Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-12] Astrium subsidiary Vizada has renewed its partnership contract with Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) to continue satellite communications support TSF’s international missions, Vizada announced April 11.    TSF […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has completed a dedicated project for satellite-based web connectivity to support Russia’s national presidential elections that were held in early March, the company announced […]

[Satellite News 04-12-12] Lockheed Martin has delivered its 100th and 101st commercial geostationary communications satellites to Arianespace in preparation for a dual launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, the manufacturer […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched a covert payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on a Delta 4 rocket as part of the classified […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-11-12] Hughes Network Systems has been contracted to supply a HN system that includes a multi-spot beam HN network operations center and more than 1000 HN9200 Ku-band […]

Comtech Mobile Datacom has received a three-month indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to support the U.S. Army’s Blue Force Tracking 1 (BFT-1) and Movement Tracking System (MTS) programs, the company announced April 2. […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-12] Fransat, Samsung and Neotion have partnered to develop a satellite receiver and a DTT module for Fransat that will be integrated into Samsung’s ES-series televisions that will […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-12] Iridium Communications is calling for entries to its Iridium NEXT Mission Team Scholarship program for the 2012-2013 academic year, the MSS operator announced April 10.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-12] ITT Exelis Geospatial Systems has delivered GeoEye’s next-generation commercial imaging system for the operator’s GeoEye-2 satellite to the Lockheed Martin Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, Calif., ITT […]

iDirect Government Technologies has released a satellite router that meets strict airborne communications requirements for operation on military aircraft, the company announced March 26.        The new e8000 AR […]

International Launch Services (ILS) successfully placed the Intelsat 22 satellite into a super-synchronous transfer orbit onboard a Proton M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and the spacecraft’s manufacturer Boeing Space […]

ViaSat has successfully fielded its new Satellite Access Manager (SAM) broadband satcom service manager for United States military airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, the company announced.        The […]

Gilat Satellite Networks’ wholly owned subsidiary Wavestream has introduced a new 80-Watt X-band Matchbox solid-state power amplifier to address the needs of military and government applications, Wavestream announced.        The 80-Watt […]

Yahsat has signed a master service agreement with Astrium that aims to promote and lease military Ka-band capacity under the service brand YahSecure, YahSat announced.    The service agreement will target military end-users […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-12] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems has received $1 million in orders for its iNetVu mobile antenna products from an unnamed customer in Russia, the company announced […]

Raytheon was awarded a two-year, $3.8 million contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to allow armed forces to conduct jamming operations with minimal communication and control interference to friendly […]

British value-added systems company Integrated Satellite Applications Technologies (iSat) has developed a unique swappable X-band feed for C-Com’s 1.2M Ku-band auto-deploy iNetVu transportable system.        The iSat/C-Com transportable terminal was developed […]

L-3 Communications subsidiary 3Di Technologies has selected Intelsat General as a subcontract to provide satellite connectivity to a network of 150 VSAT remote terminals for the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, Intelsat General announced.       […]

In the face of impending military budget cuts, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has taken a unique approach in seeking contractors and subcontractors to develop the technology it needs to […]

Critical military space capabilities such as missile warning, satellite communications, launch and space situational awareness should be protected in the Pentagon’s 2013 space program budget to ensure continued support to […]

The acquisition of Hughes’ space and communications business in 2000 gave Boeing the critical mass it needed to secure a leading role in the space industry, according to Boeing President […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-10-12] The Afghanistan government is seeking a partner to launch the country’s first communications satellite into space within the next six months, Afghanistan’s Minister of Communication and […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] SES is in negotiations with the Ethiopian Ministry of Information and Communication Technology to provide satellite services to back-up the infrastructure of Ethiopia’s telecommunication provider, Ethio Telecom, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] Cisco is introducing an IP multiplexing technology for its Cisco Mobile Ready Net package that aims to dramatically improve the number of IP-based calls on a satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] Work is underway to launch Azerbaijan’s first national satellite by its planned target date at the end of the year, Azercosmos announced April 9. Orbital Sciences Corp. […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] AeroMechanical Services has signed a contract with an unnamed Canadian charter airline to provide the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) 228B on two Boeing 737-700 aircraft, […]

[Satellite News 04-10-12] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) is teaming with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to host a Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) on a commercial satellite that will be […]

[Satellite News 04-10-12] British aeronautics technology developer Cobham has renewed its 270 million pound ($428.2 million) bid to acquire satellite antenna and hardware manufacturer Thrane & Thrane after Cobham investors […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-09-12] French revenues declined last year in the space industry export and global satellite telecommunications markets, as France posted a national space industry revenue intake of 4.2 billion […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-09-12] The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) invested $12 million in a project with Canada’s Sirius Satellite Radio (Sirius Canada) with questionable results, according to documents and annual reports […]