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India successfully tested an intermediate range (1,860 miles) Agni-III missile capable of striking Chinese targets such as Shanghai with a 1.5-ton payload, Arab News reported. This was the third Agni-III […]

NASA engineers completed the first series of tests in early development of the J-2X engine that will power upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets. Ares rockets […]

The European Galileo navigation system has begun operation with the initial signals being received from the newly-launched Giove-B navigation satellite, Astrium announced. Galileo will compete with the years-old U.S.-sponsored Global […]

NASA gave Hensel Phelps a contract worth up to $263.8 million to build at least one, and perhaps two, 390-foot-tall mobile launchers that will transport the Ares I rocket to […]

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) air and land forces subcommittee provided $631 million of authorizations for Army precision-guided missiles and rockets. That amount was contained in one portion of […]

Provisions in a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) strategic forces subcommittee defense authorization bill likely would provide ammunition for any legislators who might wish to cut funding for some ballistic […]

A new report suggests that perhaps nations such as China can be dissuaded from any headlong rush to build a formidable force with a global military reach. The report was […]

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) today alleged that U.S. rules restricting exports of American military technology are harming the U.S. aerospace industrial base, especially in satellite component […]

Congressional Concerns Focus On New Missile, Nuclear Capabilities Emerging In A Hostile Iran Scores of lawmakers in Congress have asked President Bush to deploy a U.S. missile defense radar in […]

Nelson Urges $2 Billion Extra For NASA Spread Over Two Years: Fiscal 2009, 2010 NASA Struggling With Far More Missions Than Weak Funding Will Support: Experts As senators overseeing NASA […]

Authorization Bill Written By House Panel Cuts $719 Million From Missile Defense, Including European BMD, ABL, KEI, MKV Aegis, THAAD, Others, Would Gain Funds A battle will erupt Wednesday in […]

[Satellite Today – 5-12-08] – ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd. has filed its final milestone certification with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) confirming that its satellite system is operational, […]

[Satellite Today – 5-12-08] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. will acquire Radyne Corp. in an all-cash transaction worth about $223.6 million in equity, Comtech announced May 12.     Radyne’s satellite earth station […]

[Satellite Today – 5-12-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will provide Mongolian telecommunications company Incomnet with a SkyEdge broadband satellite communications network, Gilat announced May 12.     Incomnet will use the […]

[Satellite Today – 5-9-08] Indian direct-to-home (DTH) operator Tata Sky has more than 2 million subscribers, reaching this milestone in 20 months, the company announced May 7,     Tata Sky […]

[Satellite Today – 5-9-08] More than 550 million GPS-enabled handsets will ship by 2012, according to a research report from ABI Research released May 9.     In the wake of […]

[Satellite Today – 5-9-08] Integral Systems Europe’s Epoch Integrated Product Suite (Epoch IPS) satellite ground system is in compliance with the European Space Agency’s (ESA) packet-utilization standard for satellite control […]

[Satellite Today – 5-9-08] U.K.-based satellite imaging company DMCii Ltd. is providing data to the United Nations to assist in relief efforts in Myanmar (formerly Burma) in the wake of […]

[Satellite Today – 5-9-08] Alliant Techsystems Inc.’s (ATK) bid to purchase MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)’s information systems and geospatial services businesses has been rejected by the Canadian government, […]

[Satellite Today – 5-9-08] Ed Horowitz has resigned as president and CEO of SES Americom, parent company SES announced May 9. Horowitz will join Global Entertainment and Media Holdings Corp.  […]

[Satellite Today – 5-8-08] DirecTV Holdings LLC and DirecTV Financing Co. Inc. will offer up to $1.4 billion in senior notes, DirecTV announced May 7.     DirecTV may also offer […]

[Satellite Today – 5-8-08] Eutelsat has secured the “largest insurance package ever placed for a satellite operator,” Willis Inspace announced May 7.     The package provides guaranteed premium rates for […]

[Satellite Today – 5-8-08] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) Launch Systems division posted a 3 percent increase in sales and a 2 percent increase in operating profit for the fiscal year 2008 […]

[Satellite Today – 5-8-08] Norsat International Inc.’s satellite system segment posted a 35 percent decrease in sales for the first quarter of 2008 and a 31.1 percent decrease in gross […]

[Satellite Today – 5-8-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. posted an 11 percent increase in revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, including a 117 percent increase in revenues from […]

[Satellite Today – 5-8-08] Globalstar Inc. saw revenues slip 5 percent in the first quarter of 2008 as operating losses surpassed $11 million, the company announced May 7.     Revenue […]

[Satellite Today – 5-8-08] Inmarsat Holdings Ltd. reported a 5 percent increase in revenue and a 9 percent increase in profit after tax for the first quarter of 2008, the […]

[Satellite Today – 5-8-08] SES Astra signed a capacity deal with Czech pay-TV platform CS Link, SES Astra announced May 8.      CS Link, one of the largest pay-TV platforms […]

[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] The Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element (GIOVE-B) satellite has starting transmitting signals, the European Space Agency announced May 7.         GIOVE-B was lofted into orbit April […]

[Satellite Today – 5-7-08] Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected by the NATO C3 Agency to provide hardware and software support services for the rollout of the Maritime Command and […]