Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-10] ATK Launch Systems has won a $42 million contract extension with NASA, to continue to provide pre- through post-launch support through December 2011, ATK announced Dec. 1....

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-10] Integral Systems’ Satcom Solutions Division was awarded more than $14 million in additional U.S. government, domestic and international contracts to provide satellite communications products, ground systems and...

[Satellite News 12-03-10] While the recently enacted NASA Authorization Act of 2010 provides the agency with much-needed support to reduce acquisition risks and implement new ways of conducting future operations,...

While U.S. defense spending still accounts for a majority of military spending around the globe, rising debts have become such a concern that the once untouchable military budget now is...

This column has discussed numerous preparations for the upcoming ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) in January and February 2012 in Geneva. One of the less visible groups preparing for WRC-12...

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-10] Starling Advanced Communications has received its first military aviation market order from Italian company Selex Galileo, Starling announced Nov. 30.     The $1 million order will see...

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-10] Integral Systems’ Satcom Solutions Division was awarded a $5 million, five-year contract to replace asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) multiplexers that are no longer sustainable at the U.S....

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-10] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has selected Saft to develop lithium-ion batteries for its Atlas 5 and Delta 4 launch vehicles under a multi-million dollar contract, Saft announced...

[Satellite News 11-30-10] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) urged NASA to retool its medium-launch transition strategy after it found that the agency’s plans lack an affordable and reliable replacement...

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-10] NASA selected prime contractor Qinetiq North America and subcontractor AI Solutions to provide engineering services and products for the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., under the agency’s engineering...