Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-12] STM Group has delivered a SatLink Hub 9400 with DVB-RCS technology to NSSL Global that will be used to expand and enhance the customer’s coverage area in...

SES Government Solutions (SES-GS) has begun its U.S. Air Force demonstration period for the Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) after successfully completed initial on-orbit testing. CHIRP is housed on the SES-2 satellite, which was launched in...

The U.S. Air Force’s space and missile systems center has awarded Raytheon a $27.4 million to develop a launch and checkout system for the Air Force’s GPS 3 satellites, the company announced Jan....

The Pentagon kicked off a busy year for its Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) program by awarding a significant satellite ground infrastructure contract to aerospace, defense and information solutions provider ITT Exelis, which will provide mission...

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has been awarded a $1.5 billion firm, fixed-price contract to launch nine rocket missions for the U.S. Air Force through June 2014, the Pentagon announced Jan. 12.    According...

Encompass Government Solutions has been awarded a Schedule 70 contract for information technology services from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Encompass confirmed Jan. 11.    Encompass currently offers a range of...

A.I. Solutions has signed a five-year contract to provide program management and engineering services in support of NASA, U.S. Department of Defenseand other government and commercial spacecraft launch activities.    The company...

Thales Group expects their acquisition of privately held RF and microwave developer Tampa Microwave to close in early 2012 following regulatory approvals, the company confirmed Jan. 3.    Thales initially signed the agreement...

Commercial-off-the-shelf blue force and blue personnel tracking (BFT/BPT) specialist Track24 Defense has integrated SkyWave’s IsatData Pro service to its SCC Titan solution to allow its clients to broadcast mission-critical data and collapse time scales,...

Peter Hadinger joined Inmarsat’s Global Xpress team as President of Inmarsat Government Services last April. After a long career as a satellite engineer and business development executive at Northrop Grumman and TRW,...