Government/Military

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] DataPath Inc. has added baseband solutions for mobile satellite communications networks to their U.S. General Service Administration (GSA) contract, the company announced Nov. 19.         […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] The Indian Space Reseach Organization (ISRO) has tested an indigenously developed cryogenic stage that will serve as the upper stage of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite News] While relying more and more on commercial satellite services, the government is a “terrible customer” for the industry, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Armor said […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] The United States and Australia signed an agreement to cooperate on the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system, including adding a sixth satellite to the constellation, expanding […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Orbital Sciences Corp. has won a $29.5 million contract to support a nanosatellite program for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory‘s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate, the […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite News] Space has become “a lifeline to military forces,” U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Victor See, commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command’s Space Field Activity, said […]

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Raytheon Co. received a contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a tactical paging solution that improves submarine communications, the company announced Nov. 13.     […]

[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop a standard network IP modem for use on military and commercial satellites, […]

[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] Communications & Power Industries Inc. (CPI) has received an initial award for satellite communications amplifiers to support the U.S. Army’s Warfighter Information Network Tactical (WIN-T) program, […]

[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has completed development of its Merlin 1C next generation liquid fueled rocket booster engine, the company announced Sept. 12. The Merlin […]

 [11-08-07 – Satellite News] The Global MilSatCom 2007 show in London from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7 saw a variety of speakers highlight the ever-increasing importance of satellite communications in […]

[11-08-07 – Satellite Today]  Inmarsat Global Ltd., a subsidiary of Inmarsat plc., has signed an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the commercial operator for the Alphasat […]

[11-07-07 – Satellite Today] QinetiQ and other members of a consortium of British firms have agreed to provide satellite images to relief agencies around the world for free, QinetiQ announced […]

[11-06-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has demonstrated its "one button” start-up U.S. ground station, which will be an essential element of its Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) offering, the […]

[11-06-07 – Satellite Today] CVG Inc. will provide a satellite-based broadband communications solution for the U.S. Coast Guard, CVG announced Nov. 6.     CVG will install a pair of Ku-band […]

[11-06-07 – Satellite Today] Five Northrop Grumman engineers received a patent for a payload positioning boom, the company announced Nov. 6.     The boom, which attaches the payload to the […]

[11-5-07 – Satellite Today]  DataPath Inc. has been awarded $2.9 million to upgrade DataPath terminals used in the U.S. Marine Corps Support Wide Area Network (SWAN) program, the company announced […]

[11-5-07 – Satellite Today] Xtar LLC., a joint venture between Loral Space and Communication and Hisdesat, has received a contract from the U.S. General Services Administration to provide information technology […]

[11-5-07 – Satellite Today]  Space Micro Inc. and DR Technologies Inc. have formed a partnership to develop radiation-hardened structures for the military and space market, Space Micro announced Nov. 2. […]

[11-02-07 – Satellite Today]  SSC has signed a contract to provide the China Meteorological Administration with a meteorological satellite, SSC announced Nov. 1.     The satellite, called FY-3A, will be […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today]  SpaceDev has been awarded a $100,000 contract to develop a new radiator technology for satellite thermal control, the company announced Nov. 1.     SpaceDev will collaborate […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today]  Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) will operate two Gulf States Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups (GSMART), the company announced Nov. 1.     The groups, which will enable communications […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today]  Norsat International Inc. will receive a patent for its frequency selective surface waveguide filter, the company announced Oct. 30.     The European Patent Office notified the […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today]  TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has named Timothy Lorello to lead commercial sales, the company announced Nov. 1.     Lorello will oversee the firm’s sale of messaging, […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today]  Raytheon Co., Northrop Grumman Corp. and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Integrated Program Office (IPO) turned over NPOESS command, control and communications segment […]

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today]  Iridium Satellite will provide global monitoring and transmission capabilities to Harris Corp.’s Falcon Watch Remote Imager, Iridium announced Oct 29.     The Falcon Watch RF-5408-RI is […]

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today] The Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite is ready for environmental testing, Lockheed Martin announced Oct. 30.     The spacecraft has completed the baseline integrated system […]

[10-30-07 – Satellite Today]  Radyne Corp. business unit Xicom Technology has received two orders for millimeter-wave power amplifiers for use in military terminals, Radyne announced Oct. 30.     The contract, […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today]  The Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has renewed a contract with DMC International Imaging Ltd. for a third year of acquiring high-resolution satellite images […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] EMS Technologies Inc. and Windmill International have turned their portable Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Receive Suite over to the military for evaluation, EMS announced Oct. 29. […]