Yahsat has selected Cobham Satcom to deliver a mobile broadband system, including ground infrastructure and products, to operate as part of Yahsat’s next-generation Thuraya 4-NGS system. Under the contract announced Thursday, Sept. 9, Cobham Satcom will develop a range of commercial and government focused terminals for land, maritime and aeronautical applications. The companies said Cobham…

Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour has resigned as CEO of Arabsat, and the company’s board of directors has assigned Dr. Badr bin Nasser Al-Suwaidan to head the organization. The Arabsat board announced the change on Monday, Sept. 6. Al-Suwaidan is the former CTO of Arabsat. He has participated in several programs and space missions, including working…

The Israel Space Agency awarded a contract to space computing systems company Ramon.Space to provide a space computing payload for a mission scheduled to launch in early 2022. Under the terms of the contract announced on Tuesday, Ramon.Space will provide the agency with a digital payload that can perform computing on-orbit including software updates and…

Gilat Satellite Networks grew its revenue by nearly half in the second quarter of 2021 compared to last year. The Israeli satellite networking tech company reported $56.9 million in revenues for Q2 2021, a 49% increase from the same time last year. Financial results were released on Tuesday.  Revenue grew sequentially as well — up 27%…