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The Air Force gave The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) a contract for initial design work on the Lightweight Electro-Optical Space Sensor (LEOSS) program. During this phase of […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] acquired and tracked a new M-code military signal transmitted by a global positioning satellite, the company announced. Part of the Modernized User Equipment program, The latest-generation global […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] delivered all V-Sensor deployable antenna assemblies that will be used to detect nuclear blasts, the company reported. The antennas are an adjunct payload on the Global […]

Commercial satellite operators, service providers, resellers, ground equipment suppliers, and manufacturers will meet with leaders from Department of Defense (DoD) combatant commands, services and agencies during the Satellite Industry Association […]

The Hubble Telescope will live to provide further eye-opening scientific discoveries for a few more years, thanks to a decision by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin to send a space shuttle […]

Iran fired off short-, medium- and long-range missiles tipped with cluster warheads, which a U.S.-based group said proves the need for American military forces to develop ballistic missile defenses (BMD) […]

If Democrats win control of the Senate in the mid-term election tomorrow, that could be bad news for the defense industry. But if Democrats gain control of the House and […]

Prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] is conducting tests on a newly constructed full-scale evolutionary pathfinder of the future James Webb Space Telescope sunshield. Northrop will verify its design concept […]

The Air Force is forming an offensive and defensive cyberspace unit to deal with growing threats and opportunities in the cyberspace area, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne announced. That would […]

Crew members on the International Space Station (ISS) repaired a faulty oxygen generator that earlier had leaked fumes inside the ISS. Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin installed new valves […]

Space Shuttle Discovery Set For Rollout Toward Launch Pad Space Shuttle Discovery is set to roll out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center at 7 a.m. […]

Globalstar Inc. priced its initial public offering at $17 per share, the company announced Nov. 2. The company has also added 1 million shares to the offering, bringing the total […]

Orange UK will launch a GPS navigation system for corporate customers that will be powered by Webraska, a provider of mobile GPS navigation systems and geospatial software for wireless carriers […]

Apax Partners has completed the acquisition of France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC), a deal commenced in July. Apax also recently announced its acquisition of Telenor Satellite Services, bolstering its […]

International Datacasting Corp. and SES Americom announced Nov. 2 the integration of IDC’s next-generation DVB-S2 satellite receivers aboard the IP-Prime IPTV service. As part of the agreement, IDC will be […]

Patriot Antenna Systems unveiled Nov. 2 its 1-meter Back-Pack Flyaway Antenna system. The system provides transmit-and-receive operation in Ku- or Ka-band frequencies and is designed for frequent travel. The antenna […]

The People’s Republic of China has started to build its own satellite navigation system, Xinhua reported Nov. 2. The planned network, Compass — or Beidou, in Chinese — reportedly will […]

Technology ICG Introduces Cabin Telecommunications Unit For Business Jets International Communications Group (ICG) introduced its Aerocom 1100 cabin telecommunications unit, which provides an automated integrated package of telephone, fax and […]

SES Global and Eutelsat plan to invest 130 million euros ($165.3 million) to develop a mobile broadcasting satellite service for Europe, the companies announced Oct. 30. The joint venture will […]

Iridium Satellite LLC announced Oct. 30 that it has launched products and service offerings in Brazil through an alliance with Omnilink. Anatel, the Brazilian telecommunications agency, has confirmed operational authority […]

Terrestar Networks Inc., a provider of 4G mobile communications networks, announced Oct. 30 a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), part of the […]

Porsche Cars of North America Inc. has signed a deal with XM Satellite Radio, while Bentley Motors Inc. has added Sirius Satellite Radio, in a pair of exclusive deals announced […]

Rainbow Media continues to expand the global reach of its Voom high-definition (HD) channel, signing a distribution agreement with Zonemedia (Zone Vision Networks) to sell Voom throughout much of Europe, […]

Alamo Rent-A-Car has introduced portable GPS units at 51 of its locations across the United States, the company announced Oct. 30. Locations offering the GPS units include major American airports […]

The People’s Republic of China’s first large direct broadcasting satellite, Sinosat-2, was launched Oct. 29 aboard a Long March-3B rocket, according to Xinhua. Sinosat-2, which will be positioned at 92.2 […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. reported a profit of $8.6 million on revenues of $197.7 million in the 2006 third quarter, the company announced Oct. 27. In the 2005 third quarter, Orbital […]

The European polar-orbiting satellite Metop-A delivered its first images Oct. 25, the first day the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) was operational. […]

The United States faces increased threats from rogue states and terrorist groups attempting to obtain ballistic missiles, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) leader said Friday as The Boeing Co. [BA] […]