Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-11] Australian satellite operator NewSat received a $4.4 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide communications services to U.S. military troops stationed in Afghanistan, NewSat […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-02-11] The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) blasted the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for allegedly showing favoritism towards communications network operator LightSquared in dealing with […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-01-11] Geospatial solutions provider RapidEye continued its initiative to build a worldwide network of imagery partners by selecting Ramani Geosystems as its distributor in Kenya, RapidEye announced March […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-31-11] The United Nations‘ telecommunications agency signed agreements with Intelsat and the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) March 29 to expedite the restoration of vital telecommunications services […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-11] Northrop Grumman’s Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites completed an Airborne Laser Test Bed exercise as part of a U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) development […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-11] MDA received an $11.9 million contract from Canada’s Department of National Defense (DND) to operate and maintain its Sapphire System for five years following the system’s launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-11] Vizada was awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70 Future Comsatcom Services Acquisition (FCSA) contract to provide U.S. government and military customers access to Vizada’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-11] MTN Government Services (MTNGS) has been added to the Future Commercial Satellite Communications Services Acquisition (FCSA) contract under the U.S. General Services Administration‘s (GSA) federal supply Schedule […]

[Satellite News 03-29-11] While SES Senior Vice President of Engineering and Space Data Association (SDA) Chairman Stewart Sanders believes that the United States is not properly managing its space debris […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-11] Hughes Network Systems is supporting the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics competition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-11] The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has launched its 2011 European Satellite Navigation competition for the Taiwanese region, ITRI announced March 25.     The institute said the […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-11] Lockheed Martin unveiled the first Orion spacecraft and its Space Operations Simulation Center (SOSC) at a NASA showcase near the manufacturer’s facilities in Denver, Colo., the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-11] The U.S. Army’s Force 21 Battle Command Brigade placed $71.1 million in Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT-2) orders with ViaSat under the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity BFT-2 contract […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-11] GeoEye’s $3.8 billion EnhancedView contract with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) helped the satellite imagery provider increase its 2010 revenues 22 percent from 2009 to $330.3 […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-11] The U.S. Department of Defense placed a $1.2 million Ka-band amplifier order with Comtech Xicom to power military satellite communication terminals, Comtech announced March 17.     Comtech […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-11] GeoScan is forming plans for a potential global Earth-observation network using hosted payloads on Iridium’s next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium Next, the mobile satellite service provider announced March […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-11] Integral Systems was selected by Intelsat to provide Epoch Integrated Product Suite (IPS) satellite command and control software to manage the Intelsat 21 and Intelsat 22 satellites, […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-17-11] DigitalGlobe contracted Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services to launch the WorldView-3 next-generation, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite on an Atlas 5 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-17-11] EMS Technologies’ Defense and Space Division has been contracted by Iridium’s prime contractor Thales Alenia Space to provide L-band communications hardware for the Iridium Next constellation, EMS […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-16-11] The United Nations and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate more effective use of information communication technologies (ICTs) to support […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-16-11] Xtar received a multi-million dollar contract to provide 79.5 MHz of X-band services to Intelsat General from the Xtar-Eur satellite over the Middle East and Europe, Xtar […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-16-11] Tachyon Networks is expanding its broadband capacity over Southwest Asia after signing a Ku-band capacity lease on Eutelsat‘s Sesat 2 satellite, the operator announced March 15.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-16-11] Inmarsat subsidiary Stratos Government Services (SGSI) was awarded a GSA 70 FCSA contract to provide commercial satellite communications products and services to the U.S. government, SGSI announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-11] Globecomm Systems launched an auto-aligning VSAT antenna that uses band-specific feed cartridges with integrated RF electronics to enable in-field conversion between X-, Ka- and Ku-bands, Globecomm announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-11] The U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Center signed a follow-on task order with an Iridium Communications subsidiary to implement Phase 3 of the Navy’s Distributed Tactical Communications System […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-14-11] Geospatial solutions provider RapidEye contracted Fugro NPA to be its first reseller in the United Kingdom, covering the territories of Britain and Ireland, RapidEye announced March 11. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-11-11] Imagery satellite operators could find themselves fighting in an increasingly competitive environment on their own turf for data services if they fail to enter the Earth […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-11-11] Hughes Network Systems’ HX280 satellite router has achieved Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 security level-2 certification from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-09-11] CapRock Government Solutions was selected as one of 46 prime vendors under the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Information Technology Supplies and Support Services order contract […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-09-11] AT&T Government Solutions has contracted UltiSat to provide satellite-based Internet services and infrastructure for U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan, UltiSat announced March 8.     UltiSat’s service package […]