Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 03-26-10] ViaSat received a Multifunctional Information Distribution System–Low Volume Terminal (MIDS-LVT) delivery order from the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command MIDS Program Office, ViaSat announced March […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-26-10] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified Innovative Solutions and Support’s (IS&S) Class 3 electronic charts and XM satellite weather upgrade for the Avio EA500 very-light […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-10] European Union (EU) foreign ministers have called on Iran to cease censorship and jamming activities directed at satellite broadcasts coming from Europe, the EU announced March 24 […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-24-10] The U.K. government has launched the U.K Space Agency and created the International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC), government officials announced March 23.     ISIC is intended to […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-10] Thales Alenia Space has entered into exclusive negotiations with the European Space Agency (ESA) over a contract to build Eumetsat’s Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites, Thales Alenia […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-10] Earth observation satellite operator RapidEye signed a reseller partnership agreement with Harris Corp. Government Communications Systems to offer imagery data to the government, defense and commercial sectors, […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-10] GMV was selected by Putrajaya Corp. to supply a GSM/GPRS/UMTS-powered urban transportation fleet control system for the city of Putrajaya, Malaysia, the company announced March 17.    […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-10] Northrop Grumman technicians have begun installing the first set of hardware for a U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bomber extremely high frequency (EHF) satellite communications program, Northrop […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-10] Integral Systems has selected XS-104 series products from XipLink to include in its mobile satellite military fly-away kits, which have all been deployed by the U.S. Department […]

[Satellite News 03-18-10] Hosted payloads increasingly should be seen as an attractive option for governments looking to provide advanced communications and observation capabilities in a more cost-effective manner. This was […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-10] Intelsat General was awarded a $10.7 million contract by DRS Technical Services to provide X-band satellite connectivity in Southwest Asia on two X-band satellites owned and operated […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-17-10] The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) awarded MTN Government Services a contract worth more than $50 million to provide global broadband satellite services for five years, […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-17-10] Telespazio and Italian Space Agency subsidiary e-GEOS signed a four-year, 5.4 million euro ($7.4 million) framework supply contract with the European Union (EU) through the Joint Research […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-16-10] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has been awarded $7 million to provide managed bandwidth services and terminal maintenance support for fixed satellite terminal sites supporting U.S. government personnel in […]

[Satellite News 03-16-10] Engineers who develop satellite-based comms-on-the-move (COTM) systems face efficiency and bandwidth management challenges with physics that prevent 100 percent signal efficiency, according to a panel of engineers […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] GeoEye has selected Lockheed Martin Space Systems to build the GeoEye-2 spacecraft, the companies announced March 11.    GeoEye-2 will be similar to the GeoEye-1 satellite, which […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] CapRock Government Solutions has expanded coverage on its pre-packaged satellite subscription service, CommandAccess, the company announced March 10.    The service now includes a commercial X-band network […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] Broadpoint signed a contract with SandRidge Energy to provide offshore aviation communications to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Broadpoint announced.    The FAA has used Broadpoint’s digital […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] Northrop Grumman appointed Paul Russell vice president of the newly created Space business area within the company’s Navigation Systems Division, the company announced.    Russell will be […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-10] Paradigm, a subsidiary of Astrium Services, signed a contract with the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) to extend the Skynet 5 private finance initiative (PFI) program, including […]

[Satellite News 03-10-10] Col. William Harding, vice commander, Military Satellite Communications System Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, directs acquisition planning, programming, budgeting and operational […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-05-10] NASA has started an initiative to launch small cube-shaped satellites, dubbed CubeSats, as auxiliary payloads on launch vehicles already scheduled for 2011 and 2012, the agency announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-05-10] Northrop Grumman appointed Elizabeth Iversen sector vice president and general manager of its navigation systems division, the company announced March 1.     Iversen will have executive responsibility […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-03-10] Comtech Mobile Datacom received a $20.6 million order under its existing $243.5 million Blue Force Tracking (BFT) contract with the U.S. Army, the company announced March 2. […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-03-10] The Taiwanese government has selected XipLink to provide Tai E Trading Co. with optimization equipment and technology in support of services that will be used in a […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-03-10] Raytheon Co. has appointed William Kiczuk CTO and vice president, the company announced March 1.      Kiczuk will be responsible for developing and executing Raytheon’s technology and […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-10] The launch of Boeing’s Geostationary Operational Environmental (GOES-P) satellite has been rescheduled for March 4 on a Delta 4 rocket, the company announced March 1.         Boeing […]

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The success enjoyed by the commercial satellite sector over recent decades comes as no surprise to the engineers, technicians and managers who have been contributing to its remarkable growth by […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-10] Raytheon has won an $886 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to develop and improve the accuracy of information from GPS satellites, the company announced Feb. […]