Government/Military

[Via Satellite 10-12-2016] Scientists and researchers at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Amundsen-Scott Station, located at 90 degrees south on the South Pole, are using the Lockheed Martin-built Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) satellite DSCS-3-B7 for telecommunications services. Due to the research station’s extreme latitude, communications is difficult even for satellites. In June, the U.S. Air...

“Britain is still open for business” said Nicola Blackwood, the then chair of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee at a U.K. Parliamentary Space Reception just three days after the

[Via Satellite 10-07-2016] Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) has exercised a CA$15 million ($11.3 million) option for a contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), first announced in June 2016, for maritime surveillance. MDA will use the Canadian government-owned Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM) to provide Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capabilities for the DND Polar...

[Via Satellite 10-07-2016] General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada has selected Newtec to supply MDM9000 satellite modems to the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) for use in the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Aurora Incremental Modernization Project Block 4 upgrades. The CP-140 Aurora is a long-range patrol aircraft the Royal Canadian Air Force operates for domestic and international defense missions. They are used in...

[Via Satellite 10-03-2016] The United States Air Force has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the launch of the Space Test Program 3 (STP 3) mission in June 2019. The winner of the award will receive a firm-fixed price contract for a total launch solution including launch vehicle production, mission integration and launch operations....

[Via Satellite 10-03-2016] Advantech Wireless has received a significant follow-on order for military-grade satellite modems from an undisclosed customer. The company’s AMT-73L and newer AMT-83L line of modems are MIL-STD-188-165A certified, and several thousand units have been deployed in the field on tactical terminals and gateway sites, according to the company. “These modems have been...

[Via Satellite 09-30-2016] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin $395 million in contract options for the production of the ninth and 10th Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite. The contract includes funding for both long-lead items and full production for the next two Space Vehicles (SVs) in the Air Force’s next generation...

[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] The United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) continues to expand its use of commercial satellite imagery, exemplified by the agency’s recent contract award to Silicon Valley firm Planet, the head of NGA said Sept. 27. The commercial Geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) industry is growing “at a revolutionary pace, with new and unique commercial...

[Via Satellite 09-28-2016] DataPath is seeking to expand its field services division by nearly 200 new positions following the receipt of a massive U.S. government contract to provide all four branches of the U.S. military with remote communications support. The company is actively hiring field engineers and technicians with significant experience supporting deployed satellite communications...