Government/Military

[Via Satellite 07-14-2014] Shortly after winning the U.S. Air Force competition on the Family of Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T), Raytheon is preparing to deliver on its $298 million...

[Via Satellite 07-10-2014] The Lockheed Martin-built third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite finished environmental testing at the company’s Dual Entry Large Thermal Altitude chamber. Lockheed Martin’s Vice President of...

[Via Satellite 07-10-2014] Ball Aerospace confirmed it received the Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy Systems (CERES) instrument built by Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Division on June 17. CERES will be integrated...

[Via Satellite 07-09-2014] Raytheon has completed a test using its Miniaturized Airborne GPS Receiver 2000 (MAGR2K) that exceeded the technical requirements for navigation and jamming levels. The U.S. Air Force...

[Via Satellite 07-09-2014] Hughes Network Systems and Tampa Microwave have agreed to embed Hughes-built HX-based modems into Tampa Microwave’s ManPack family of small tactical satellite terminals. The agreement enables both...

[Via Satellite 07-09-2014] ASC Signal has added a new 2.5-meter carbon fiber antenna capable of operating in L-, X-, C-, Ku-, Ka-, Q- and V-bands. The product is Army Forces...

[Via Satellite 07-03-2014] Raytheon is readying for a test this month of a new protected tactical waveform for the United States government. The waveform is being developed to provide increased...

[Via Satellite 07-01-2014] The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) awarded a $32.6 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Airbus Defense and Space for L-band satellite communications (satcom). The BPA...

[Via Satellite 06-30-2014] Inmarsat’s first Global Xpress satellite, Inmarsat 5, achieved Commercial Service Introduction (CSI) starting with U.S. government customers in the Indian Ocean coverage area. “The unique combination of...

[Via Satellite 06-27-2014] Boeing reached the halfway mark in delivering the current series of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to the U.S. Air Force, with on-orbit checkout and validation of...