Author: JJ McCoy

The Israeli Ministry of Defense reported that the Ofek-7 surveillance and intelligence satellite and its systems were operational and working well, Elbit Systems Ltd. announced June 14. Ofek-7’s first images...

Comtech EF Data Corp. was awarded a $2.5 million equipment order to support a satellite-based cellular backhaul network in Asia, the company announced June 14. The order, from an unspecified...

The Canadian government awarded satellite operators Ciel Satellite LP and Telesat Canada a total of 12 licenses to develop new communications satellites, the government announced June 13. Ciel, which was...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., has denied press reports that the company is looking to sell its surveillance and space assets. "In response to today’s articles in the Wall Street...

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has been awarded a contract to provide satellite system components to the Project Manager, Defense Communications and Army Transmission System team, TCS announced June 13. Under...

GeoEye has made a strategic investment in Spadac, a provider of geo-intelligence and predictive analysis solutions, GeoEye announced June 13. Terms of the investment were not disclosed, but the arrangement...

ND SatCom appointed David Bowne vice president of sales, the company announced June 13. Bowne, who will be responsible for overall sales in the Americas region, previously held positions with...

Globalstar Inc. expanded its satellite Simplex data coverage to include all of Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding maritime region, the company announced June 13. The move expands the asset...

Exmar Shipmanagement N.V. has selected SeaWave’s Integrator solution to provide communications aboard Exmar’s fleet of 25 oil and gas vessels, SeaWave and Iridium Satellite announced June 12. The SeaWave system...

Marlink has previewed its new line of global maritime broadband satellite services, the company reported June 13. Dubbed VSAT@sea, the services feature three standard configurations for providing Internet Protocol-based communications...