Government/Military

The Czech Republic joined the European Space Agency, ESA announced. That makes 18 nations holding membership in the agency. An agreement for the Czech accession to the ESA convention was […]

A major piece of hardware for the Ares 1-X rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center last week. Ares, the rocket that someday will power Orion space capsule flights, is being […]

Leaders of small businesses received extensive tips from NASA prime-contractor officials on how to become subcontractors, during a two-day symposium at a Washington hotel. The tips included common-sense guidance, such […]

Chances are that funding may be cut for the Transformational Satellite Program, or TSAT, along with some other defense programs that may go under the knife in the impending administration […]

But Missile Defense Generally, And The Airborne Laser Especially, Will Face Close Obama Scrutiny While some military analysts have voiced concerns that President-elect Obama will slash defense spending deeply when […]

[Satellite Today 11-14-08] A team led by Raytheon has submitted its proposal for the U.S. Air Force Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Satellite Broadcast Manager Defense Enterprise Computing Center transition contract, […]

[Satellite Today 11-14-08] Thales Alenia Space España has been awarded a 17 million euro ($21.5 million) contract by prime contractor Sener to supply electronics for the optical observation instrument on […]

[Satellite Today 11-14-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) received a contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to begin the design of the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM), the CSA announced […]

[Satellite Today 11-13-08] The U.S. Air Force has accepted an SBIRS Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) system from prime contractor Lockheed Martin, the company announced Nov. 13.     The SBIRS payload […]

[Satellite Today 11-13-08] DataPath Inc. has been awarded a delivery order to manufacture and deploy a satellite communications on-the-move solution for U.S. Army forces in Iraq, Datapath announced Nov. 13. […]

[Satellite Today 11-12-08] MFG Galileo Composites, a designer and manufacturer of composite radomes and reflectors, has completed an 18-foot composite radome installation for the Indian government’s National Center for Antarctic […]

[Satellite Today 11-12-08] ViaSat Inc. has received a subcontract modification valued at just over $28 million from Boeing Co. for the Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) program, ViaSat announced […]

The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has purchased the entire CitySphere 2.0 product from DigitalGlobe, the company announced Oct. 30.      CitySphere 2.0 is an enhanced version of DigitalGlobe’s library […]

Maj. Michael Moyles of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Superiority Panel is a strong believer in the ability of hosted commercial payloads to serve the satellite communication needs of U.S. […]

Upgrades to the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps’ Blue Force Tracking network system are seen by the U.S. Department of Defense as too crucial to share the fate of […]

The U.K. military is seeing more evidence of network enabled capability, as officials from the U.K. Ministry of Defense emphasized the importance of satellite communications in next-generation warfare.     “We […]

Globecomm Systems introduced a 1.2-meter X-band auto-acquisition satellite terminal as part of its Auto-Explorer system, the company announced.     The system provides government and military customers with a compact, self-contained […]

[Satellite News 11-11-08] South Africa is looking to develop its military satellite communications capabilities. The country has long used commercial capacity for its military satellite communication needs. However, with bandwidth […]

Lockheed Martin completed acoustic testing of the first geosynchronous orbit spacecraft in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program, GEO-1, the company announced.     Thermal vacuum testing is scheduled for […]

The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the development phase of the Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness technology demonstration program, the company announced.     Under the contract, Lockheed […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has received two new equipment deals from military and domestic companies for military equipment.     Comtech’s California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, received a $1.3 million order from […]

The U.S. Army has placed orders for additional VSAT equipment from TeleCommunication Systems Inc., the company announced.     TCS will provide the Army Secure Internet Protocol Router and Non-secure Internet […]

Lockheed Martin’s Block 5D-3 spacecraft, which had an expected lifespan of four years, has surpassed five years of on-orbit operations and continues to function normally, the company announced.      The […]

Neither Boeing nor Lockheed Martin were notified by the U.S. Department of Defense of any delay in the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) program, despite the Pentagon’s press announcement that […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center to provide technical support for the operational Defense Support Program (DSP) spacecraft, primary […]

Multiple sensors in ballistic missile defense systems (BMDS) were linked as they participated in a test, tracking a strategic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the Missile Defense Agency […]

Updated — November 4, 2008 – 2:40 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Nov. 14 Mission: STS-126 Launch […]

Medvedev Tests The Mettle Of A New American President, Announcing Russian Missiles To Be Stationed In Kaliningrad Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in his first state of the nation address before […]

NASA Gives Lockheed $667.3 Million To $977 Million Contract NASA gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $667.3 million to $977 million contract affecting hardware and other items needed for human […]

Backgrounder: Analysts Predicting Plunging Revenues May Be Proven Wrong Multiple Ways Pundits are saying that President-elect Barack Obama will have a tough time righting the economy, handling two simultaneous wars, […]