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A newly belligerent Russia has begun guided-missile cruiser patrols in northern waters, as Moscow reverts to some of its old Cold War practices. The cruiser patrols near the Norwegian archipelago […]

The Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system has moved to a new phase, with the high-energy laser undergoing testing with chemical fuel, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced today. That high-energy […]

The third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite core propulsion module was delivered half a year early, according to Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]. That module is to propel […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Spacenet Inc. has achieved Service Provider Level I Payment Card Industry Data Security (PCI DSS) compliance for its VSAT satellite and managed wireline services, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Pace announced a slight increase in its overall profits for the first half of 2008, according to the company report released July 28.     The supplier of […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Thuraya has announced a slew of distribution agreements for its ThurayaIP service, the company said July 28.     The operator has signed distribution agreements with: Fort Info […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Sirius Satellite Radio reported 8.9 million total subscribers at the end of the 2008 second quarter, up 25 percent from the same period a year ago, the […]

[Satellite Today 07-28-08] Inmarsat has been selected by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) to provide payload in-orbit test services for the four satellites that will form the Galileo In-Orbit Validation […]

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] ATK completed a mission demonstrating how clusters of small satellites can work together to collect data, ATK announced July 24. A constellation of five microsatellites ATK built […]

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] MultiChoice is preparing to launch high-definition (HD) services in South Africa, the operator said July 25.     The direct-to-home operator is introducing an HD personal video recorder […]

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] The Brookings Institute, an independent policy research group, is recommending that the U.S Federal Communication Commission (FCC) change its practices regarding the allocation of the broadband spectrum. […]

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] XM Satellite Radio Inc. priced a debt offering as part of a series of transactions to refinance certain debt M in connection with the pending merger with […]

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] The ownership saga of Inmarsat took another twist as Harbinger Capital Partners Funds said it intends to bid on Inmarsat and then combine it with SkyTerra Communications, […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Lockheed Martin delivered the core propulsion module for the third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications system six months ahead of schedule, the company announced July […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Norsat International Inc. released the first product in its vehicle-mount satellite terminal family and signed contracts with the U.S. military and an Asian broadcasting network to provide […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Canal Digital, the Nordic direct-to-home platform, saw an increase in revenues but a drop in overall profits and subscriber numbers for the quarter ended June 30, parent […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Harmonic Inc. will provide Astra Platform Services with high-definition (HD) encoders and statistical multiplexing for a network upgrade, Harmonic announced July 24.     Astra will install Harmonic’s […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. delivered the Measat-3a satellite to Baikonur Cosmodrome in advance of its scheduled Aug. 21 launch on a Land Launch vehicled, Orbital announced July 23. […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Kayser-Threde GmbH received the prime contract from the Space Agency of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the TET-1 satellite, the company announced July 24.     Kayser-Threde […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Integral Systems Inc. reported total revenue of $41.8 million in its 2008 third quarter, up 17 percent from the same period a year ago, Integral announced July […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] SES Astra TechCom won a lucrative contract to deliver a network operations center for the new Vietnamese satellite system, Vinasat, SES Astra announced July 24.     Vinasat-1, […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] BSkyB signed an innovative deal with one of the world’s biggest music companies to offer digital music services, BSkyB said July 23.     The satellite pay-TV operator […]

[Satellite Today 07-23-08] Digital Angel’s Sarbe division received Cospas-Sarsat type approval for its Advanced Aircrew Personal Locator Beacon, the company announced     Cospas-Sarsat is a satellite system that provides distress, […]

[Satellite Today 07-23-08] Spot LLC has expanded satellite coverage of its satellite messenger servivce to include all of Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and the surrounding maritime regions, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today 07-23-08] General Dynamics mounted three 18.4-meter satellite antennas on 53-foot-tall pedestals in Wahiawa, Hawaii, in preparation for the deployment of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), the company […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] Viasat, a Modern Times Group (MTG) subsidiary, has seen a decrease in direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers in the Nordic region in the second quarter, the company announced July […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] Revenues in KVH’s mobile communications business improved 4 percent to $18.3 million in the company’s 2008 second quarter, the company announced July 22. The gains were driven […]

[Satellite Today 07-23-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC has increased the speeds of three of its HughesNet consumer service plans, the company announced July 23.     The Home plan now features […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] SES New Skies signed another capacity deal for its NSS-7 satellite, the operator said July 23.     SM2 Sports Media Solutions, based in Greenwich, Conn., delivers sports […]

[Satellite 07-22-08] Kenneth Miller, president and one of the founders of Globecomm Systems Inc., died July 20, the company announced.     Miller helped found Globecomm Systems as a satellite systems […]