Government/Military

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] The United States and Australia signed an agreement to cooperate on the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system, including adding a sixth satellite to the constellation, expanding...

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Orbital Sciences Corp. has won a $29.5 million contract to support a nanosatellite program for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory‘s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate, the...

    [11-13-07 – Satellite News] Space has become “a lifeline to military forces,” U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Victor See, commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command’s Space Field Activity, said...

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Raytheon Co. received a contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a tactical paging solution that improves submarine communications, the company announced Nov. 13.    ...

[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] Communications & Power Industries Inc. (CPI) has received an initial award for satellite communications amplifiers to support the U.S. Army’s Warfighter Information Network Tactical (WIN-T) program,...

[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has completed development of its Merlin 1C next generation liquid fueled rocket booster engine, the company announced Sept. 12. The Merlin...

[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop a standard network IP modem for use on military and commercial satellites,...

 [11-08-07 – Satellite News] The Global MilSatCom 2007 show in London from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7 saw a variety of speakers highlight the ever-increasing importance of satellite communications in...

[11-08-07 – Satellite Today]  Inmarsat Global Ltd., a subsidiary of Inmarsat plc., has signed an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the commercial operator for the Alphasat...

[11-07-07 – Satellite Today] QinetiQ and other members of a consortium of British firms have agreed to provide satellite images to relief agencies around the world for free, QinetiQ announced...