E-letter: Briefs

The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) has awarded Elbit Systems a contract to provide dozens of its Satellite-On-the-Move (SOTM) systems. According to Elbit Systems, the contract is an amount that...

Hughes Network Systems announced the release of its new HM500 transportable terminal that enables rapid deployment by individual users for secure, portable communications. At a transport weight of less than...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and HawkEye 360 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the potential of expanding Kratos’ carrier monitoring, interference detection and geolocation offerings with...

Comtech Telecommunications announced that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, has won a five-year, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for providing Blue Force Tracking (BFT 1) aviation...

AGCO Corporation announced it is expanding its automatic guidance product offering. AGCO Auto-Guide and VarioGuide customers using the NovAtel SMART6-L receivers can now acquire TerraStar satellite correction signals to enhance...

Ligado Networks has formed a collaborative partnership with Harris Corporation to enable Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Operations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (BVLOS UAS). According to Ligado, the two companies share a...

After collecting more 4.3 million Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) messages from aircraft since it launched in September 2016, the 3.5 kilogram 10 by 10 by 34cm CanX 7 nanosatellite deployed...

Telesat Canada announced that its consolidated revenues of CA$235 million ($171 million) for the first quarter remained unchanged from the same period in 2016. During the quarter, the U.S. dollar...

Arianespace successfully launched two telecommunications satellites on Tuesday, May 4, from the Guiana Space Center: SGDC for Visiona Tecnologia Espacial, on behalf of the Brazilian operator Telebras and the Brazilian...

Spanish satellite and telecommunications operator Hispasat and Quantis are sponsoring a new edition of the Titan Desert mountain bike race held in the Moroccan desert. Both companies are providing satellite...