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The Army gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $376 million contract for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile program. Lockheed will provide hardware and services , including production of 112 […]

The Transformational Satellite (TSAT) laser communications system proved it can deliver high-powered operations at three data rates during recent Air Force tests, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. Tests validated system […]

The Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) satellite communication system completed testing nearly three weeks ahead of schedule, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. It exceeds performance requirements, the company said. NMT is a […]

Lockheed Martin delivered the eighth and final satellite in the modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) production program to the Air Force. There are three IIR-M spacecraft on-orbit, […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] joined Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] in competing for the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) contract, Northrop announced. Northrop would be the […]

NASA Still Undecided On Atlantis Launch Date, Tank Switch NASA officials won’t be able to decide for another two weeks whether they can repair and use a hail-damaged external fuel […]

[3/23/07] Sea Launch Co. signed an agreement with SES to launch a yet-to-be-determined satellite aboard a Land Launch vehicle in mid-2009, Sea Launch announced March 22. The new satellite would […]

GlobeCast, a subsidiary of France Telecom, signed a five-year deal with international sports broadcaster Setanta Sports to distribute six channels to the Sky, Virgin Media, BT Vision and DTT platforms. […]

KVH Industries Inc. rolled out its TracVision M series of marine satellite TV systems, the company announced March 22. The M5 and M7 antennas use KVH’s new RingFire technology to […]

ViaSat Inc. and DRS Technologies Inc. demonstrated an Internet Protocol (IP) data connection linking the cockpit of an F/A-18 jet fighter to a ground network, the companies announced. In the […]

WebTech Wireless Inc. and Iridium Satellite unveiled a dual-mode cellular and satellite asset tracking-and-management system for the transportation industry. WebTech’s WT1900 system incorporates Iridium’s 9601 short-burst data modem to provide […]

[3/22/07] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) labeled the March 20 launch of its Falcon 1 rocket a success even though the vehicle did not reach orbit. The second test flight of […]

Lockheed Martin delivered the eighth and final GPS 2R-M satellite to the U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin announced March 21. Each satellite in the series includes a modernized antenna panel […]

DigiCurve Inc., a multimedia online content provider, has signed a letter of intent to purchase the assets of Global Satellite Broadcasting Corp. of Thailand, DigiCurve announced March 20. Global Satellite […]

Network integration firm Core180 Inc. received a subcontract from Virginia-based Arrowhead Global Solutions Inc. to provide bandwidth management for a project for the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN), Arrowhead announced […]

Modern Times Group (MTG), owner of the Viasat direct-to-home platform, has completed its acquisition of 50 percent of Balkan Media Group, boosting MTG’s position in Central and Eastern Europe, MTG […]

NewCom International has signed a marketing agreement to add SES Americom’s Redisat to NewCom’s communications offerings available across the Southeast United States, SES Americom announced March 21. NewCom, a Miami-based […]

DCC Satellite & Networks Ltd. is using Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.’s SkyEdge platform to expand its network in Nigeria, Gilat announced March 20. DCC will use the platform to provide […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) appointed John Mattingly to the position of president, satellite services, the company announced March 20. Prior to joining MSV, Mattingly served as president, satellite services, for […]

SAT Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc., will deliver a digital spectrum analyzer to IAI/MBT for its Europe-based teleport, SAT announced March 20. The SAT-DSA unit provides […]

DMC International Imaging Ltd. will add an imagery satellite to the Disaster Monitoring Constellation in 2008, the company announced March 20. The UK DMC-2 microsatellite will be built by Surrey […]

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has taken a controlling interest in Orbital Optics Ltd., MDA announced March 20. MDA will pay 900,000 British pounds ($1.7 million) to Rutherford Appleton […]

[3/21/07] WildBlue Communications Inc. has started operations with its WildBlue-1 satellite, which will allow the company to more than triple its customer capacity, WildBlue announced March 20. Wildblue-1, built by […]

[3/20/07] CIP Canada Investment Inc. will acquire Stratos Global Corp., the largest distributor of Inmarsat services, in a deal funded in part by Inmarsat, the companies announced March 19. The […]

Direct-to-home operator Sky TV New Zealand is increasing the number of widescreen channels available to customers, as the National Geographic Channel will begin broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen in early April, […]

ViaSat Inc. delivered a Ku-band satellite communications antenna kit to the U.S. Air Force that will be used on C-130 aircraft, the company announced March 16. The antenna enables use […]

Iridium Satellite has appointed OTESAT-Maritel as an authorized service provider, Iridium announced March 16. A satellite communications equipment and services provider to the Greek and international maritime markets, OTESAT-Maritel is […]

MobiTV has hired GlobeCast to manage content ingestion to support live-TV delivery to MobiTV’s mobile and broadband platforms in North America, GlobeCast announced March 18. GlobeCast will furnish constant channel […]

Telesat Canada has signed a contract to aid in the launch of Vietnam’s first telecommunications satellite, according to Vietnamese state news service TTXVN. Under the contract, signed in Ottawa March […]