Government/Military

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted OneWeb‘s market access to expand its Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) satellite constellation to 2,000 satellites with a V-band payload in addition to its Ku- and Ka-band...

Congressional negotiators are considering whether NASA contracts awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX represent a potential national security risk due to Chinese financial support for the billionaire owner’s electric car company, Tesla....

A report this month by a panel of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) advises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Space Commerce (OSC) in the U.S....

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing a Delta IV Heavy rocket with a classified National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload, NROL-44, for launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on Aug....

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded LinQuest Corporation $76 million for a contract modification. LinQuest will serve as the prime contractor, and will provide additional...

The Mission-Critical Technologies group of Comtech Telecommunications has been awarded $20 million in additional funding from the U.S. Army for a Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) contract. The additional funding,...

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) awarded Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) a follow-on, single-award, Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a ceiling of $172 million. The contract is for the delivery...

The newest military GPS satellite has recently received Operational Acceptance approval. Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) public affairs announced Monday that the GPS III Space Vehicle 03 received approval...

The GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA) revealed on Monday that BAE Systems is the newest member of the organization. BAE Systems will work with GPSIA to support its goal of enhancing...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) awarded Thinkom Solutions a contract for next-generation communications on U.S. Navy ships. ThinKom will test and evaluate one of its...