Jeffrey Hill

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) conducted its first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight in Afghanistan Jan. 1.     Flight operations are underway from Kandahar Airfield for the Canadian Department of […]

ViaSat Inc. and the U.S. Army extended the vehicular Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT2) demonstration with U.S. Army Aviation BFT2 demonstrations aboard a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.     ViaSat’s ArcLight BFT2 […]

A team led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman sent its SpaceWire data bus technology for preliminary design review.     The development marks a milestone in the risk reduction phase […]

Proactive Communications Inc. (PCI) signed a $2 million contract negotiation with Australian-based operator NewSat to provide a unified communications solution to customers in Afghanistan.     The three-year deal will expand […]

Vizada won a contract with Delta Wave Communications to supply the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers with Inmarsat and Iridium mobile satellite communications services in the United States and overseas. […]

Boeing received a $75 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force to continue risk reduction and system definition for the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT). The six-month contract extension […]

[Satellite News 02-06-09] President Obama is pursuing a global ban on space-based weapons while promising to protect U.S. satellites from harm, according to a Jan. 26 announcement from the White […]

[Satellite News 02-03-09] In its current form, President Obama’s nearly $6 billion proposed Broadband Stimulus Bill mentions satellite applications only twice in its 258 pages.     The first mention of […]

[Satellite Today 02-03-09] PeopleNet has chosen Quake Global to provide satellite communicators for its dual-mode wireless asset tracking, communication, and management system, Quake announced Feb. 2.     PeopleNet will be […]

[Satellite News 01-29-09] Eutelsat not integrate the W2M satellite into its fleet after the satellite experienced a major anomaly affecting its power subsystem, leading to what is likely to be […]

[Satellite News 01-27-09] The results of a pair ABI Research studies along with several deals backed by major companies may point to a healthy future for GPS-enabled handsets and applications. […]

[Satellite Today 01-23-09] Junjiang Bai, has been appointed as local representative of DEV Systemtechnik in China, effective immediately, DEV announced Jan. 22.    The Beijing-based consultant said he aims to […]

[Satellite News 01-22-09]  Despite the force of Sirius XM Radio’s push to capitalize on the most popular U.S. television event of the year, the NFL Super Bowl, some market analysts […]

[Satellite Today 01-19-09] GlobeCast signed a distribution deal with BBC World Service for the launch of a Persian TV channel, the company announced Jan. 16.     GlobeCast will be the […]

[Satellite News 01-16-09] Tandberg Television kicked off 2009 with a content delivery deal with Starz Entertainment intended to promote Tandberg’s next-generation MediaPath system as a non-linear distribution platform, Tandberg Vice […]

[Satellite News 01-15-09] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) President Gwynne Shotwell will be taking over more of the day-to-day operations from company founder, CEO and CTO Elon Musk, Shotwell said […]

[Satellite News 01-13-08] After a series of discussions with the transition team for President-elect Barack Obama, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is proposing that U.S. space capabilities and budget issues […]

[Satellite News 01-12-09] Despite a U.S. Department of Labor report showing that the U.S. unemployment rate is at a 16-year high of 7.2 percent, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) still […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] A team led by Raytheon Co. has completed a segment design review and modernized capability engineering for the U.S. Air Force‘s next-generation GPS control segment (GPS OCX), […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems signed a share purchase agreement with holders of more than 90 percent of Shiron Satellite Communications, Elbit announced Jan. 8.     Elbit […]

[Satellite News 01-07-09] While 2009 may present economic challenges to the satellite industry, a majority of executives are excited about taking advantage of the opportunities that often present themselves in […]

[Satellite News 01-06-09] Political shifts in the U.S. government could lead to adjustments in business plans, satellite executives told Satellite News.     With the U.S. digital television switchover planned for […]

In June 2002, Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk started Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) to achieve what many in the satellite industry believe is an impossible task — to lower the […]

[Satellite News 12-18-08] Some satellite TV providers are approaching the Feb. 17 transition to digital television in the United States as an opportunity to expand their customer base, while others […]

[Satellite News 12-15-08] Advancements in satellite positioning services, combined with telecommunications and cartographic services, will greatly benefit civil service fields such as law enforcement and emergency management in Europe, according […]

[Satellite News 12-12-08] President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team is considering what it calls, “not-yet-refined technology,” which includes solar energy-collecting satellites, as part of its energy plan, according to the administration’s […]

[Satellite News 12-09-08] Intelsat has formed a joint venture with a South African investor group to finance a satellite to serve the growing communications market in Africa.     The joint […]

[Satellite News 12-08-08] Arqiva’s occasional-use satellite and Web distribution services helped The Armenia Fund’s Thanksgiving telethon raise a record-breaking $35 million in 2008 to help rebuild Armenia.     Produced on […]

[Satellite News 12-05-08] In developing a satellite antenna enabling vehicles to receive the new mobile AT&T CruiseCast TV service, RaySat had to overcome several problems that plagued some of its […]

[Satellite News 12-03-08] Despite concern from some analysts over how the credit crunch would affect satellite industry customers, Iridium reported its best quarter for number of units shipped in the […]