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Government/Military
Interstate Electronics Awarded Homeland Security Contract
Interstate Electronics Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications Corp., has been awarded a pre-production contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for 3-dimensional locators using Integrated GPS […]
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Connectivity
Ondas Media Signs Dutch Broadcast Deal
Ondas Media, a European satellite media company, has signed a deal with Dutch broadcaster Talpa Radio B.V as Ondas looks to build its satellite radio business in Europe. Talpa Radio […]
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Connectivity
Virgin America To Offer Dish Network In Every Seat
Virgin America will offer EchoStar Communications Corp.’s Dish Network on all flights, the airline announced Jan. 12. Pending government approval, the airline hopes to introduce domestic service this spring. The […]
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Government/Military
Skynet 5A Reaches French Guiana
The Skynet 5A military telecommunications satellite has been delivered to French Guiana in advance of its launch aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 in late February. Skynet, scheduled to be launched […]
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Skepticism Toward Programs
Sen. Levin Urges Slowing Major BMD Programs, While Stressing Others Congress should slow and stretch out programs to create a multi-layered ballistic missile defense (BMD) shield, while emphasizing instead programs […]
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Griffin Sees No Huge NASA Funding Rise; Program Cutbacks Seen
NASA can’t expect any huge funding increases, and instead will have to find areas to cut and ways to perform the space mission with more intelligence and efficiency, NASA Administrator […]
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Obering Praises Airborne Laser, Others, Defends BMD Budget Outlays
The Airborne Laser (ABL) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system has achieved “tremendous success” in the past year, Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry “Trey” Obering, director of the Missile Defense Agency […]
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NASA Chooses Mars Mission Proposals; Mars Surveyor Inquiry Set
NASA chose for concept study development two proposals for future robotic missions to Mars. These missions would increase understanding of Mars’ atmosphere, climate and potential habitability in greater detail than […]
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Arianespace To Launch ProtoStar I Satellite
New satellite operator ProtoStar has chosen Arianespace to launch the DTH satellite ProtoStar I. Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall announced the award during his annual January press conference, saying that […]
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Arianespace Receives Skynet Satellite For Launch
Arianspace received the Skynet 5A military communications satellite for the first Ariane 5 launch mission this year, the company announced. The satellite arrived in French Guiana this week, with the […]
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Boeing Aces Space Based Space Surveillance Review; December ’08 Launch Set
The Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system successfully passed a system critical design review (CDR) as the Air Force authorized the program to proceed toward a December 2008 launch, The […]
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General Dynamics Grabs $425 Million SPIKE Missile Deal With Spain
General Dynamics Corp. [GD] received a $424.5 million contract from the Spanish Army for Long Range (LR) SPIKE Missile Systems. General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas, the prime contractor, has an […]
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Lockheed Gains $654.9 Million Trident II D5 Missile Contract
The Navy gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $654.9 million contract to for system support for Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missiles in the current fiscal year 2007 ending Sept. […]
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Bush Inks New Aeronautics R&D Policy
President Bush recently signed an Executive Order (EO) establishing the nation’s first Aeronautics Research and Development Policy. That EO was accompanied by release of a supporting policy document developed by […]
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Sen. Levin Sees Need For More Defense Funds From Tax Revenues
More money is needed for defense programs than the present federal top line budget will provide, and that need should dictate raising more revenues in taxes, the new chairman of […]
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Connectivity
RAMTelecom, SkyPort International Form Strategic Alliance
RAMTelecom Inc. and SkyPort International Inc. have formed a strategic alliance to serve the North American market, the companies announced Jan. 10. SkyPort’s Houston-based network operations center and RamTelecom’s Ottawa-based […]
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Government/Military
Thales To Provide NATO With Secure, Jam-Proof Satellite Communications
Thales was awarded a contract to supply NATO with an electronic protective measures modem system to support satellite communications and associated control capabilities. The system is intended to reinforce the […]
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Connectivity
MDA Nets $14 Million Deal With Sumitomo Corp.
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) will provide a data reception and transmission subsystem that will be used in an advanced solution for two Yamal-300 satellites for Russian operator Gascom. […]
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Government/Military
Harris Corp. Completes Test Of Advanced EHF Terminal
Harris Corp. completed Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multiband Terminal Prototype Testing on its tri-band ship antenna and associated RF components five months ahead of schedule, the company announced […]
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Government/Military
PSLV Launches Four Satellites
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C7, lofted four satellites into orbit Jan. 10. The 10th PSLV mission placed India’s Cartosat-2 and Space Capsule Recovery Experiment […]
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Connectivity
Pace Names New CFO
Set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology named Stuart Hall as its new CFO. Hall will join Pace in April, succeeding David Brocksom. Damien Wilkinson, Pace’s group financial controller, will head […]
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Arianespace Wins ProtoStar 1 Contract
Arianespace received a contract from Asian direct-to-home (DTH) operator ProtoStar to place the ProtoStar 1 satellite into orbit in the first half of 2008, Arianespace announced Jan. 8. The satellite, […]
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Air Force Exercises EPS Contract Option
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force Milsatcom Systems Wing have exercised an $8.4 million contract option to activate Phase 2 of the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) payload study, Boeing announced […]
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DigitalGlobe Acquires GlobeXplorer
DigitalGlobe has acquired GlobeXplorer, a geographic data integration and publishing company, from Stewart REI Group, DigitalGlobe announced Jan. 8. The combination will make it easier for DigitalGlobe to offer its […]
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EchoStar Unveils Mobile TV Offering
EchoStar Communications Corp. introduced a mobile TV package Jan. 8. The MobileDish in-car satellite service uses a roof rack-mounted RaySat antenna to provide EchoStar’s Dish Network to customers in vehicles. […]
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SkyTerra Closes Acquisition Of BCE’s Share Of MSV
SkyTerra Communications Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of BCE Inc.’s stake in Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV), SkyTerra announced Jan. 8. SkyTerra issued about 22.5 million shares of […]
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HughesNet Subscribers Total 325,000
With an 18 percent increase in subscribers during the 2006 fourth quarter over the same period in 2005, Hughes Network Systems LLC reported that residential subscriptions to its HughesNet service […]
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Read Joins SES New Skies For Regulatory Affairs
Joslyn Read has joined SES New Skies as vice president for regulatory affairs in the company’s Washington, D.C., office. Read previously served as head of regulatory affairs for Hughes Network […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Proposes Debt Offering
Intelsat Ltd. plans to offer about $600 million of senior notes due 2015, the company announced Jan. 8. The net proceeds will be used, along with cash on hand, to […]