Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-12] The U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite has successfully arrived at its geostationary-orbit test location following its May 4 launch, the Air Force confirmed...

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-12] MSS satellite services provider Inmarsat has appointed Andy Start president of the company’s global government business unit, Inmarsat announced Aug. 13.    Start will work with the...

A common misconception in the satellite media realm is that the hosted payload is a new technology that emerged from the financial crisis and government requirements to cut costs. Of...

Top officials in both European and U.S. government agencies and militaries are increasingly considering hosted payloads for a wider range of applications as both regions take cost-cutting into account in...

Satellite manufacturers are opening the door to new hosted payload deals by showcasing the abilities of their new satellite bus models. Boeing Satellite Systems International (BSSI) has been pushing several...

Maj. Gen. Mike Milford, head of ICT operations division for the Australian Defense Force (ADF) believes that hosted payloads offer comparative advantages over traditional "owned and operated" solutions, including shared...

[Satellite News 08-13-12] Raytheon has been pushing for an alternate Air Force satellite terminal program with three Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military terminals it currently produces, claiming that they...

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-12] Roskosmos has established an inter-agency commission to investigate the Aug. 6 failure of a Proton rocket’s Breeze-M upper stage that led to the likely loss of two...

[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] Thales Alenia Space has successfully shipped the next Galileo navigation satellite to the European Spaceport in French Guiana, where it will begin preparations for an October launch...

[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Gilat Satellite Networks is set to unveil its new integrated Ku-band airborne satellite communication solution for UAVs, the Israeli satellite company announced Aug. 7.    Gilat said...