Government/Military

Scientists have developed a new program to track radiation levels that can be dangerous for astronauts.

[Satellite TODAY 10-24-12] The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a $34 million contract to Orbital Sciences to develop an ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Equipment (EAGLE) system for...

[Satellite TODAY 10-24-12] Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Honeywell, Intel Corp., Lockheed Martin and RSA/EMC have founded the Cyber Security Research Alliance (CSRA) as a private, non-profit research consortium formed to...

[Satellite TODAY 10-23-12] Hughes Europe and Bentley Walker have entered into a partnership to launch Ka-band communications services into the Middle East over the Avanti Hylas 2 satellite, the companies...

[Satellite TODAY 10-23-12] The U.S. Army has awarded a $51 million contract to Raytheon to produce, upgrade and modernize airborne radios, the company announced Oct. 23.    The modernization effort...

[Satellite News 10-23-12] Executive and engineering leaders from aviation and satellite technology development companies believe there is a bright future for the GPS industry, in which the government is investing...

[Satellite TODAY 10-23-12] ViaSat is set to unveil a new portable broadband terminal featuring power-on, auto-acquire antenna pointing that greatly simplifies and speeds up deployment, the company announced Oct. 23....

[Satellite News 10-22-12] After submitting a proposal for an alternate Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program to the Pentagon this past summer, Raytheon was awarded its...

[Satellite TODAY 10-22-12] Secure mobile communication technology TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received $18 million in funded orders for field services support and maintenance of Secret Internet Protocol Router and Non-secure...

[Satellite TODAY 10-22-12] Russia will launch five communication satellites in 2013, Russia’s Informational Satellite Systems company announced Oct. 21.    Informational Satellite Systems Director Nikolai Testoyedov said Express-AM5 is the...