Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-12-12] The governments of the United Kingdom and Japan have signed an agreement to collaborate on space research, technology developments and potential commercial opportunities that could inject...

Yahsat has signed a master service agreement with Astrium that aims to promote and lease military Ka-band capacity under the service brand YahSecure, YahSat announced.    The service agreement will target military end-users...

Raytheon was awarded a two-year, $3.8 million contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to allow armed forces to conduct jamming operations with minimal communication and control interference to friendly...

British value-added systems company Integrated Satellite Applications Technologies (iSat) has developed a unique swappable X-band feed for C-Com’s 1.2M Ku-band auto-deploy iNetVu transportable system.        The iSat/C-Com transportable terminal was developed...

L-3 Communications subsidiary 3Di Technologies has selected Intelsat General as a subcontract to provide satellite connectivity to a network of 150 VSAT remote terminals for the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, Intelsat General announced.      ...

In the face of impending military budget cuts, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has taken a unique approach in seeking contractors and subcontractors to develop the technology it needs to...

Critical military space capabilities such as missile warning, satellite communications, launch and space situational awareness should be protected in the Pentagon’s 2013 space program budget to ensure continued support to...

The acquisition of Hughes’ space and communications business in 2000 gave Boeing the critical mass it needed to secure a leading role in the space industry, according to Boeing President...

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched a covert payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on a Delta 4 rocket as part of the classified...

Comtech Mobile Datacom has received a three-month indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to support the U.S. Army’s Blue Force Tracking 1 (BFT-1) and Movement Tracking System (MTS) programs, the company announced April 2....