Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-13-11] Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will spend $3.8 billion on his country’s national space program in 2011, with plans to launch about 50 spacecraft and adopt...

[Satellite TODAY 01-12-11] Orbital Sciences’ Glory satellite has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base for integration with its Taurus XL rocket for its launch into low-Earth orbit in late February,...

While many commercial operators at the 2010 Commercial Satcom Users Workshop are cautious and prepared for budget cuts that could have an impact on revenues and future business, some executives...

There’s a common misconception in the public sector that U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ plan to cut military spending by $553 billion in 2012 is a decrease in the Pentagon’s...

Over the past two months, Hughes Network Systems has unveiled its new technology infrastructure offering to the U.S. government through its U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) schedule contract vehicle. The...

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-11] Integral Systems and iDirect Government Technologies will partner as prime contractors under a $10 million U.S. Coast Guard award to equip its large cutter fleet with high-speed...

[Satellite TODAY 01-11-11] Satellite geospatial services provider GeoEye appointed Dean Edmundson vice president of business development, the company announced Jan. 10.     Edmundson will play a key role in developing...

Integral Systems and iDirect Government Technologies will partner as prime contractors under a $10 million U.S. Coast Guard award to equip its large cutter fleet with high-speed satellite communications technology,...

Infinity Systems Engineering won a $17.4 million contract from U.S. Air Force Space Command to provide communications and engineering support on three military communications satellite systems over the next five-and-a-half...

Astrotech Corp., a commercial aerospace services provider, was selected by the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to provide payload processing services in support of the Pentagon’s Mobile...