E-letter: Briefs

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Centurum Information Technology a $89.9 million single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, performance-based service contract utilizing cost-plus-fixed-fee task orders. The contract is for satcom services...

GomSpace (GS) and Lockheed Martin Space will develop and deliver a GS 6U nanosatellite to Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) in the United Kingdom, the companies announced Wednesday, Dec. 18. The...

Hughes Network Systems has added the VMware SD-WAN powered by VeloCloud platform to its HughesON Managed SD-WAN portfolio for enterprise customers. The company said the addition of the VeloCloud platform further...

Growers Edge announced a partnership with CropX on Tuesday, Dec. 17, that the companies say will reduce risk and sustainably improve yields for farm operations. The companies aim to develop...

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday, Dec. 16, at 7:10...

Capricorn Space has partnered with Japanese ground segment service provider Infostellar to allow Infostellar customers access to its satellite constellations from the Australian Ground Network – West (AGN-W) site near...

Gilat Satellite Networks revealed Tuesday that its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA) is the first-ever to operate during flight on a commercial aircraft. The operation occurred onboard Honeywell‘s Boeing...

Cubic announced Monday that its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division’s Vocality Radio over IP (RoIP) gateway is the first of its kind RoIP solution to receive First Responder Network Authority...

Capella Space announced Monday that in 2020, it will launch seven Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites and start commercial operations. The company bills itself as the first small satellite SAR...

Lockheed Martin delivered the capsule-shaped aeroshell that will protect NASA‘s Mars 2020 rover to the Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, on Dec. 12. The aeroshell will encapsulate the Mars...