Government/Military

Neither Boeing nor Lockheed Martin were notified by the U.S. Department of Defense of any delay in the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) program, despite the Pentagon’s press announcement that […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center to provide technical support for the operational Defense Support Program (DSP) spacecraft, primary […]

The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has purchased the entire CitySphere 2.0 product from DigitalGlobe, the company announced Oct. 30.      CitySphere 2.0 is an enhanced version of DigitalGlobe’s library […]

Maj. Michael Moyles of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Superiority Panel is a strong believer in the ability of hosted commercial payloads to serve the satellite communication needs of U.S. […]

Upgrades to the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps’ Blue Force Tracking network system are seen by the U.S. Department of Defense as too crucial to share the fate of […]

The U.K. military is seeing more evidence of network enabled capability, as officials from the U.K. Ministry of Defense emphasized the importance of satellite communications in next-generation warfare.     “We […]

Globecomm Systems introduced a 1.2-meter X-band auto-acquisition satellite terminal as part of its Auto-Explorer system, the company announced.     The system provides government and military customers with a compact, self-contained […]

[Satellite News 11-11-08] South Africa is looking to develop its military satellite communications capabilities. The country has long used commercial capacity for its military satellite communication needs. However, with bandwidth […]

Lockheed Martin completed acoustic testing of the first geosynchronous orbit spacecraft in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program, GEO-1, the company announced.     Thermal vacuum testing is scheduled for […]

By George Friedman http://www.stratfor.com Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States by a large majority in the Electoral College. The Democrats have dramatically increased their control of […]

President-elect Barack Obama said in his victory speech that the United States will defeat those who attempt to tear down the world, while also offering an olive branch to those […]

Space Shuttle Endeavour is poised on Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center to lift off at 7:55 p.m. ET Friday for the STS-126 Mission to the International Space Station. […]

Multiple sensors in ballistic missile defense systems (BMDS) were linked as they participated in a test, tracking a strategic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the Missile Defense Agency […]

Updated — November 4, 2008 – 2:40 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Nov. 14 Mission: STS-126 Launch […]

Medvedev Tests The Mettle Of A New American President, Announcing Russian Missiles To Be Stationed In Kaliningrad Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in his first state of the nation address before […]

NASA Gives Lockheed $667.3 Million To $977 Million Contract NASA gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $667.3 million to $977 million contract affecting hardware and other items needed for human […]

Backgrounder: Analysts Predicting Plunging Revenues May Be Proven Wrong Multiple Ways Pundits are saying that President-elect Barack Obama will have a tough time righting the economy, handling two simultaneous wars, […]

The CERES sensor was delivered a week ahead of schedule and on budget for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP), Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. […]

Full House Authorization Committee Overseeing NASA Has Stable Leadership, But Major Shakeup Hits Subcommittee NASA Faces New Top Appropriators In Both Senate, House Next Year In the wake of elections […]

The NOAA-N Prime spacecraft, a Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), was delivered to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for a Feb. 4 launch, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. Lockheed Martin […]

In House, Missile Defense Leader Franks Reelected, But So Too Is Tauscher Key Appropriations Leadership May See Shakeup After Election Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services […]

A satellite expected to last four years is still going after five years in orbit, so its replacement won’t have to be launched immediately, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] stated. The […]

Israeli Defense Minister Tzipi Livni told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the tiny Middle Eastern nation isn’t ruling out any option as it faces a growing Iranian threat, […]

[Satellite News 11-10-08] Maj. Michael Moyles of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Superiority Panel is a strong believer in the ability of hosted commercial payloads to serve the satellite communication […]

A team led by Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] finished the Global Positioning System III (GPS III) spacecraft integrated baseline review on schedule, the company announced. That effort with the Air […]

[Satellite Today 11-10-08] A team led by Lockheed Martin was awarded the facilities development and operations contract for the Johnson Space Center by NASA, Lockheed Martin announced Nov. 10.     […]

NASA Sees Only 65 Percent Chance Orion-Ares Will Fly In March 2015; CBO Says Costs Might Exceed Plans By As Much As $7 Billion Over NASA Budgets Chances Of Retiring […]

 [Satellite Today 11-10-08] Hughes Network Systems signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to study network centric enterprise architecture validation of IP […]

Cyber warriors in China repeatedly hacked into an unclassified White House computer network, stealing data before IT experts patched the system to fix the breach, the Financial Times reported. China […]

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