Government/Military

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today]  DataPath and Qualcomm have signed a joint marketing agreement to provide integrated satellite and cellular communications solutions for military and disaster recovery teams, the company announced […]

Lockheed Martin has begun production on a reconfigured GPS 2R-M satellite to temporarily transmit a third civil signal, the company said Sept. 4. Lockheed is working with ITT under a […]

[09/03/07 – Satellite Today] India placed the Insat-4CR satellite into orbit Sept. 2 in the first mission since the July 2006 failure of a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, the Indian […]

[09/03/07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Air Force Global Positioning Systems Wing passed the initial integrated system test on the first GPS Block 2F satellite Aug. 27, the Air Force […]

The United Kingdom House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has issued a review of the country’s space policy. The 158-page report, released in July, assesses the space sector and […]

ITT Corp. has been selected by U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop and deploy a satellite-based air traffic control system, the company and the FAA announced Aug. 30. The […]

[8-30-07 – Satellite News Today] Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. will supply the U.S. National Guard with mobile satellite transceivers, control station computers and installation support under a contract valued at […]

[8-30-07 – Satellite News Today] DRS Technologies Inc. received a contract from the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) to provide communications services for deployed military personnel, […]

[8-29-07 – Satellite News Today] Geosemble Technologies Inc. won a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a system that will link online data with satellite […]

[8-28-07 – Satellite News Today] A series of power system problems has led the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to officially shut down Aug. 10 its longest serving […]

[8-28-07 – Satellite News Today] Boeing Co. has been awarded a NASA contract to produce the upper stage of the Ares 1 crew launch vehicle, the agency announced Aug. 28. […]

[8-28-07 – Satellite News Today] Symmetricom Inc’s latest-generation XLi SAASM time and frequency receiver has been granted security approval by the U.S. Air Force, the company announced Aug. 28. Initially […]

[8-28-07 – Satellite News Today] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. received a $1.5 million order to supply satellite modems to an unnamed government agency, the company announced Aug. 28. The Comtech EF […]

[8-27-07 – Satellite Today] SpaceDev has been awarded a contract to build a prototype lunar landing vehicle for the International Lunar Observatory Association, the company announced Aug. 23. The spacecraft […]

[8-27-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing and Lockheed Martin have submitted their proposals for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 3 program, the companies announced Aug. 27. The contract is scheduled to […]

[8-27-07 – Satellite Today] Spacehab Inc.‘s Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary received a contract to provide payload processing services for NASA‘s Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 mission, Spacehab announced Aug. 27. This […]

[8-27-07 – Satellite Today] DataPath Inc. was awarded a contract to provide field services to the U.S. Central Command hubs in Southwest Asia, the company announced Aug. 27. DataPath will […]

[07/23/08 – Satellite Today] The Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) satellite completed its first experiment for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), satellite manufacturer General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, announced […]

[8/21/07 – Satellite Today] Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. received a contract from Australia’s Optus Networks PTY Ltd. to provide satellite network infrastructure equipment and technical services to support the Australian […]

[8/21/07 – Satellite Today] Rome Research Corp. received a contract from the U.S. Navy to operate and maintain communications satellite systems for the Naval Satellite Operations Center, parent company Par […]

[8/20/07 – Satellite Today] Swe-Dish Satellite Systems has won a satellite terminal deal with Paradigm Services, which is authorized to lead satellite communications procurements for military users within the U.K. […]

[08/16/07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. completed the first phase of its nanosatellite research and experimentation with the conclusion of the CubeSat TestBed 1 mission, the company announced Aug. 16. […]

[08/16/07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman Corp. has completed delivery of the antenna wings for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite, the company announced Aug. 15. […]

NASA signed a $1.8 billion contract with Alliant Techsystems (ATK) for the design, development, testing and evaluation of the first stage of the Ares 1 and Ares 5 launch vehicles, […]

Norsat International has had its third straight quarter of profit and also reached the milestone of being debt free for the first time in almost 25 years, after eliminating short-term […]

Boeing has won a key contract extension, worth $30 million, to supply broadband services to the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command, the company announced August 14. The Boeing Service […]

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) is one of six prime contractors in the U.S. Army’s $5 billion Worldwide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract awarded in 2006. The contract provides users with a […]

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) is one of six prime contractors in the U.S. Army’s $5 billion Worldwide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract awarded in 2006. The contract provides users with a […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. and three U.S. government agencies have completed a restructuring of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), the organizations announced July 30. As part of the […]

Recent advances in minimally invasive robotic telesurgery — now being performed via satellite — are taking on greater significance now that space agencies are planning flights to the moon and […]