Government/Military

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] Gilat Satellite Networks provided its low-profile maritime terminals for use on naval vessels of an unspecified Asian country. The terminals deliver Command-and-Control communications in combat operations, and […]

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] XTAR appointed Carolyn Cuppernull and Patti Aston as sales directors in supporting the company’s growth in U.S. government and non-governmental missions, as well as developing future business […]

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] The United States, Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are now using Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) protected communications satellite system, following the successful […]

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] The U.S. Department of Commerce has updated approvals to allow DigitalGlobe to begin offering customers its highest resolution imagery from the company’s current constellation, effective immediately. DigitalGlobe […]

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] Freesat, the subscription free satellite television service, added Service Sound and Vision Corporation’s (SSVC) Forces TV to its channel line-up. Forces TV is the only channel in […]

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to provide space inertial reference systems for the Geo Kompsat 2 space satellite program. […]

[Via Satellite 06-10-2014] Boeing has announced completion of the second Mexsat 702 High Power (HP) geomobile satellite for the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT). The satellite, Morelos 3, […]

[Via Satellite 06-10-2014] Comtech EF Data, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, was awarded $4.2 million in contract orders for DMD2050E satellite modems from a systems integrator on behalf of the […]

[Via Satellite 06-09-2014] Iridium Communications will participate in the U.S. Army’s Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) process, a rigorous assessment of network and non-network capabilities and new commercial technology to determine […]

[Via Satellite 06-09-2014] Boeing released its annual environmental report, which provides an update on the company’s environmental targets and its progress in sustainable growth and environmental preservation efforts. Boeing achieved […]

[Via Satellite 06-05-2014] Macom’s Lowell Mass. wafer manufacturing facility was accredited by the Department of Defense (DoD) as a Category 1A Trusted Foundry, establishing the supplier of Radio Frequency (RF), […]

[Via Satellite 06-04-2014] The Solar Array Generator (SAG) for the fourth China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS 4) was integrated onto its payload on May 30, 2014 under the supervision of […]

[Via Satellite 06-03-2014] The United States Air Force recently announced long-awaited decisions on its Space Fence and Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T). The $914.7 million, five-year […]

[Via Satellite 06-03-2014] NASA awarded a $208 million contract to Exelis to build the Radiation Budget Instrument (RBI), a scanning radiometer that can measure Earth’s reflected sunlight and emitted thermal […]

[Via Satellite 06-02-2014] Skycorp and a group of citizen scientists have successfully established two-way communication with an inactive NASA spacecraft, the International Sun-Earth Explorer 3 (ISEE 3) as part of […]

[Via Satellite 06-02-2014] Globecomm was awarded a delivery order from the United States Army’s Program Executive Office for the Command Control and Communications – Tactical (PEO C3T) under the Global […]

[Via Satellite 05-30-2014] General Dynamics UK awarded two five-year contracts to Exelis to support communications modernization and logistics, supply and support for tactical radios for the U.K Ministry of Defence […]

[Via Satellite 05-29-2014] Globecomm received a contract extension from the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) for $9.6 million for continued communications services and onsite support for the company’s […]

[Via Satellite 05-27-2014] The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Defence and Space signed the first contractual documents for the construction of the MetOp Second Generation (MetOp SG) weather satellites. […]

[Via Satellite 05-22-2014] Hispasat’s subsidiary Hispasat Colombia has awarded a contract to Hughes for an HX broadband satellite system and terminals. The equipment is planned for use with approximately 650 […]

[Via Satellite 05-22-2014] The United States Navy has placed an initial order for Harris Corporation’s Falcon 3 Multi-channel Manpack tactical radio. Harris plans to begin deliveries of the radios this […]

[Via Satellite 05-22-2014] Exelis received a multimillion-dollar commercial contract to build the primary payload for the second Greenhouse Gas Observing Satellite (GOSAT 2). The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) satellite […]

[Via Satellite 05-21-2014] SES Government Solutions (SES GS) will be the first provider to offer O3b Networks’ services from its Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation of satellites directly to the […]

[Via Satellite 05-20-2014] Airbus Defence and Space delivered X-band satellite communications capabilities — Deployable Maritime Milsat (DMM) services that use Airbus’ Skynet 5 constellation — to four United Kingdom Royal […]

[Via Satellite 05-19-2014] The most recent Boeing-built Global Positioning System (GPS) 2F satellite sent its first signals from space following its launch on Friday, May 16, 2014. This marks the […]

[Via Satellite 05-16-2014] After 15 years of restrictions and intense scrutiny, the United States Department of State has reclassified satellites and several related components so they will no longer be […]

[Via Satellite 05-16-2014] General Dynamics C4 Systems delivered the 4,000th Sectera vIPer Universal Secure Phone to the United States Department of State. These phones have been replacing older models of […]

[Via Satellite 05-12-2014] Orbcomm will begin offering its Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions to government customers through Corp Ten’s General Services Administration (GSA) schedule. The GSA Schedule by Corp Ten permits government […]

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] Euroconsult has released a new report on military satellite communications (milsatcom) usage. According to the report, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite usage has increased five times […]

[Via Satellite 05-08-2014] Lockheed Martin finished building the propulsion module for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Fourth Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO 4) vehicle. The module will maneuver the satellite during […]