Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 07-21-11] Thales Alenia Space has won Phase B contracts from Italian space agency ASI to support two parts of the Solar Orbiter satellite mission under the European Space […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-21-11] Orbital Sciences’ Dawn interplanetary spacecraft has successfully completed its rendezvous and achieved orbit around the solar system’s second most massive asteroid, Vesta, the company announced July 20. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-20-11] Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) satellite launch delays are impacting Tata Sky’s ability to supply the spectrum needed to support its future telecom and broadcast services, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-11]The U.S. Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization has awarded Inmarsat subsidiary Stratos Government Services a maximum $315 million, eight-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to provide satellite communications to the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-11] The second of 12 U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) 2F satellites, SVN-63, was successfully launched on a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket. The satellite’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-11] Geospatial information solutions provider GeoEye has delivered EnhancedView Web Hosting Service (WHS) capabilities to the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the company announced July 18.    EnhancedView […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-18-11] The second of the U.S. Air Force’s 12 GPS 2F satellites have successfully completed pre-launch testing and are ready for liftoff onboard a United Launch Alliance […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-18-11] Comtech Mobile Datacom has received an initial funded order totaling $4.6 million to support the U.S. Army‘s Movement Tracking System (MTS) program, the company announced July 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-18-11] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched its PSLV heavy-duty rocket to place its GSAT-12 communications satellite in orbit, ISRO Chief K Radhakrishnan confirmed July 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-18-11] Satellite-based managed network solutions provider Globecomm Systems has won $2.4 million contract from an unnamed multi-national organization for transportable satellite ground terminals as an amendment of a […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-11] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has been awarded a new order with a ceiling value of $60.8 million to provide Tactical SHF Satellite Terminals (TSST) to the U.S. Army, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-11] Earth imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe has successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of infrastructure enhancements at its Colorado headquarters under the terms of its EnhancedView contract […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] Tachyon Networks has delivered its aXiom 7300 Integrated Airborne Network Solution for comms-on-the-move to their Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) customer, Tachyon announced July 12.    The company […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] Raytheon BBN Technologies was awarded $2.4 million in funding by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and integrate an information architecture for wireless […]

The U.S. Navy awarded a $51.6 million contract to Raytheon to provide logistics support for the Navy’s Extremely High Frequency Satellite Program (NESP) communication terminals, Raytheon announced June 16.     The performance-based logistics contract […]

Honeywell has put forth its offer to acquire wireless product developer EMS Technologies for about $491 million in cash in an effort to expand its presence into the mobile and satellite communication industries. The […]

When we last spoke with Inmarsat’s Senior Vice President of Government Policy, Strategy, and Outreach Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, the company’s concerns over Ka-band terminal technology falling behind the capability of the […]

The U.S. House of Representatives is making alterations to the U.S. Air Force budget in a defense spending bill that is expected to reduce the budget for the GPS space and ground […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-012-11] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will authorize aircraft operating in oceanic airspace to use Iridium Communications’ satellite data service for critical air traffic control communications, Iridium […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-012-11] Canadian satellite information solutions company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been awarded a contract extension from the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to continue providing its unmanned […]

[Satellite News 07-12-11] Despite the Chinese government’s recent vocal opposition to the militarization of space, a U.K. Journal of Strategic Studies report leaked July 12 claims that the country is […]

The Lockheed Martin-built SBIRS GEO-1 missile warning satellite has delivered its first infrared imagery to its U.S. Air Force ground station, the manufacturer announced July 8.    Lockheed Martin said the SBIRS GEO-1 […]

Lockheed Martin has completed a System Design Review (SDR) on-schedule for the GPS 3B satellite increment under the U.S. Air Force‘s next generation GPS 3 program, the company announced July 6.    […]

Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) blue force and blue personnel tracking (BFT/BPT) specialist Track24 has unveiled a new turnkey situational command and control (SCC) solution, the company announced July 5.    The SCC Titan solution […]

 L-3 Telemetry-East (L-3 TE) has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to upgrade fielded telemetry ground receivers to incorporate the C-band spectrum for the U.S. Air Force, the company announced July 6.    […]

 VSAT terminal solutions supplier Skyware Global is entering the tactical satellite market via the establishment of its new Tactical Ground Systems (TGS) business unit, the company announced.    Skyware said the division […]

 Canadian satellite information solutions company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been awarded a contract extension from the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to continue providing its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities.             MDA announced […]

 NewSat signed $2.35 million in new contracts during May and June to provide satellite communication services to Australian Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste, the company announced July 7.    […]

 The U.S. Air Force Space Command has named Apogee Engineering a prime contractor to provide engineering and communications support services for the U.S. GPS operations center in Colorado Springs, Colo., the Air Force announced […]

TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received $12.8 million in funding from the U.S. Army for equipment and field services to support of Secret IP Router and Non-secure IP Router Access Point (SNAP) VSAT satellite […]