International Space Station, the company announced Jan. 17. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-18-12] Canada will enter a pact with the United States and Australia in the 10-satellite Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) project to provide secure communications for Canadian Forces, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-12] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a contract to provide airborne and maritime tactical communications solutions for an unnamed international Coalition partner supporting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-12] ViaSat has received U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) certification for the second release of its AltaSec IPS-250 inline network encryption system, a software-only upgrade for ViaSat’s IPS-250, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-12] The United States will enter talks with the European Union (EU) to set informal rules aimed at limiting debris in space that threatens satellites, according to a […]

Thales Group expects their acquisition of privately held RF and microwave developer Tampa Microwave to close in early 2012 following regulatory approvals, the company confirmed Jan. 3.    Thales initially signed the agreement […]

Commercial-off-the-shelf blue force and blue personnel tracking (BFT/BPT) specialist Track24 Defense has integrated SkyWave’s IsatData Pro service to its SCC Titan solution to allow its clients to broadcast mission-critical data and collapse time scales, […]

Raytheon has successfully tested its U.S. Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite to provide secure communications for the U.S. military and international partners, the company announced Dec. […]

The government and military satellite industry will need to provide higher-level solutions for less cost in order to capitalize on a market set to nearly double in the next decade, […]

Iridium Communications has expanded its board of directors from ten members to eleven members and has appointed Retired U.S. Navy Adm. Eric Olson as the additional director, the MSS operator announced Dec. 7. […]

[Satellite News 01-17-12] LightSquared is disputing a Jan. 13 letter statement from the National Space-Based Positioning Navigation and Timing Committee, which reached a unanimous conclusion that the company’s plan to […]

Boeing has won a $377 million contract modification with the U.S. Air Force to continue work on its constellation of Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites, the Pentagon confirmed Jan. 16.    The firm, […]

SES Government Solutions (SES-GS) has begun its U.S. Air Force demonstration period for the Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) after successfully completed initial on-orbit testing. CHIRP is housed on the SES-2 satellite, which was launched in […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-12] Boeing has won a $377 million contract modification with the U.S. Air Force to continue work on its constellation of Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites, the Pentagon […]

The Pentagon kicked off a busy year for its Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) program by awarding a significant satellite ground infrastructure contract to aerospace, defense and information solutions provider ITT Exelis, which will provide mission […]

The U.S. Air Force’s space and missile systems center has awarded Raytheon a $27.4 million to develop a launch and checkout system for the Air Force’s GPS 3 satellites, the company announced Jan. […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has been awarded a $1.5 billion firm, fixed-price contract to launch nine rocket missions for the U.S. Air Force through June 2014, the Pentagon announced Jan. 12.    According […]

Encompass Government Solutions has been awarded a Schedule 70 contract for information technology services from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Encompass confirmed Jan. 11.    Encompass currently offers a range of […]

Peter Hadinger joined Inmarsat’s Global Xpress team as President of Inmarsat Government Services last April. After a long career as a satellite engineer and business development executive at Northrop Grumman and TRW, […]

A.I. Solutions has signed a five-year contract to provide program management and engineering services in support of NASA, U.S. Department of Defenseand other government and commercial spacecraft launch activities.    The company […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-16-12] The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a $238 million contract to produce the third and fourth satellites in the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation, GPS […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-16-12] The U.S. Air Force’s space and missile systems center has awarded Raytheon a $27.4 million to develop a launch and checkout system for the Air Force’s GPS […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-16-12] Canadian satellite and information solutions company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has received a contract to provide five advanced technology solutions to EADS Astrium, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-13-12] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has been awarded a $1.5 billion firm, fixed-price contract to launch nine rocket missions for the U.S. Air Force through June 2014, the […]