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Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a $20.7 million contract from General Communication Inc., Globecomm announced June 5. General Communication provides voice, video and data communication services to residential, commercial […]

The U.S. Navy awarded ViaSat an undefinitized, firm-fixed-price delivery order for multifunctional information distribution system-joint tactical radio system (MIDS-JTRS) production transition terminals (PTTs), the U.S. Department of Defense announced June […]

Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp. and General Dynamics C4 Systems have both been awarded multi-million, firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modifications, the U.S. Department of Defense announced June 4. […]

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) completed its baseline design review for a geostationary mini-satellite platform, the company announced June 5.   The 2.28 million euro ($3.1 million) pre-development project receives […]

Boeing Co. has completed end-to-end testing of the Wideband Global SatCom (WGS) payload command and control system in preparation for the launch of the first WGS satellite this summer, Boeing […]

Microspace Communications (Microspace) has entered into a strategic partnership with Vista Satellite Communications Inc. to offer alternative uplinking services to Vista’s customer base, Microspace announced June 5.  

DRS Technologies Inc. has demonstrated its X-band satellite communications-on-the-move (COTM) capabilities with an Xtar satellite during the U.S. Navy’s  annual Trident Warrior exercise, DRS Technologies announced June 4. DRS Codem […]

Worldspace Satellite Radio closed the refinancing of its $155 million in convertible notes, redeeming $50 million of the existing notes for cash and issuing new notes and warrants in exchange […]

Raytheon Co. has been awarded the U.S. Navy’s Multiband Terminal (NMT) contract with its combined lifetime development and production value in excess of $1 billion, Raytheon announced June 4. Raytheon […]

Alan W. Baldwin, a director of Integral Systems Inc., has been named its interim CEO, the company announced June 1. Bill Lewis was named the interim chief financial officer (CFO). […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has signed a contract worth 2.8 million Canadian dollars ($2.6 million) with the Canadian Department of National Defense to conduct the definition phase for […]

Rick Howe has been named vice president of business development for Ensequence, the interactive video company announced June 4. Howe will represent Ensequence with cable, satellite and IPTV operators, working […]

Lockheed Martin completed a successful system design review (SDR) of the TSAT Mission Operations System (TMOS) with the U.S. Air Force, the company announced June 4. In January, the company […]

Pace Micro Technology expected its performance for the year ending June 2 to be slightly ahead of current market expectations, the company announced June 4. The technology vendor, which works […]

Shin Satellite is teaming with Asia Mobile Holdings (AMH) as Shin aims for a better performance in Cambodia and Laos, the company announced June 4. The satellite operator said it […]

Cobham PLC has reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Patriot Antenna Systems, U.K.-based Cobham announced May 30. Patriot designs and manufactures parabolic antennas as well as other satellite […]

Launch Set For 7:38 ET Friday Evening NASA leaders expressed confidence that repairs to the storm-damaged Space Shuttle Atlantis external fuel tank are sound, and the spaceship likely will have […]

Arqiva and Intelsat signed a multi-year renewal and expansion contract to distribute content to the French territories of the Caribbean for direct-to-home operator Media Overseas, Arqiva announced June 1. Arqiva […]

Russia claims it has a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that can penetrate any ballistic missile shield, after a test launch of the new weapon went zooming across the Eurasian […]

China placed SinoSat-3, a radio and TV broadcasting communications satellite, into orbit June 1 using a Long March-3A rocket, according to the state-operated Xinhua news service. SinoSat-2, China’s first direct-to-home […]

U.S. missile defense and space efforts, along with a vast array of defense programs, are being shortchanged unrelentingly by a government starved of the income it requires to meet critical […]

The planned June 20 launch of DirecTV’s DirecTV-10 satellite will be delayed to July, according to a May 31 report out of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, where the spacecraft is due to […]

NASA and other space agencies released a plan for coordinated exploration of space. The American space agency was joined by those of 13 other nations as they continued space exploration […]

PAC-3 Missile Variant Unsuccessful In Recent Test By Ann Roosevelt A development test last month of a new Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] Patriot PAC-3 missile variant experienced an anomaly in […]

The BBC/ITV-backed Freesat direct-to-home platform, set to launch in 2008, will be critical in helping the United Kingdom become an all-digital nation, according to Emma Scott, project director for Freesat. […]

If it can work for missile defense interceptors, why not on manned spaceships? NASA gave Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. company, a five year contract to develop technology for a rocket-powered […]

Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) took a spacewalk to install panels to help shield a service module from micro-meteoroids. ISS Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg […]

Norsat Unveils UltraPortable SNG Terminals Norsat International Inc. has unveiled its next-generation family of ultraportable satellite newsgathering terminals. The GlobeTrekker SNG Terminal is packaged in a rugged self-contained case that […]

As you watch evening news reports from journalists located around the globe, you often can detect a split-second delay before the field reporters respond to questions from the anchors. A […]