Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-11] Raytheon completed its acquisition of Applied Signal Technology (AST) in a $490 million tender offer for about 12 million of AST’s outstanding shares, Raytheon announced Jan. 31....

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-01-11] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST), the organization behind DubaiSat, has teamed up with Bigelow Aerospace to initiate a next-generation human spaceflight program...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-01-11] The U.S. Air Force issued two contracts to Northrop Grumman and Integral Systems to maintain and service its air and space command and control capabilities, the...

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon and Lockheed Martin contracts to design the Pentagon’s Space Fence, which will replace its 50-year-old VHF Space Surveillance System to detect...

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] The U.K. Space Agency selected Amsat-UK to provide its FunCube hardware board sets for the agency’s first satellite UKube-1, Amsat-UK announced Jan. 28.     The hardware aims...

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] Raytheon reported 2010 fourth quarter income of $459 million, a 9 percent drop compared to $504 million in income in the same period in 2009. Raytheon attributed...

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] DigitalGlobe entered into a partnership with Sudan’s Satellite Sentinel Project to deliver imagery and analysis in support of the country’s recent vote on independence.     The company...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-28-11] Boeing and Lockheed Martin reported similar 2010 end-year results, which showed both major U.S. satellite manufacturers struggling in their space business units.     Lockheed Martin Space...

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-11] Ottawa-based satellite content distribution provider International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) received a $2.81 million contract extension from the Canadian Department of National Defense to continue its delivery of...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-26-11] The Obama Administration has eased export restrictions on Indian space agencies and divisions, including the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Indian Defense Research and...