Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-09] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Networks In Motion, a California-based provider of wireless navigation solutions for GPS-enabled mobile phones, for […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-09] Northrop Grumman is partnering with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to design a spacecraft bus with plug-and-play capabilities in order to reduce cost and schedule […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-09] Iridium Communications and ITT Corp. received a $9.7 million contract from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to supply 1,450 Iridium-based DTCS-RO handheld tactical satellite transceiver […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-09] Franson Technology, a privately held GPS software company, has released GpsGate VehicleTracker 2.3, a upgraded version of its Web-based GPS tracking application for transportation companies and tracking […]

[Satellite News 12-04-09] The lack of a comprehensive U.S. national space launch strategy and unified oversight council is obstructing the domestic commercial launch industry’s ability to grow and compete, according […]

[Satellite News 12-01-09] As U.S. President Barack Obama announces his strategy to increase U.S. military presence in Afghanistan while focusing on optimized battlefield intelligence networks, the commercial satellite imagery sector, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-09] Satellite operators SES, Intelsat and Inmarsat have established the Space Data Association (SDA) in the Isle of Man, the companies announced Dec. 1.     The non-profit, satellite […]

On Nov. 14 2008, it was announced that the Eurozone (European Union Member States) had gone into recession, and on Nov. 27, the European (EU) unveiled the EU Recovery Plan […]

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the final report of the Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans Committee, otherwise known as the Augustine report, on Oct […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Canadian satellite manufacturer Com Dev International’s fourth-quarter sales and profits will be $4.3 million lower than expected due to manufacturing issues with two of the company’s government-related […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] The European Commission (EC) has appointed Neelie Kroes as commissioner responsible for the Digital Agenda, the EC announced Nov. 27. EC President José Manuel Barroso named Kroes […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] The Greek government contracted Planetsky and business partner Epikinonia to provide Greece’s Afghanistan-based troops with broadband data and voice services, Planetsky announced Nov. 30.      As part […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] CapRock Government Solutions has deployed CommandAccess, its commercial off-the-shelf communications service for military and civilian agencies stationed in remote areas of operation, the company announced Nov. 30.  […]

The European Commission sponsored a two-day conference in October in Brussels to discuss “The Ambitions of Europe in Space.” European big guns Jose Barroso, newly reappointed president of the European […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-25-09] Comtech EF Data Corp. received $2.4 million in U.S. military orders for satellite modems and redundancy switches, the company announced Nov. 24.     The order includes Comtech’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-25-09] Iran will launch Misbah, a low-Earth orbit data communications satellite, by late 2011 without the help of Italy or Russia, Iranian officials announced Nov. 20.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-09] Inmarsat Government Services Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch and Xtar Vice President of Government Services Bill Schmidt will represent their organizations as panel members for Via Satellite’s Dec. 16 Webinar, […]

[Satellite News 11-24-09] Aerospace Industry Association (AIA) Vice President of Space Systems J.P. Stevens warned members of a U.S. congressional science and technology committee that U.S. space programs need “stable […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-09] U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) PEO and satellite director Bruce Bennett, along with Boeing Assistant Director of satcom and navigation systems William Reiner, will represent their […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-20-09] Telespazio and Italian Space Agency joint venture e-Geos signed a 3.5 million euro ($5.2 million) contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply optical and radar […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-20-09] Comtech PST Corp. received $2.1 million in orders from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop and manufacture next-generation, solid-state, high-power radio signal jamming amplifiers, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-19-09] Thales Alenia Space has delivered the second flight model high-resolution optical imaging instrument to EADS Astrium for integration, testing and validation on the Pleiades earth observation satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-18-09] The U.S. Coast Guard is in the process of deploying TracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT broadband services from KVH Industries on its 110- and 225-foot cutters, KVH announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-19-09] The United States and China will expand discussions on space- and science-related cooperative projects, including human space flight and space exploration, according to a U.S.-China joint statement […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-18-09] The director general of the Sri Lankan Telecommunications Regulatory Commission has contracted Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to help the country develop its own space capability and […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-18-09] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has acquired Sidereal Solutions, a privately held satellite communications technology engineering, operations and maintenance support services company and a business partner of TCS’ government […]

[Satellite News 11-18-09] Satellite ground systems provider Integral Systems is planning to offer new solutions and service to deal with interference on satellites and hopes to be in position to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-17-09] SpaceX filed a protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Oct. 26 over  a missile hardware order the U.S. Air Force placed with Orbital Sciences […]

[Satellite News 11-16-09] Since taking the position as Globecomm‘s COO in August, Keith Hall, a veteran of the company’s service division, has been working to apply his successful service-based growth […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-09] GeoEye produced a 123 percent revenue increase in its 2009 third quarter to $79.9 million, according to its latest financial results, posted Nov. 9.     Third quarter […]