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[Satellite Today 01-26-09] A team led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman has sent its SpaceWire data bus technology forward for preliminary design review, Lockheed Martin announced Jan. 22. The...

The Navy gave ATK a $55 million Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for the advanced anti-radiation guided missile (AARGM). ATK will provide missiles, containers, spares, support/special test equipment, and...

[Satellite Today 01-26-09] Voom HD Networks has expanded a high-definition (HD) content deal with BSkyB, the company announced Jan. 23.     The expanded deal with BSkyB will see Voom bring...

Peter B. Teets, a former senior Air Force and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] official, will receive a lifetime space achievement award April 1 at the National Space Symposium from the...

[Satellite Today 01-26-09] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) and Grupo Etercom will provide a next-generation corporate training and digital signage network to Grupo Financiero Banorte, one of Mexico’s largest financial institutions...

New technology will provide far faster data transfer speeds in the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), a defense contractor stated. The advance was created by a Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]/Northrop...

A vehicle-mounted laser system shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), The Boeing Co. [BA] announced today. UAVs are threatening U.S. troops in war zones. In tests at White Sands...

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was chosen to chair the House Science and Technology Committee space and aeronautics subcommittee that oversees NASA, and authorizes its programs. Gifford’s husband, Mark Kelley, is...

CBO Sees Missile Defense Annual Outlays Up About $4 Billion Killing European Missile Defense Would Save $4 Billion Yearly Spending on ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs will peak at about...

Chairman Levin Endorses Lynn, Ex-Raytheon Leader, After OMB Gives Assent A key Senate leader endorsed President Obama’s nomination of William Lynn, a former executive with missile maker Raytheon Co. [RTN],...