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iDirect Technologies will supply the platform for Intelsat’s Network Broadband Global maritime service, iDirect announced July 16. The service, unveiled by Intelsat in June, is part of the operator’s GlobalConnex […]

Measat Satellite Systems has launched a high-definition (HD) distribution platform aimed at catering to the needs of international broadcasters wanting to bring more HD content to the Asia-Pacific region, Measat […]

John Pippin, founder of EMS Technologies Inc., died July 13, the company announced. Pippin founded the company in 1968 as Electromagnetic Sciences Inc. and retired as chairman in 1998. Prior […]

Spacenet Inc.’s Connexstar VSAT services have been deployed as part of an emergency response network by the State of Louisiana, Spacenet announced July 16. The network, deployed and managed by […]

Norsat International Inc. has been granted a U.S. patent for its GlobeTrekker portable satellite communications unit, the company announced July 16. The patent, “Portable High-speed and Broadcast-quality Video Terminal for […]

Inmarsat launched its first commercially available handheld satellite phone July 16, the company announced. The IsatPhone, an attempt to “shake up the satellite phone market,” Michael Butler, president and COO […]

The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin completed a reconfiguration of the five Milstar satellites intended to improve the system’s capabilities, Lockheed Martin announced July 16. The operation entailed repositioning […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is accepting comments until Aug. 13 on its rule that would prohibit the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the agency […]

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. received a $1.2 billion contract from NASA to develop the upper stage engine for the Ares 1 and Ares 5 launch vehicles, the agency announced […]

Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. are preparing responses to the U.S. Air Force’s request for proposals for the GPS 3 constellation, the companies announced July 16. The Air Force […]

Cyfrowy Polsat, a direct-to-home operator in Poland, signed a deal to add an additional channel from broadcaster TVN, the operator announced July 12. TVN Gra will be the eighth TVN […]

SpaceDev Inc.’s Starsys unit will manufacture 60 low-shock spacecraft release mechanisms for Sweden’s Saab Space AB, SpaceDev announced July 11. It is the third major production order for Starsys’ Clamp […]

KVH Industries Inc. has introduced a new satellite communications service that enables 24-inch antennas to provide always-on broadband data connections to maritime vessels, the company announced July 12. The mini-VSAT […]

Russia Saturday suspended its participation in a conventional arms treaty, according to Itar-Tass, the official Russian news agency. Some Western observers see this as a move by Moscow to lash […]

Second Wind Inc. has agreed to purchase 750 Globalstar satellite modems to relay data collected at remote sites throughout the United States and Canada, Globalstar announced July 12. Second Wind […]

The Senate, on an overwhelming 90-5 vote, backed language stating that U.S. policy favors developing and deploying a ballistic missile defense system against the threat of an Iranian attack against […]

Comtech EF Data Corp. received an order to deliver satellite infrastructure equipment that will be used in a cellular backhaul network in the Middle East, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced July […]

The Airborne Laser ballistic missile defense (BMD) system development program showed further progress, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. ABL successfully accomplished basic steps required to complete a fire control […]

Comtech Will Provide Cellular Backhaul Equipment For Middle East Network Comtech EF Data Corp. received an order to deliver satellite infrastructure equipment that will be used in a cellular backhaul […]

Commercial satellite photos show Iran is building new dirt roads and digging what seems to be a tunnel near the nuclear materials production site at NATANZ, raising fears in Western […]

The United States must erect — quickly — an anti-missile shield against enemy cruise missiles as a complementary accompaniment to the much larger emergent ballistic missile defense (BMD) shield. So […]

North Korea announced it has begun to close down its nuclear facility at Yongbyong, as agreed in a February concordat. However, the announcement states only that a shutdown has begun, […]

The United States government must face up to burgeoning 21st century threats, meaning that Washington must support missile defense programs, thus countering missile and nuclear programs of North Korea, China […]

NASA Associate Administrator Rex Geveden will leave NASA for a job in industry, and he will be replaced by Christopher Scolese, now the NASA chief engineer, the agency stated. Geveden, […]

Scott J. “Doc” Horowitz, associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, will leave NASA in October, he announced. A retired U.S. Air Force colonel who served as commander or […]

The iGPS system has shown it is resistant to jamming by intentional enemy actions or by accidental interference, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. iGPS combines the Global Positioning System (GPS) […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] dedicated a new milsatcom center in Rockville, Md. The nearly $3 million, 20,000 square foot facility, houses a secure software development environment. That software development, integration […]

Space Shuttle Endeavour Moves Toward 7:02 p.m. ET Aug. 7 Launch Space Shuttle Endeavour rolled to launch pad 39A, where it now is poised for a 7:02 p.m. ET Aug. […]

Round Solution has introduced communications modules for programming with Python’s open-source-licensed programming language, the company announced July 10. Now available are a small, industrial-grade, quadband-compatible general packet radio service (GPRS) […]