Government/Military

U.K. Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson said he is “deeply disappointed” by Europe’s plans to exclude U.K. businesses from bidding on the Galileo satellite program. The U.K. military would also be […]

NASA announced another delay for its $8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project pushing back the potential launch date to May 2020 following continued integration and testing issues. Problems […]

MDA has recently signed multiple geospatial-related contracts based on data from the Radarsat 2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite. According to MDA, the contracts have a combined value of approximately […]

Iceye has announced a partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) to mutually explore opportunities provided by Iceye’s technology. The cooperation encompasses activities that focus on the design of Iceye’s […]

The U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee has approved two bills aimed at supporting the rocket propulsion and space support industries. One bill, proposed by Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., […]

After some hemming and hawing, President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill on Friday that will fund most government functions through the end of September. While the bill […]

Radiant Solutions has signed a follow-on contract with the Army Geospatial Center (AGC) valued at $2.6 million for its Remote Ground Terminal (RGT) program. AGC exercised an option extending Radiant […]

The African Regional Data Cube has been launched at the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data’s inaugural Data for Development Festival in the United Kingdom. This new tool harnesses the […]

Comtech EF Data received a $1.6 million order for satellite modems from a major U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contractor. The order specified the DMD2050E MIL-STD-188-165A/STANAG 4486 Edition 3 Compliant […]

Black Swift Technologies announced the expansion of a pathfinder mission with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to develop enhanced multi-angular remote sensing techniques using small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). According […]

With the President’s recent signing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, the United States government is taking a significant step in recognizing the criticality […]

Comtech Telecommunications announced that during its third quarter of fiscal 2018, its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, received an order totaling approximately $2 million to provide 50 Mb/s tactical troposcatter equipment […]

The U.S. government has selected GetSat’s MicroSat and MilliSat Land and Maritime (L/M) versions to provide maritime and ground-based secure Communications-On-the-Move (COTM) applications. The deal is worth an undisclosed multi-million […]

Raytheon’s next-generation GPS Operational Control System (GPS OCX), is in its final software development phase. According to the company, this phase focuses on increasing automation and building controls for both […]

An undisclosed nation in Asia has selected Harris Corporation as the prime systems integrator to modernize and upgrade its military communications network, extending the company’s role as the country’s incumbent […]

Satellite companies building next-generation networks must be prepared to meet obligations for lawful intercept, says Subsentio Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Bock. If network operators are unable to comply with […]

GovSat 1 has entered operational service to provide secure communications to governmental and institutional users. The spacecraft is GovSat’s first, a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between the government of Luxembourg and […]

NASA has given Orbital ATK approval to begin building its Landsat 9 spacecraft after completing a comprehensive design review of the mission. Landsat 9, a land surface mapping satellite, will […]

The U.S. Air Force has awarded two Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch service contracts to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA).  SpaceX received a $290.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to orbit […]

Viasat has announced the availability of ViaSat 2 satellite communications service for government, defense and military applications. The service leverages ViaSat 2, along with innovations in ground networking technologies. Earlier […]

More than a year and a half ago, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) built five new satellite receivers in Inuvik, in northwest Canada, as part of a contract with the European […]

NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the second in a series of next-generation weather satellites this week for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). At 5:02 p.m. […]

York Space Systems announced the successful completion of the Harbinger Mission Critical Design Review (CDR) leveraging the company’s industrial-grade S-Class spacecraft platform. York’s S-Class platform is a standardized 3-axis stabilized […]

In September, NASA announced that the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket had been delayed from October 2018 to June 2019. Now, […]

On Feb. 28, Japan successfully launched a new optical reconnaissance satellite from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. The spacecraft (the details of which are highly classified) will join a […]

Radiant Solutions announced a contract with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide more than 1 million labeled objects within high-resolution satellite images that will be used to accelerate […]

Telebras, a Brazilian state-controlled public telecommunications company, and Viasat have announced a strategic agreement to bring high-speed, affordable internet to unserved and underserved communities, health clinics, schools and hospitals across […]

As part of its plan to launch more than 60 satellites over the next five years, the India Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced it will launch the first spacecraft, Gsat […]

MDA announced that it has signed a contract valued at approximately CA$4 million ($3.1 million) with Airbus for design studies dedicated to the optical data relay payload of the third […]

A unit in the Pentagon has put out a call for algorithms that can be used to analyze high-resolution satellite imagery. The contest, called the xView Detection Challenge, will award […]