Government/Military

[Via Satellite 01-27-2014] Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS L). As the fifth Boeing-built satellite to join NASA’s space communications network,...

[Via Satellite 01-24-2014] The United States Air Force is nearing the point of making a decision regarding its competition to provide the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T), which...

[Via Satellite 01-23-2014] Inmarsat Government has finalized its agreement to be a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Inmarsat Global Xpress. As a cleared company under a proxy agreement with the...

[Via Satellite 01-14-2014] Lockheed Martin has begun the first system test of the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for the U.S. Navy. Engineers and technicians recently mated its...

[Via Satellite 01-22-2014] ATK has deployed its Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) MegaFlex solar array under a NASA contract to further the development of a high-power system for future manned and...

[Via Satellite 01-21-2104] Gilat Satellite Networks will supply satellite equipment and services to the Israeli government through a tender won by Gilat Satcom. Over the next three years, Gilat Satcom will supply fixed...

[Via Satellite 01-17-2014] Ed Spitler, president of Astrium Services Government (now part of the Airbus group) had one main point to get across at the Washington Space Business Roundtable: Lowest...

[Via Satellite 01-16-2014] GATR Technologies’ recent $440 million contract comes as a sizeable purchase for the government to make while still dealing with the effect of sequestration. While budget cuts...

[Via Satellite 01-15-2014] Encompass Government Solutions has announced that O’Brien McKinley has joined the company as vice president of business development. McKinley will focus on enhancing the company’s relationships within...

[Via Satellite – 01-15-2014] Boeing’s Space-Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system has helped the U.S. Air Force reduce satellite loss by 66 percent by detecting potential threats more quickly and allowing...