Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-01-12] Boeing has agreed to alter the structure of its next-generation satellite communications terminal contract agreement with the Pentagon, the company announced May 31. The contract will...

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft returned from its NASA demonstration mission after departed from the International Space Station in the early morning of May 31, SpaceX CEO and Chief...

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $68 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide mission readiness, launch, early orbit checkout and on-orbit operations engineering support...

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-12] Advantech Wireless has introduced its new KR Series of products for military applications, the company announced May 31.    Designed for in-theatre use, the Advantech Wireless KR...

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] ASC Signal unveiled a new 2.4-meter nomadic antenna that aims to incorporate its advanced mobile features in a compact unit for rapid deployment, the company announced May...

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-12] Proteus has entered into a partnership with DigitalGlobe to provide bathymetric and seabed-mapping products derived from DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-2 satellite imagery, the companies announced May 30.    Proteus...

[Satellite TODAY 05-30-12]  Cambridge Consultants and Iridium Communications have successfully completed initial trials of key new components of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Distributed Tactical Communications System (DTCS), a...

[Satellite TODAY 05-29-12] Boeing completed the software Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its Commercial Crew Development (CCDev-2) initiative, as part of NASA’s Space Act Agreement last week, the company announced May...

[Satellite TODAY 05-29-12] Lockheed Martin has received the core structure for the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite (GEO-4), the company announced May 24.            ...

[Satellite TODAY 05-29-12] The Dragon spacecraft has been successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX announced May 25. This comes three days after the successful launch of the...