Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-11]  Hughes Network Systems, (Hughes), is working with TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) to boosts its offerings in the government and military space. The two companies announced Nov. 8 that...

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-11] Comtech Xicom Technology introduced its new compact 20-Watt solid-state Ka-band block up converter (BUC) for commercial and military Ka-band satellite communications uplinks, the company announced Nov. 8....

Harris Corp. has received a $51.5 million delivery order for advanced satellite terminals under the U.S. Army’s Modernization of Enterprise Terminals (MET) program, Harris announced Oct. 18.    The contract...

Earth imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe has received a one-year, $37.9 million value-added services contract from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) under the NGA’s new Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (EGD) program,...

Comtech Xicom Technology introduced its new compact 20-Watt solid-state Ka-band block up converter (BUC) for commercial and military Ka-band satellite communications uplinks, the company announced Nov. 8.    The XTS-20KaL-B1...

Vizada Networks is expanding its personnel outsourcing and consultancy operations and is now offering technical recruitment and consultancy to its defense sector customers, the company announced Oct. 31.    Vizada...

Canadian space and satellite technology company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) is working on a legal restructuring of its U.S. operations to gain better access to classified U.S. government contracts,...

Earth imagery service provider GeoEye appointed retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Michael Carns to serve on its board of directors as the representative of Cerberus Capital Management, the company announced...

Wireless technology solutions developer Elektrobit has entered into a partnership with Analytical Graphics (AGI) to access its STK software in order to model complex communication scenarios for satellite, airborne and...

[Satellite News 11-08-11] As budget cuts have become a standard issue in developing U.S. military communications strategies, the Pentagon has been searching for ways to improve the performance of its...