Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 03-08-12] The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will commence a competition March 28 for teams or individuals looking to develop unique algorithms to control small satellites...

[Satellite TODAY 03-07-12] GeoEye has received a multi-year, multimillion-dollar contract from GE Aviation to produce aviation reference data that will serve all of the world’s International Air Transport Association (IATA)...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-06-12] Connectivity and content services provider MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) announced the latest development in its company-wide executive shift March 5 to support its growth plans following the upcoming...

[Satellite TODAY 03-06-12] Canadian satellite and information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a $14.7 million contract amendment with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for logistics and...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-05-12] Azerbaijani Communication and Information Technologies Minister Ali Abbasov predicts that demand for satellite capacity is set to quadruple in the region, according to a March 2...

[Satellite TODAY 03-05-12] Ball Aerospace & Technologies has shipped the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Microwave Imager (GMI) it built for NASA to the Goddard Space Flight Center for integration with...

[Satellite News 03-05-12] While Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) hopes to make more of an impact in the Earth Observation (EO) market, its new director of Earth observation and science...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-02-12] DigitalGlobe produced strong 2011 fiscal fourth quarter results though its performances in government value-added services and hardware sales fell below analysts’ projections due to a downturn...

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-12] Raytheon was awarded a two-year, $3.8 million contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to allow armed forces to conduct jamming operations with minimal...

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-12] Linear Signal will perform beam signal research and development for NxGEN Electronics under a small-business contract with NASA/JPL, Linear Signal announced March 1.    The company will...