Government/Military

[Satellite Today – 2-11-08] Raytheon Co. has won a contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop, deliver, and support an advanced satellite communication system of ground-based communication terminals, Raytheon...

Alan Baldwin President and CEO Peter Gaffney Executive Vice President for New Business and Technology [Satellite News – 2-7-08] Alan Baldwin has served as interim president and CEO of Integral...

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] Northrop Grumman Corp. demonstrated the interface compatibility of the next-generation Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite using a U.S. Army user terminal, the company...

A team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is using the agency’s first software-defined radio (SDR) system in deep space to communicate with spacecraft studying Mars. The system, dubbed Electra,...

[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] OHB Technology AG acquired 50 percent of the interest in RST Raumfahrt Systemtechnik GmbH from the company’s founder and owner, OHB Technology announced Jan. 30.    ...

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures will operate two Mid-Atlantic States Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups (MSMART) to provide public safety and emergency communications, the company announced Jan. 29.    ...

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Norsat International Inc. has been awarded contracts by the Republic of Ireland’s Department of Defence to provide satellite equipment, satellite capacity, training, and network services for...

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] United Launch Alliance (ULA) is restructuring the Delta 2 program to make it more cost effective in a challenging market, the company said Jan. 29.    ...

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Russian telecoms satellite Express-AM33 has been placed into orbit by a Proton M rocket, the Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) announced Jan. 28.     The satellite...

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Boeing Corp. handed over the first of six Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites to the U.S. Air Force, Boeing announced Jan. 28.     The satellite, which...