Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-13] ViaSat has won a follow-on contract with the United States Marine Corps Systems Command to continue engineering advanced information security for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) mobile devices.  ...

The United Kingdom is getting ready to launch the world's first satellite run entirely using a mobile phone.

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] Commercial X-band operator XTAR has announced it is planning to expand its reach into international markets beyond Western Europe. The company has retained Mercury Swift Solutions as...

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] The Satellite Design Lab at the University of Texas has been awarded the first place in the national University Nanosatellite Program competition. Ten universities across the United...

[Satellite TODAY 02-07-13] Lockheed Martin has announced a milestone in the development of flight software for the United States Air Force‘s Global Position System 3 satellites. The flight software is...

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] The Sicilian regional government in Italy has announced its decision to revoke permission for the United States to build a ground station for a satellite defense system...

Clyde Space has announced that the first satellite designed and built in Scotland will be launched on board a Russian rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan next June.

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-13] The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has signed a $34 million firm fixed price contract with ViaSat on behalf of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System...

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-13] A group of executives from domestic commercial satellite companies have co-signed a letter to the United States Department of Defense to urge the military to better illustrate...

DigitalGlobehas announced that construction of its WorldView-3 satellite is on schedule. The company plans to complete the satellite in time for a mid-2014 launch in order to meet the requirements of its EnhancedView contract with the U.S. government.