Government/Military

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] Crawford Communications Inc. received a contract to support the U.S. military’s Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS), the company announced June 24.     DVIDS is...

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Patriot Antenna Systems Inc. been awarded a federal supply schedule contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide equipment and services to government customers,...

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Arqiva has won a contract to provide video services using MPEG-4 technology to U.K. armed forces stationed overseas, Arqiva said June 23.     Under a contract...

[Satellite Today – 6-23-08] Com Dev International Ltd. will design, build and launch a micro-satellite for the government of Canada, the company announced June 23. Under the contract, valued at...

[Satellite Today – 6-20-08] Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)’s Earth observation satellite has passed its Test Readiness Review (TRR), the company said June 19. The DMC-2 satellite is scheduled for...

[Satellite Today – 6-19-08] The United States is using capacity on the United Kingdom’s military Skynet 5 satellites and further deals could be struck later this year. Paradigm, an EADS...

[Satellite News – 6-17-08] Space situational awareness is one of the key issues that countries around the world have to work on throughout the next 10 years in terms of...

[Satellite Today – 6-10-08] The glass mirror blank for GeoEye’s next-generation Earth imaging has been delivered to camera manufacturer ITT Corp., GeoEye announced June 10.     GeoEye awarded a contract...

[Satellite Today – 06-06-08] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) signed a deal with NASA to improve mission critical software systems, the company said June 5.      Under a Space Act Agreement,...

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] GeoEye Inc. won a contract with the U.S. government, valued at $22 million, the company said June 4.     Under this award, GeoEye will provide the...