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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions’ Defense and Rocket Support Services Division was awarded the Aerial Target Systems 2 (ATS-2), Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This is a […]

Phase Four, a provider of electric Radio Frequency (RF) thrusters for in-space propulsion, has announced that NASA has purchased one of its second-generation RF thrusters to vet its capabilities for […]

Satellite and space technology company mu Space has named Michael Soodjinda its new chief finance officer. Soodjinda’s appointment is part of the company’s strategy to fast-track its business expansion across […]

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has recognized that the Iridium network meets all the criteria of the IMO needed to provide mobile satellite services in the […]

Orbital ATK successfully launched the company’s Antares rocket carrying its Cygnus spacecraft from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. The launch […]

The Atlantic’s Marina Koren investigates the mystery surrounding how little is known about Swarm Technologies – the California-based startup aerospace company that made history this past January by becoming the […]

Microsoft and Kymeta have announced simultaneous land mobile, maritime defense and first responder demonstrations during the 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) and Connectivity Expo (Connect X) from May […]

CopaSAT, a provider of secure communications technology, has joined forces with Kymeta Government Solutions to deploy Kymeta satcom products and services for military users. The partnership makes the full line […]

Ruag Space, a supplier of products to the space industry, has announced that Mike Morningstar will assume the role of president and country manager of Ruag Space USA. With immediate […]

Guests on Spirit Airlines will soon be able to watch, stream, surf and text from 30,000 feet, as the carrier has signed an agreement to install Wi-Fi on all of […]

DataPath, a provider of advanced and secure communications solutions, has appointed Sherin Kamal as the company’s new president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will officially assume the position June 11. Kamal […]

Scalable Network Technologies, a provider of multi-domain network design and optimization tools, has been supporting the high-fidelity undersea communications and networking simulation/emulation tool developed for the Forward Deployed Energy and […]

EchoStar Corporation has announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31 with consolidated revenues of $501.8 million. Its consolidated net loss from continuing operations reached $21.2 million, while consolidated net loss […]

The eruption of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii triggered a number of gas- and lava-oozing fissures in the East Riff Zone of the volcano. Kilauea has been erupting continuously […]

SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, has announced two executives have joined its leadership team to develop growth opportunities for the company’s spacecraft systems, and expand its focus on small satellites […]

Gogo, a global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31. The results reflect the adoption of the […]

Orbital ATK reported strong first quarter financial results with solid double-digit increases in the top and bottom lines in what might be the company’s last earnings release ahead of its […]

It is unclear what exactly will happen to Swarm Technologies after launching its smallsats without government approval in January, but what is clear is the big communication gap between the […]

Orbcomm, a global provider of Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) solutions, has announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31. Total revenue of $68 million was up $16.1 million, or 30.9 percent, […]

Harris Corporation reported fiscal 2018 third-quarter revenue of $1.57 billion, up 5 percent compared with the prior year. Earnings Per Diluted Share (EPS) from continuing operations increased to $1.67, compared […]

It has been a big week on the financial results front with a number of the industry’s largest operators reporting on their first quarter. In particular, Intelsat’s results always act […]

Telesat Canada has announced its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31 under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The company reported consolidated revenues of CA$232 million ($251.2 million), […]

Facebook looks to be building its own satellite to launch 2019 to test providing broadband connectivity from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). A company called PointView Tech, which seems to be a […]

Intelsat has announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, showing total revenue of $543.8 million and net loss of $66.8 million. In the first quarter of 2018, […]

A new administration is giving T-Mobile and Sprint hopes of reviving its merger plans. The companies announced Sunday they are trying again to get approval for a merger after aborting […]

The Trump administration is set on tackling regulatory reforms for space launch and re-entry regulation, and remote sensing, while new space traffic policy is on the president’s desk...

Firefly Aerospace, a developer of orbital launch vehicles for the small to medium satellite market, has announced that the United States Air Force (USAF) has issued a “Statement of Support […]

Concerned that large, high-value satellites are vulnerable to growing threats from potential enemies, the U.S. House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the Department of Defense (DOD) to consider making greater […]

DirecTV continues to lose satellite TV subscribers, but its streaming service has grown to nearly 1.5 million subscribers, somewhat cushioning the blow for owner AT&T. More than 312,000 DirecTV Now […]

Raytheon announced it has built two small, Polar Scout satellites for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in partnership with Millennium Engineering and Integration. The satellites have flexible radio frequency […]