Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 04-18-11] ITT Corp. has completed a critical design review for DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite imaging payload at its facilities in Rochester, N.Y., ITT announced April 15.     ITT said […]

[Satellite News 04-15-11] Albania’s communist past has left the Eastern European country of 3 million people with very little terrestrial infrastructure, making it a healthy market for satellite TV and […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-11] Raytheon Technical Services Co., a subsidiary of Raytheon, has formed a team to bid on the U.S. Air Force’s Launch and Test Range System Integrated Support Contract, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-13-11] Sanswire Corp., a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), agreed to acquire the outstanding shares of stock of Global Telesat Corp., a privately held U.S. […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-11] Arianespace plans to launch the Yahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn satellites April 22.     The initial launch attempt on April 11 was halted in the final […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-11] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded Integral Systems a $1.7 million contract modification to the company’s Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) contract, Integral […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-12-11] Harris Corp. has been awarded a $2 million contract from the Canadian government to provide shipboard satellite communications terminals that offer services in X- and Ku-band, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-08-11] U.S. Space, a solutions provider for government and commercial markets, has entered the mobile business by launching a new entity, U.S. Space Mobile Communications, U.S. Space […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-08-11] RapidEye has entered into an agreement with Canadian reseller Iunctus Geomatics to add the company to its distribution network and authorize Iunctus as a RapidEye product representative […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-07-11] Raytheon won a $177 million contract modification with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue deployment of the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) under the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-11] Integral Systems was awarded an $8.6 million contract modification to its Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) contract with the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-11] Canadian information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates’ (MDA) U.S. operation signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to provide advanced technology solutions […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-11] Australian satellite operator NewSat received a $4.4 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide communications services to U.S. military troops stationed in Afghanistan, NewSat […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-02-11] The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) blasted the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for allegedly showing favoritism towards communications network operator LightSquared in dealing with […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-01-11] Geospatial solutions provider RapidEye continued its initiative to build a worldwide network of imagery partners by selecting Ramani Geosystems as its distributor in Kenya, RapidEye announced March […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-31-11] The United Nations‘ telecommunications agency signed agreements with Intelsat and the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) March 29 to expedite the restoration of vital telecommunications services […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-11] Northrop Grumman’s Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites completed an Airborne Laser Test Bed exercise as part of a U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) development […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-11] MDA received an $11.9 million contract from Canada’s Department of National Defense (DND) to operate and maintain its Sapphire System for five years following the system’s launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-11] Vizada was awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70 Future Comsatcom Services Acquisition (FCSA) contract to provide U.S. government and military customers access to Vizada’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-11] MTN Government Services (MTNGS) has been added to the Future Commercial Satellite Communications Services Acquisition (FCSA) contract under the U.S. General Services Administration‘s (GSA) federal supply Schedule […]

[Satellite News 03-29-11] While SES Senior Vice President of Engineering and Space Data Association (SDA) Chairman Stewart Sanders believes that the United States is not properly managing its space debris […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-11] Hughes Network Systems is supporting the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics competition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-11] The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has launched its 2011 European Satellite Navigation competition for the Taiwanese region, ITRI announced March 25.     The institute said the […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-11] Lockheed Martin unveiled the first Orion spacecraft and its Space Operations Simulation Center (SOSC) at a NASA showcase near the manufacturer’s facilities in Denver, Colo., the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-11] The U.S. Army’s Force 21 Battle Command Brigade placed $71.1 million in Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT-2) orders with ViaSat under the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity BFT-2 contract […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-11] GeoEye’s $3.8 billion EnhancedView contract with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) helped the satellite imagery provider increase its 2010 revenues 22 percent from 2009 to $330.3 […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-11] The U.S. Department of Defense placed a $1.2 million Ka-band amplifier order with Comtech Xicom to power military satellite communication terminals, Comtech announced March 17.     Comtech […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-11] GeoScan is forming plans for a potential global Earth-observation network using hosted payloads on Iridium’s next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium Next, the mobile satellite service provider announced March […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-11] Integral Systems was selected by Intelsat to provide Epoch Integrated Product Suite (IPS) satellite command and control software to manage the Intelsat 21 and Intelsat 22 satellites, […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-17-11] DigitalGlobe contracted Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services to launch the WorldView-3 next-generation, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite on an Atlas 5 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in […]