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Livni Decries Iranian Drive For Weapons Of Mass Destruction To Bolster Israel And Missile Defense, Bolster Israeli-NATO Ties: Analyst NATO Needs Missile Shield Protecting Europe And Israel, Asmus Says Israel, […]

Sea Launch Co. LLC, until now providing launch services for non-governmental or dual-use customers, will seek contracts from NASA to provide cargo re-supply missions to the International Space Station, according […]

If the United States were to procure Littoral Combat Ships, the DDG 1000 destroyer, and other stealthy, radar-evading platforms, it would help U.S. forces to overcome the threat of Chinese […]

Budget Deficits Projected To Swing To Surpluses Vast Improvement In Federal Finances In Next Decade Could Be Enough To Permit Giant Funding Gains For NASA, Missile Defense, Other Federal Programs […]

President Bush tonight will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, and he may use the televised event to press for construction of a […]

President Bush ordered changes in U.S. export controls that will accelerate the export of militarily sensitive technology and products. One earlier-announced change already has cut in half the number of […]

Russia eventually will replace the venerable launch facility, the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with a new spaceport in Russia, according to CNS, RIA Novosti and Western news media. However, Baikonur […]

The United States should counter the rising anti-satellite (ASAT) warfare capabilities of nations such as China with a mix of solutions, including readiness of smaller and easily launched replacement satellites […]

A report by a key Pentagon office on ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs should raise concerns that they are far from finished, reliable systems able to strike down incoming enemy […]

Arianespace To Launch Satellite For UAE In 2010 UAE Firm Chooses Arianespace To Launch An Astrium-Thales Satellite Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. PrJsc, or Yahsat, a United Arab Emirates firm, […]

Boeing, Lockheed, Join To Seek Air Force Bomber Contract The two largest contractors will join forces to seek an Air Force contract for initial steps toward eventually creating a new […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has received a multi-year contract to support the Smithsonian Channel on Showtime Networks Inc., Globecomm Systems announced Jan. 25.       The contract, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] Revenue in Lockheed Martin Corp.‘s Space Systems division increased by 7 percent in the 2006 fourth quarter to $2.1 billion, the company reported Jan. 24.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] NSR believes strong demands for capacity from the video market will be the main growth driver for satellite operators over the next few years     NSR […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] ABI Research projects that there  will be 462 million mobile TV subscribers around the globe in 2012.     The growth will be led by the Asia-Pacific […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] Superior Satellite Engineers Inc. has acquired the tooling and production rights for ViaSat Inc.’s Model 8345 Satellite Antenna System, the company announced Jan. 23.     “Superior […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08]  SES Global, the world’s second largest communications satellite operator, has made a bid to acquire Israel’s Space-Communication Ltd. (Spacecom), both SES and Spacecom have confirmed to […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08]  SES Global, the world’s second largest communications satellite operator, has made a bid to acquire Israel’s Space-Communication Ltd. (Spacecom), both SES and Spacecom have confirmed to […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] C2Sat, a provider of VSAT antenna systems, received its first order for its new C-band antennas, the company announced Jan. 24.          The order for its […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Eutelsat has signed a deal with Melody Zen to use the Eurobird 9 satellite to deliver its signal across Europe, the companies announced Jan. 24.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Boeing Co. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for three launches, the service announced Jan. 24.     The $503.3 million contract covers […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Raytheon Co. named Timothy Carey vice president for its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems (ISR) organization, the company announced Jan. 24.     Carey, who has worked […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Streambox Inc. has introduced its Mobile Software Encoder, the company announced Jan. 23.     The encoder is designed to extend the newsgathering capabilities of broadcasters, first […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Southwest Airlines  and broadband satellite provider Row 44 have partnered to test satellite-delivered broadband Internet on multiple aircraft, Southwest announced Jan. 23.     Customers on Southwest […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB has partnered with Romanian satellite operator Adisam Telecom S.A. to deliver mobile broadband satellite terminals to the Romanian government and broadcast customers, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Integral Systems Inc. has handed over satellite bus operations for the initial Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite to the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) baseline, the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Telespazio won a contract to build a satellite services center to support the activities of Italian organizations, companies and institutions working in Iraq, the company said […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] U.S. President George W. Bush has signed a package of directives that will ensure export control policies and practices support the National Security Strategy of 2006, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Arqiva signed a five-year contract to provide distribution services for Urban TV, Arqiva announced Jan. 22.     Arqiva will provide uplinking and space on the Eurobird […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Swedish Space Corp. will control and operate the scientific satellite Odin for an additional year, the company announced Jan. 23.     Odin, part of the European […]