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  • INTEGRATED STRATEGIES TO SPONSOR RUSSIAN AEROSPACE CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER

    Integrated Strategies, in conjunction with Russian Business News, NASA, the Russian Space Agency and other organizations will sponsor a conference, "Russian Aviation and Aerospace Partnerships With the West: The Emerging […]

  • LITTON GETS GERMAN TORNADO AIRCRAFT CONTRACT

    Litton Industries Inc. [LIT] won a $4 million contract to be the navigation component supplier for the German Tornado attack aircraft. The contract, which could have options worth $50 million, […]

  • MAGELLAN NAMES INDUSTRY CONSULTANT TO MARKET GPS RECEIVER

    San Dimas, Calif.-based Magellan Systems Corp. named Dean Connor of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Connor Marketing its consultant to market its GPS 2000. Connor Marketing, which specializes in outdoor products, will […]

  • MOGEE REPORT FOCUSES ON PATENT ANALYSIS

    Reston, Va.-based Mogee Research & Analysis Associates’ (MRAA) new report, "Competitive Technology Report on Global Positioning System Technology," analyzes GPS international patents. The report identifies companies patenting GPS technology and […]

  • LOWRANCE EXPANDS MEXICAN MANUFACTURING OPERATION

    Lowrance Electronics Inc. [LEIX] recently expanded its Mexican manufacturing facility in Ensenada, which employees 150 people. Because of demand for GPS units, Lowrance said it will expand its operation to […]

  • DELORME AND AAA CREATE TRAVEL SOFTWARE

    DeLorme Mapping and AAA recently created the AAA Map’n’Go software that has a data base of more than 57,000 accommodations, restaurants, campgrounds and points of interest. With the Internet, users […]

  • NOAA AWARDS VESSEL TRACKING CONTRACT

    The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), awarded a contract to Germantown, Md.-based Lovingfoss & Associates for monitoring and maintenance […]

  • ICO APPOINTS MARKETING CONGLOMERATE FOR PR, INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS

    ICO Global Communications Ltd. appointed the WPP Group, the London-based international marketing communications conglomerate, to head up its worldwide public relations effort. WPP Group and its subsidiaries also will assist […]

  • FIRST INMARSAT 3 GOES INTO SERVICE

    The first of five Inmarsat 3 satellites entered commercial service on schedule Saturday, May 11. The satellite–eight times more powerful than its predecessor–will serve the Indian Ocean Region from the […]

  • TRW FILES PATENT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST ICO

    TRW Inc. followed up months of threats regarding infringement of its Odyssey system design patents by filing a lawsuit against ICO Global Communications Ltd. in federal court in California last […]

  • GORCA ACQUIRES MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING GROUP

    The Gorca Group announced it acquired a majority stake in The Fountain Group, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting and engineering services company. The company (renamed Fountain Integrated Systems Inc.), will serve […]

  • QUALCOMM BOOSTS OMNITRACS GEOGRAPHIC CAPABILITIES WITH NEW AGREEMENT

    Qualcomm Inc. signed a value-added reseller agreement with Ragsdell Group Inc. to incorporate Ragsdell’s geographical database with its OmniTracs fleet management system. Ragsdell’s database, dubbed GeoMaster, enhances OmniTracs’ vehicle location […]

  • TELEDESIC NAMES FORMER IRIDIUM, AIR FORCE OFFICIAL AS LAUNCH

    Teledesic Corp., the prospective broadband LEO operator, named Jeffrey Finan manager of its launch operations. Finan most recently handled the procurement of launch vehicles for Iridium Inc.; he previously led […]

  • AMSC ANNOUNCES $29.9 MILLION FIRST QUARTER LOSS

    American Mobile Satellite Corp. said it lost $29.9 million for the first quarter, compared with a first quarter 1995 loss of $6.3 million. Service revenue growth for the first quarter […]

  • AT OUR DEADLINE:

    Rand Corp.’s Critical Technologies Institute will be releasing its “The Global Positioning System: Assessing National Policies” report on Jan. 31. Topics will include discussion on how GPS should be governed, […]

  • FINANCIAL

    Tech-Syn said it would post lower than expected earnings because of technical problems that delayed shipments, the company said. The announcement dropped the company’s stock $3.25 to $28.62. Tech-Sym makes […]

  • PENA OUTLINES NATIONAL ITS’ IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

    Technologies, including GPS, will be the cornerstones of a new intelligent transportation system (ITS) initiative that recently was unveiled by Transportation Secretary Federico Pena at the Transportation Research Board meeting […]

  • BRIEFS

    Rockwell Gets $11.8 Million Contract Rockwell International’s Collins Avionics and Communications Division won an $11.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Naval Systems Command for 701 control display navigation units. […]

  • SATELLITE ’96 CONFERENCE UPDATE (AS OF JAN. 22, 1996)

    For the 15th consecutive year, SATELLITE NEWS, Via Satellite magazine and the 1995 World Satellite Directory announce “Satellite ’96: Emerging Global Markets,” Feb. 7-9, 1996, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal […]