Government/Military

The Pentagon’s plan to reduce military spending by $487 billion over the next decade was met with serious concern in the space sector after it was published Jan. 27 as...

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is set award about $36 million in contracts to companies interested in building system components for its Phoenix program, which aims to retrofit...

The delay of the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite program, originally planned kick off its first satellite in late 2009, should come as no surprise to the...

Raytheon is tripling its available satellite capacity for all AN/ARC-231 airborne radio terminals at no cost to the end-user, the company announced Feb. 9. The enhancement is being provided by an...

The Hosted Payload Alliance, a non-profit satellite industry association established to serve as a bridge between government and private industry, gained significant support in Europe by adding French commercial launch...

U.K. operator Avanti Communications has raised 75 million British pounds ($118.6 million) through a partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) to fully finance its upcoming Hylas 3 program, Avanti...

Interference solutions for military systems differ than those for commercial, as they have different constraints and requirements. The issue of interference has always been a top concern for commercial/military partnerships,...

[Satellite News 02-14-12] The Canadian military has launched a review of the country’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance needs in an effort to determine the right combination of unmanned planes, maritime...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-14-12] Arianespace has successfully launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first Vega rocket, which placed two scientific research satellites and seven picosatellites into orbit, ESA and Arianespace...

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-12] The European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace are set to launch their first Vega rocket Feb. 13 in a qualification flight from the Kourou spaceport in French...