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[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Irdeto has signed an agreement with ZTE Corp., a telecoms equipment provider, to secure rich media content delivery using its OMA DRM client solutions.      ZTE will […]

[Satellite Today 02-12-09] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has been boosted by the successful launch of the Express AM44 and Express-MD1 satellites, the company said Feb. 11. The two […]

[Satellite Today 02-12-09] NDS has deployed a complete end-to-end pay-TV broadcast system for Cignal Digital TV, a new DTH platform in the Philippines, the company announced Feb. 11. The country […]

[Satellite Today 02-12-09] ND SatCom has appointed Norbert Hölzle as its new CEO, the company announced Feb. 11. Hölzle takes over the responsibility from Padraig McCarthy who served as an […]

[Satellite Today 02-12-09] A Lockheed Martin led team has won another U.S. space contract, the company announced Feb. 10. The U.S. Air Force has awarded the Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman Transformational […]

[Satellite Today 02-12-09] DirecTV has seen impressive subscriber take-up in the U.S. and Latin America. These were two of the highlights of its fourth quarter and full year results to […]

Canal Digital lost 12,000 DTH subscribers in the quarter to the end of December. This was one of the highlights of Telenor’s latest set of results issued Feb. 11. Canal […]

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] Globecomm Systems is launching a global broadband satellite maritime solution in combination with Mach6, the company announced Feb. 9. The two companies have already received an order […]

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] Eutelsat Communications has reported a close to eight percent increase in overall revenues for the six months to the end of December. This was one of the […]

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] Avanti Communications has received an unsolicited approach for the company, it said Feb. 10. The European based satellite operator, which is getting set to launch its high-powered […]

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] Austar, the Australian satellite pay-TV operator, is ready to support relief efforts in Australia after fires tore through parts of the country. The operator, said Feb. 10, […]

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] Solaris Mobile is getting ready to launch live mobile video demonstrations in Europe, the company said Feb. 9. The company, a joint venture between SES Astra and […]

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] The second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing thermal vacuum testing, Lockheed Martin said Feb. 9. The testing is taking place at […]

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] A new private satellite operator has been established in the Middle East. The creation of a new $500 million company, ‘SmartSat’ was announced Feb. 9. The company […]

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] Globecomm Systems has seen a decrease in revenues and profits for the second half of 2008. This was one of the highlights of second quarter and half […]

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] AsiaSat has signed a C-Band capacity deal with Fashion TV (FTV), the company announced Feb. 9. The deal is for C-band capacity on AsiaSat 2 to launch […]

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a new deal to boost communications to Nigeria’s financial community. The company said, Feb. 9, that long-time customer DCC Satellite & Networks […]

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] Spacenet has announced details of a collaboration with a leading NASCAR racing team. Spacenet said, Feb. 9. that its Connexstar satellite communications services have been deployed to […]

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] BSkyB is the big winner in the latest U.K. Premier League soccer rights auction, which concluded Feb. 6. The satellite pay-TV operator won five out of the […]

Cryocooler technology developed by Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] will improve data collection by the next generation of astrophysics missions, such as the International X-ray Observatory (IXO), the company announced. Cryocoolers […]

A new shaped-charge warhead was tested for the Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 (JSOW C-1), Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The Navy tested the new warhead, which delivers the same effect as […]

The Army gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $31.3 million contract extension for more M299 launchers for the Hellfire missile. Lockheed will provide the launchers and related equipment to the […]

The Missile Defense Agency gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $250 million contract for continued work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, the company announced. That one-year pact covers […]

Updated — February 6, 2009 – 6:20 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: Feb. 22 * Mission: STS-119 […]

Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering III, who stepped down as director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in November, has joined the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance advisory […]

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has proposed an outline of changes to the defense procurement system. That system has drawn criticism from lawmakers in Congress, who cite giant increases in […]

The German government askedMEADS International (MI) to integrate a European air defense missile into the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). Scope of work provides for incorporation of IRIS-T SL […]

China likely will continue its explosive 12 to 18 percent increase in military spending, an analyst said. The Asian giant can well afford such outlays, with a national debt equivalent […]

[Satellite Today 02-09-09] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been boosted by the successful launch of its new polar orbiting satellite, NOAA-19. The environmental satellite was successfully launched […]

[Satellite Today 02-09-09] Arianespace has won the contract to launch two new satellites for Gazprom Space Systems, the company announced Feb. 6. Arianespace will now launch Gazprom’s two new communications […]