Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-09] The United Kingdom will create a new executive space and satellite agency, the U.K. Science and Innovation Ministry announced Dec. 10.     The agency will replace the...

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-09] IoStar International Ltd. of Hong Kong is now using more than a full Ku-band transponder on Telesat’s Telstar 18 satellite to serve the communications needs of NATO...

[Satellite TODAY 12-11-09] There’s still time to register for Via Satellite’s highly anticipated Dec. 16 Webinar, "Addressing the Issues of Government and Military Bandwidth Acquisition."     Via Satellite’s bandwidth acquisition...

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-09] Boeing has acquired the first on-orbit signals from the WGS-3 spacecraft, the third of six Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites built for the U.S. Department of Defense,...

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-09] Globecomm Systems has rolled out an operational commercial X-band service offering for U.S. military and coalition forces operating in Southwest Asia, the Middle East and Africa, the...

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-09] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Networks In Motion, a California-based provider of wireless navigation solutions for GPS-enabled mobile phones, for...

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-09] Thales Alenia Space has completed platform integration testing on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Galileo satellites, Thales Alenia Space announced Dec. 3.     The Galileo platform is...

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-09] The lack of a comprehensive U.S. national space launch strategy and unified oversight council is obstructing the domestic commercial launch industry’s ability to grow and compete,  according...

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-09] Iridium Communications and ITT Corp. received a $9.7 million contract from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to supply 1,450 Iridium-based DTCS-RO handheld tactical satellite transceiver...

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-09] Franson Technology, a privately held GPS software company, has released GpsGate VehicleTracker 2.3, a upgraded version of its Web-based GPS tracking application for transportation companies and tracking...