Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-12] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched its 100th mission – a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) rocket that placed two foreign satellites into orbit,...

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-12] Inmarsat Government has been selected as a prime contractor under the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Custom Satcom Solutions (CS2) contract vehicle, a government program to acquire...

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-12] Canadian essential information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed two contract amendments with the Commonwealth of Australia that are worth more than $100 million...

[Satellite TODAY 09-05-12] Canadian satellite and information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has signed a contract for $12.7 million Canadian dollars ($12.85 million) to provide multiple advanced...

The military satellite communications landscape is on the cusp of change as governments around the world look to embrace new technologies while keeping an eye on the costs involved in...

The demand for Earth observation imagery is increasing across the globe. The market is also entering a more sophisticated phase, as providers look to offer more than just basic images...

The U.S. military budget continues to shrink to the order of $487 billion in the next decade alone as conventional forces draw down in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military decision makers,...

Planning, procuring and building out the next-generation milsatcom architecture is no easy task these days for decision-makers and system planners working in the Pentagon. Not only must military satcom architects...

Avanti Signs Key NATO Agreement Avanti Communications has signed an ordering agreement with NATO’s Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), formerly the NC3A Agency, to provide service from its Hylas fleet....

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-12] The Mexican government will begin using satellites to track the country’s agricultural and fishery production on a permanent basis starting in September, the Mexican Agriculture, Livestock, Rural...