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Viasat Inc. received an add-on order from the U.S. Navy for the company’s Multifunctional Information Distribution System terminals. The $5.2 million order from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command...

Globalstar LLC has begun construction of a satellite gateway in Wasilla, Alaska, the company announced. The gateway, which is scheduled to become fully operational in mid 2006, is intended to...

Satellite Lynx added another radio network broadcast by SES Americom‘s AMC-1 satellite, SES Americom announced. Satellite Lynx delivers transmitter-ready programming to FM radio stations throughout America. The company provides content...

Noorsat, a new entrant on the Middle East satellite communications landscape, is expecting strong growth in the satellite broadcast market. The company predicts the number of television channels broadcasting to...

EMS Technologies Inc. said Sept. 21 that the U.S. Department of Defense is equipping ground operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Southeastern Asia with video capabilities from EMS DVB-RCS...

Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) received a $170 million contract from Spacecom to build the Amos 3 communications satellite, IAI announced. The satellite will be manufactured at IAI’s Systems Missiles &...

Glowlink introduced its Webaccess product, which uses Internet browser technology to provide a web-based access overlay to the company’s spectrum monitoring system, the company announced. Customers using Webaccess will have...

Tachyon Networks Inc. said Sept. 21 it is donating secure, carrier-grade broadband satellite services system to the Naval Postgraduate School arm of Joint Task Force Katrina. The system will help...

Asia Satellite Telecommunicat-ions Co. Ltd. (Asiasat) announced Sept. 20 that it signed an agreement with Airwaves Media (Pvt) Ltd. of Pakistan for the lease of C-band capacity on the Asiasat...

Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. announced Sept. 21 they withdrew their filing with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the formation of the United Launch Alliance. The companies...