Government/Military

[Via Satellite 09-19-016] Airbus Defence and Space, owner and operator of the Skynet X-band satellite system, has struck up partnerships with Inmarsat Government, Hughes Network Systems, and SpeedCast to offer...

[Via Satellite 09-16-2016] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded GeoOptics and Spire data purchase contracts under its Commercial Weather Data Pilot program. This is the first time NOAA...

[Via Satellite 09-16-2016] The Bi-Spectral Infrared Optical System (BRIOS) fire detection satellite developed and built by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) successfully released the Berlin Educational and Experimental Picosatellite (BEESAT...

[Via Satellite 09-15-2016] Satellite operators in Latin America’s three largest economies are hopeful that economic weakness in the region will pass in the near future. New presidents in Brazil and...

[Via Satellite 09-09-2016] The United States Army is considering a demonstration constellation comprised of a ring of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for telecommunications services. The potential constellation,...

[Via Satellite 09-09-2016] ViaSat has selected MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) to establish a repair, maintenance and upgrade service facility for its Link 16 military communication terminals. The Link 16...

[Via Satellite 09-09-2016] Lockheed Martin has signed a wide-ranging Letter of Intent (LoI) with Poland’s state-owned defense company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ). The agreement, signed at the International Defence Industry...

[Via Satellite 09-08-2016] Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully completed its final test series on its sub-scale oxygen rich preburner as part of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Hydrocarbon Boost...

[Via Satellite 09-08-2016] Arianespace has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch the ADM-Aeolus satellite, a key mission within the scope of Europe’s Earth Explorer program....

[Via Satellite 09-07-2016] The New Zealand Defence Force, as part of the Strategic Bearer Network Phase 1 program, has awarded a second contract to Rockwell Collins for a Deployable Ku-band...