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Deep cuts in some missile defense programs will eliminate development of systems to kill enemy missiles in their most vulnerable stage of flight trajectory, while also harming the defense industrial […]

Proposal For More Targets Seen This Summer; MDA Seeks New Sources Of Target Missiles The U.S. missile defense program has a cost problem, not so much with the high-speed interceptors […]

Payton Says If GPS III Contract Award Had Been Protested, Air Force Still Was Set To Let Winner Commence Work On Critically Needed Satellites NEW YORK — The Department of […]

[Satellite Today 06-08-09] General Dynamics Satcom Technologies won a $119 million order to provide additional satellite communications earth terminals and support services for the U.S. Army‘s Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) […]

[Satellite Today 06-08-09] Pace launched a global Networks Approved Partner program to support the rollout of its MultiDweller distribution platform for high-occupancy buildings, the company announced June 4.     MultiDweller […]

[Satellite Today 06-08-09] Blue Sky Network has partnered with Iridium Satellite to supply an Open Passage vessel with voice communications and GPS mapping technology for its upcoming four month-long Arctic […]

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) awarded Raytheon an information assurance and network operations contract to design, transition and operate a secure voice, video and data-information sharing and collaboration […]

Swiss aerospace, defense and security technology group, Ruag has purchased Oerlikon Space AG, the space division of Swiss technology developer Oerlikon for an undisclosed amount of cash, Oerlikon announced June […]

Lockheed Martin won a $1.5 billion contract to build the third Space Based Infrared Systems Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite, the U.S. Air Force announced May 29.     The cost-plus, fixed […]

L-3 Linkabit completed the integration and testing of a Wide Band-Beyond Line of Sight (WB-BLOS) capability for U.S. Army combat vehicles, the company announced June 1.     L-3 Linkabit said […]

Comtech Mobile Datacom received $6 million worth of Movement Tracking System (MTS) orders from the U.S. Army under its existing supply contract, Comtech announced May 28.     The contract orders […]

Atrexx, a German satellite service provider, won a U.S. military contract to provide satellite-based Internet connectivity for the U.S. Air Force’s Eagle Vision program in Europe, Atrexx announced May 26. […]

ViaSat received certification from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) for its ruggedized AN/PSC-14 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) integrated manpack terminal, ViaSat announced May 26.     The certification enables […]

Alliant Techsystems (ATK) successfully launched TacSat-3 at 11:55 p.m. UTC on May 19 after it was delayed in order to remove off shore boaters from the exclusion area, ATK announced […]

The U.S. Air Force said that a report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), which claimed that the U.S. military GPS system is experiencing serious degradation, is not […]

While some lawmakers and other critics say President Obama’s budget plan leaves NASA underfunded, his proposal may be far better than what the space agency ultimately will receive from Congress. […]

Orbit Technology Group won a contract with the French Navy worth over $4 million, to supply Ku-Band and C-Band marine satellite communication systems from OrSat, Orbit announced May 21.     […]

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] Philip Father, CEO, ProtoStar, and Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO, Measat will discuss the Asian satellite market June 9 during a Via Satellite webinar.     “CEOs Assess Asia-Pacific Satellite […]

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] KOAM-TV, a CBS broadcasting affiliate in Pittsburg, has selected Harris Corp.’s NewsForce digital news production system for live telecasts, Harris announced June 4.     The Harris solution […]

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] A special committee set up by OpenTV has rejected an offer from The Kudelski Group to buy all of OpenTV’s shares, Kudelski announced June 4.     In […]

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] NDS won a contract frp, Indonesian pay-TV operator, Indovision to supply an end-to-end solution to help protect and enhance Indovision’s platform, NDS announced June 4.     The […]

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] GeoEye projected that an issue with its GeoEye-1 satellite, which occurred in May causing portions of its imagery to lack color when collected in a particular operating […]

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] In the battle for U.S. stimulus funding, WiMax competitors are taking aim at potential smart grid technology contracts.     Space Data, a U.S.-based spectrum holder in the […]

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] OmniGlobe Networks has completed its acquisition of R. A. Misener Telecom Corp. (RAMTelecom), based in Ottawa, Canada, OmniGlobe announced June 4.  The acquisition was announced in December […]

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] While Comtech Telecommunications reported growth in its telecom and RF microwave segments, its mobile data segment experienced significant decline, according to its 2009 third quarter financial report […]

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] DirecTV President and CEO Chase Carey is resigning from the company, effective July 1, to accept a new position at News Corp. DirecTV announced June 3.     […]

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] Philip Father, CEO of ProtoStar, and Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO of Measat will discuss the Asian satellite market June 9 during a Via Satellite webinar.     “CEOs Assess […]

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] President Obama has nominated Rob McDowell to serve another term on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the FCC announced June 2.      McDowell, appointed by former […]

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] Egyptian commercial airline Egyptair will equip its new fleet of Airbus 330-300 with OnAir in-flight passenger communications supported by Inmarsat SwiftBroadband, Inmarsat announced June 2.     Mobile […]

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] The Measat-3a commercial satellite has arrived at its launch site at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, and is in final preparations for a late June liftoff, Orbital Sciences announced June […]