Government/Military

[Via Satellite 12-29-2016] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received a $17.5 million Command, Control and Communications (C3) single award contract from a United States national security related government agency, the company announced Dec. 29. Kratos Technology and Training Solutions (TTS) division will perform the recently received contract award. TTS is a provider of satellite...

[Via Satellite 12-23-2016] ExactEarth has signed a contract with Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), to provide satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services to the Indian Navy. The three-year subscription revenue contract is valued at $1.75 million in total. With more than 7,500 km of coastline and significant...

[Via Satellite 12-23-2016] Hughes Network Systems has introduced a new product to its suite of HughesON ActiveTechnologies, which transform ordinary broadband connections into fast, application-aware, enterprise-grade Wide Area Networks (WANs). Hughes ActiveClassifier is a WAN optimization technology that automatically analyzes traffic flows in real time, intelligently classifying business-critical applications such as POS, video, VoIP, and...

[Via Satellite 12-23-2016] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Company a $37 million contract to demonstrate new satellite communications technology that will continuously link tactical users with military leaders in contested environments. Managed by the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, the Protected Tactical Services Field Demonstration (PTSFD) program...

One of the eternal questions that has been asked down the years is how the U.S. government can better use assets from the commercial satellite industry to further its ambitions and provide better solutions to warfighters, as well as in hotspots around the world. The question is whether the positive rhetoric will translate into a...

[Via Satellite 12-21-2016] DataPath has been selected as the sole prime provider of satellite communications support services under the U.S. Army’s Global Tactical Advanced Communication Systems (GTACS) contract. The award combines field support service needs previously addressed by multiple contract vehicles into a single program, along with new and emerging requirements. The total value of...

[Via Satellite 12-13-2016] The 5G Infrastructure Association has elected Christine Leurquin, vice president of institutional relations and communications at SES, to the association’s board. As part of the 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (PPP), the 5G Infrastructure Association’s role is to be a counterpart to the European Union Commission on the private side of the...

[Via Satellite 12-13-2016] The U.S. Air Force approved Lockheed Martin‘s design to upgrade the current GPS satellite ground control system with new capabilities that will enable it to operate more powerful and accurate GPS III satellites. The successful Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Contingency Operations (COps) contract, completed on Nov.17, gives Lockheed Martin a...

After having examined the archives and done an extensive reader survey, these are our final choices for the key 30 events between 1986 and 2016 in the satellite industry.

[Via Satellite 12-12-2016] The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service has awarded McMurdo, a part of Orolia Group, a $6.67 million contract. McMurdo will provide NOAA fourth generation Search and Rescue (SAR) ground stations, or Local User Terminals (LUT). The new Low Earth Orbit (LEO)/Medium Earth Orbit LUTs...