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The Army gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] $36 million for Army Tactical Missile System unitary product improvement missiles, the company announced. First flight of the improved system is expected in January […]

Stratos Global Corp. formed a subsidiary company dedicated to U.S. government customers, the company announced. Stratos Government Services Inc. is a single-source integrator of several commercial satellite technologies and will […]

A first-stage booster motor for a Navy intermediate range ballistic missile (SLIRBM) fired successfully in a test, according to Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] and Alliant Techsystems [ATK]. The companies test […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] advanced an Army satellite communications program, the company announced. Northrop delivered an advanced and compact power amplifier for the Army capable of enabling transformation of battlefield […]

NASA issued a request for information for contractors supplying pyrotechnic products to be used on the upper stage of the future Crew Launch Vehicle. Specifically, the space agency is interested […]

Emerging from the elation of a first-rank performance in the Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA now faces a sobering series of challenges extending over […]

Myriad launches are keeping launch pads busy, according to announcements: In mid-July, there will be a missile defense test involving the Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system. No sooner than Aug. […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, has 10 launches on its manifest, according to the company. Late this year, SpaceX will use the Falcon 1 rocket in a launch for […]

The kill vehicle divert thruster for the Multiple Kill Vehicle Payload System completed initial testing, Lockheed Martin [LMT] stated. The test series demonstrated the feasibility of using a divert and […]

Globalstar Files IPO Globalstar Inc. filed a registration statement July 18 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission outlining a proposed $100 million initial public offering of common stock. The […]

By Jason Bates The Air Force failed to follow federal regulations in awarding a contract to The Boeing Co. [BA] to develop a sensor for a next-generation government weather satellite, […]

Garmin International Inc. introduced its GPSMAP 496 aviation device July 19. The portable GPS unit targeting the aviation market offers features such as airport diagrams, an enhanced high-resolution terrain database, […]

ND Satcom, a supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast and defense communications network solutions, has strengthened its position in Romania due to the implementation of several broadcast projects in the […]

Convergys Corp. announced July 20 it would provide a set of product offerings, consulting and professional services for Arena‘s new German satellite Pay-TV service. The company will operate a satellite […]

The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center awarded Globecomm Systems Inc. a contract to provide portable satellite communications terminals, Globecomm announced July 19. Globecomm was one of five […]

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. received a $38.2 million order from the U.S. Army under the Movement Tracking System (MTS) contract, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced July 20. Comtech will provide the […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. posted earnings of $9.8 million in its 2006 second quarter on revenues of $197 million, the company announced July 20. In the same period in 2005, Orbital […]

After a series of aborted attempts, the launch of the MetOp-A satellite has been postponed indefinitely, Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, and the European Space […]

Thales Co. signed an agreement to divest the majority of its satellite navigation business to an investor group led by private equity firm Shah Capital Partners for $170 million, the […]

Planetlink Communications Inc. signed its first three clients under an original equipment manufacturing licensing agreement for a GPS-based fleet management platform, Karta Technologies Inc. announced. The Fleetradar is based on […]

Iridium Satellite named International Communications Group (ICG) a value-added reseller, allowing the company to market and sell certain Iridium products and services, ICG announced July 18. ICG has been a […]

Satellite Security Corp. raised $2.9 million in a debt offering, the company announced July 18. The company, which provides GPS-based asset tracking systems and products, will use the proceeds to […]

Optus received the D1 satellite from satellite manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corp., Optus announced. The satellite is scheduled for launch in September from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. asked a federal judge to throw out a copyright lawsuit filed by the recording industry over a portable radio that also can store recorded music. […]

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has approved the return of the Falcon 1 rocket to flight status, DARPA announced July 18. Space Explorations Technology Corp.‘s (SpaceX) Falcon […]

Members of SPATEA (Spar Professional and Allied Technical Employee’s Association) have returned to work at MDA Space Missions, MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) announced July 19. Engineers went on […]

XM Satellite Radio partnered with the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. to offer riders an option of the first portable XM unit, XM announced July 17. The handlebar- mounted Road Tech AL20 […]

Raytheon Co. completed the preliminary system acceptance test for the GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation-Technology Demonstration System, the company announced July 18. The system checks GPS signals for errors as […]

Comsat International procured a pair of Skyedge satellite hubs and nearly 5,000 VSAT terminals to offer broadband services for Caixa Economica Federal, one of Brazil’s largest banks, Gilat Satellite Networks […]