Government/Military

[Via Satellite 06-26-2014] The United States Air Force awarded a $1.86 billion fixed-price contract to Lockheed Martin to complete production of the fifth and sixth Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites […]

[Via Satellite 06-26-2014] Northrop Grumman’s protected communications payload for the U.S. Air Force’s third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite successfully completed on orbit testing ahead of schedule. The AEHF […]

[Via Satellite 06-25-2014] The Malibu, Fla. division of Communications and Power Industries (CPI) was selected by an international defense technologies company to provide airborne data links for the RQ 4 […]

[Via Satellite 06-19-2014] Odebrecht Defense and Technology (ODT) and its subsidiary Mectron shipped the third Digital Data Recorder (DDR) model for the fourth China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS 4) to […]

[Via Satellite 06-17-2014] ViaSat successfully demonstrated in-flight network switching between a U.S. government Ka-band Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite and a commercial Ka-band satellite. The U.S. Air Force proof of […]

[Via Satellite 06-17-2014] Officials from the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST) and the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) met at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in São José […]

[Via Satellite 06-17-2014] Thuraya Telecommunications, a Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) operator, launched the company’s first ruggedized satellite broadband terminal designed with U.S. military standard components, the Thuraya Internet Protocol (IP) […]

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Satcom Direct Communications (SDC), the government and military service division of Satcom Direct, was named an Inmarsat Value Added Reseller (VAR) for the company’s Global Xpress mobile […]

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Globecomm was awarded an order for Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) Certified Auto Explorer Lightweight Transport (LT) terminals, at 1.2-meter X-band and 1.0-Meter Ka-band configurations. The order included […]

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Exelis acquired Celestech, a technology and engineering firm that develops targeted technical solutions for government and commercial customers, leveraging expertise in advanced signal processing and communications systems. […]

[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 […]