Government/Military

[Satellite Today 06-08-09] General Dynamics Satcom Technologies won a $119 million order to provide additional satellite communications earth terminals and support services for the U.S. Army‘s Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T)...

[Satellite News 06-08-09] Australian microwave technology company Codan hopes its recent $3 million acquisition of U.S.-based Locus Microwave will significantly enhance Codan’s prospects in the market, Mike Heard. Codan’s managing...

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] In the battle for U.S. stimulus funding, WiMax competitors are taking aim at potential smart grid technology contracts.     Space Data, a U.S.-based spectrum holder in the...

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] GeoEye projected that an issue with its GeoEye-1 satellite, which occurred in May causing portions of its imagery to lack color when collected in a particular operating...

[Satellite Today 06-03-09] Swiss aerospace, defense and security technology group, Ruag has purchased Oerlikon Space AG, the space division of Swiss technology developer Oerlikon for an undisclosed amount of cash,...

[Satellite Today 06-02-09] Lockheed Martin won a $1.5 billion contract to build the third Space Based Infrared Systems Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite, the U.S. Air Force announced May 29.    ...

[Satellite News 06-02-09] Lockheed Martin won a $1.5 billion contract to build the third Space Based Infrared Systems Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS-GEO) satellite after three years of testing and development...

[Satellite Today 06-02-09] L-3 Linkabit completed the integration and testing of a Wide Band-Beyond Line of Sight (WB-BLOS) capability for U.S. Army combat vehicles, the company announced June 1.    ...

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,...