Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-11] Global missions communications provider Cable & Wireless (C&W) has inked a contract to provide Artel with a multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) data network connecting 30 locations in […]

[Satellite News 12-16-11] Lockheed Martin reported that it has reached key milestones on two of its largest government/military GEO satellite programs, as the manufacturer delivered the first Mobile User Objective […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-11] Optimal Satcom has been awarded a multi-year contract by Harris CapRock to provide a company-wide capacity management system based on Optimal Satcom’s Enterprise Capacity Manager (ECM) and […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-11]A Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System (GPS-3) has delivered the program’s pathfinder spacecraft to the company’s Denver-area facility, Lockheed announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-11] The European Commission (EC) unveiled plans Dec. 12 to establish a cross-border surveillance and satellite tracking system, which will aim to allow border guards to share information […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-12-11] U.K. imagery technology supplier E2V has signed a multi-million Euro agreement with prime contractor Thales Alenia Space to design and manufacture a space qualified CMOS imaging sensor, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-09-11] The European Space Agency (ESA) has named Astrium’s United Kingdom division its prime contractor for the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite (S5p), which will engage in an Earth […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-11] Satellite technology developer Track24 has won a contract to supply the Canadian government with short burst data (SBD) services from MSS operator Iridium Communications, Track24 announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-11] Prime contractor China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space to build Turkmenistan’s first national communications satellite that CGWIC is scheduled […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-11] 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, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-11]  Northrop Grumman has won a contract worth $5.75 million from the U.S. Air Force to provide research and development for the Modular Architecture for Signal-processing, Tracking and […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-11]  Astrium has received confirmation from the European Space Agency (ESA) following its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) that its Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution launcher project has been approved, […]

EADS acquired independent global satellite-based mobility communication services provider Vizada this past August for 673 million euros ($934.32 million). The deal, which is still awaiting final regulatory approvals, will see […]

Fallen defunct satellites seem to be in fashion these days, including NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) that impacted earth late September. While much was speculated about the potential […]

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a U.S. Congressional Commission charged with monitoring the trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (China) […]

Arianespace Grabs Optus 10 Launch Deal Australian satellite operator Optus has selected Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket to launch its new Optus 10 spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit in the middle […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-24-11] Raytheon has achieved technology milestones on two high-priority civil space and government satellite projects, the company announced Nov. 23.    Raytheon said its Army Secure Mobile […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-11] Retired U.S. Army Col. Patrick Rayermann has been hired by Orbital Sciences to serve as its senior director of corporate strategy and development, the company announced Nov. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-23-11] European satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space was awarded two key contracts to build a Turkmen satellite and to develop satellite software for Globalstar’s second-generation satellites, Thales […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-22-11] An independent congressional advisory panel advised the Pentagon to diversify its traditionally space-oriented capabilities in order to prevent a cyber attack from China and prepare for […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-21-11] Boeing shipped its fourth Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to undergo final preparations for its scheduled January launch, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-21-11] The U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Landsat 5 Earth observation satellite has stopped transmitting images due to a rapidly degrading electronic component, the agency confirmed Nov. 18.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-18-11] Satellite distributor MIL-SAT Communications has selected Cobham’s Sea Tel 2.4-meter 9797B marine stabilized satellite communication terminals to fulfill a recently awarded U.S. Navy contract, the companies confirmed […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-17-11] The U.S. Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center issued a five-year, $25 million contract to Harris Corp. to sustain the ground system for its […]

[Satellite News 11-17-11] U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Julius Genachowski’s plan to raise $25 billion in potential deficit reduction through spectrum incentive auctions during the next ten years has come […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-14-11] Raytheon received several production orders from the U.S. Navy for next-generation Navy Multiband Terminal protected Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communication (SATCOM) terminals, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-14-11] The U.S. government now has an official Future Comsatcom Services Acquisition (FCSA) X-band contractor as operator Xtar was awarded a Schedule-70 Special Identification Number (SIN) for […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-11] Lockheed Martin has issued a subcontract to A.I. Solutions to supply its FreeFlyer software supporting the upgrade of the NASA JSC Mission Control Center’s Core Trajectory Subsystem […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-11]  Hughes Network Systems, (Hughes), is working with TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) to boosts its offerings in the government and military space. The two companies announced Nov. 8 that […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-11] Comtech Xicom Technology introduced its new compact 20-Watt solid-state Ka-band block up converter (BUC) for commercial and military Ka-band satellite communications uplinks, the company announced Nov. 8. […]