Government/Military

A new integral partnership is helping to develop the European Commission’s initiative of a Single European Sky. Single European Sky Air Traffic Management System (SESAR) Deployment Manager and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a memorandum of cooperation on the deployment and use of Iris, a satellite-based communication system. This agreement sets out the basis...

U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, introduced legislation that codifies an existing federal cyber security program and ensures that it is continues to evolve to changing threats. The bill is focused on the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program, under which the Department of Homeland Security and federal civilian agencies can purchase an array of software tools to...

NASA is promoting a new toolkit that will make it easier for commercial companies than ever to search, utilize and analyze data that NASA produces. Previously, free and open remote-sensing data has long benefited the scientific community, other government agencies, and nonprofit organizations — but hasn’t been used in the commercial sector. NASA’s Technology Transfer program...

It has been a momentous week for the U.K. space industry with the government unveiling ambitious plans to take the industry to the next level. Scotland in particular is on the verge of becoming a major hub, especially when it will have the ability to launch satellites and rockets in the not so distant future....

Comtech Telecommunications announced today that its subsidiary, Comtech EF Data, received a $2.3 million order for satellite modems from a major U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contractor. The order specified the DMD2050E MIL-STD-188-165A/STANAG 4486 Edition 3 Compliant Universal Satellite Modem, which will be used to support the U.S. Army Project Manager (PM) Tactical Network. The...

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) is encouraging U.S regulators to protect satellite spectrum and services to ensure greater access to broadband. The SIA testified before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communication and Technology yesterday during a hearing titled Ingenuity, Innovation, and Solutions to the Rural Broadband Challenge. SIA President Tom Stroup provided...

CACI International announced has been awarded a task order by the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) to develop advanced electronic communications systems in support of the Special Communications Mission Solutions (SCMS) division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). Under the task order, CACI will provide full...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has appointed SES Government Solutions (SES GS) Senior Director of Business Development Paul Damphousse to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC), SES announced today. The COMSTAC provides executive-level observations, findings, and recommendations to the FAA administrator regarding critical issues within the commercial space industry....

Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) has been selected to provide the pathfinder mission payload for the initial launch of the U.K. Spaceflight Program, which is an initiative to create a world-leading commercial launch market to grow the U.K. economy through regular, reliable, and responsible access to space. OMS, in partnership with both Lockheed Martin and other...

Harris will provide an audio communications system for NASA’s first human deep-space exploration mission, scheduled to launch in 2022 onboard the Orion spacecraft, the company announced today. Orion is NASA’s first spacecraft designed for long-duration, deep-space exploration by humans. Harris was selected by Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for Orion, to deliver the audio system...