Government/Military

[Satellite Today 06-01-09] The University of Maryland will receive $93 million in funding over five years from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish the Cooperative Institute...

The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) has been especially active recently, and in early April released its latest report, "Space-based services in Europe." The report’s goal is to investigate challenges...

Although worries persist about a potential market downturn in the satellite industry, a panel of executives at SATELLITE 2009 see a handful of opportunities — digital media and IPTV, mobility,...

Whether it is a natural disaster, such as a hurricane, earthquake or tsunami, or man-made conflicts, in the blink of an eye, an infrastructure that took years to build can...

[Satellite Today 05-29-09] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Harris Corp. a 10-year contract with a potential value of $736 million to provide the ground segment for...

[Satellite Today 05-29-09] Comtech Mobile Datacom received $6 million worth of Movement Tracking System (MTS) orders from the U.S. Army under its existing supply contract, Comtech announced May 28.    ...

[Satellite Today 05-28-09] Magellan Aerospace Corp. was chosen by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to provide a phase B preliminary design of the satellite bus for the Radarsat Constellation Mission...

[Satellite News 05-28-09] Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) President Jean-François Cazenave believes that perceptions towards satellite technology for disaster management and recovery are changing – a shift which puts greater focus...

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] ViaSat received certification from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) for its ruggedized AN/PSC-14 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) integrated manpack terminal, ViaSat announced May 26.    ...

[Satellite Today 05-27-09] Atrexx, a German satellite service provider, won a U.S. military contract to provide satellite-based Internet connectivity for the U.S. Air Force’s Eagle Vision program in Europe, Atrexx...