Government/Military

ViaSat has successfully fielded its new Satellite Access Manager (SAM) broadband satcom service manager for United States military airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, the company announced.        The ViaSat SAM real-time network monitoring system was designed to work with the company’s ArcLight 2 mobile satellite broadband terminals. When combined, the system aims to...

Gilat Satellite Networks’ wholly owned subsidiary Wavestream has introduced a new 80-Watt X-band Matchbox solid-state power amplifier to address the needs of military and government applications, Wavestream announced.        The 80-Watt X-band unit aims to offer both efficiency and performance suited for mobile satcom, flyaway and VSAT satellite communication systems. Wavestream said the product also is...

Yahsat has signed a master service agreement with Astrium that aims to promote and lease military Ka-band capacity under the service brand YahSecure, YahSat announced.    The service agreement will target military end-users of several applications.        YahSat recently hosted a visit by the U.K. Secretary of State for Defense, Philip Hammond at the UAE embassy....

Raytheon was awarded a two-year, $3.8 million contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to allow armed forces to conduct jamming operations with minimal communication and control interference to friendly forces, the company announced.        Raytheon will produce a technology demonstration showcasing the ability to efficiently generate high-power, rapidly tunable, linear microwave signals...

British value-added systems company Integrated Satellite Applications Technologies (iSat) has developed a unique swappable X-band feed for C-Com’s 1.2M Ku-band auto-deploy iNetVu transportable system.        The iSat/C-Com transportable terminal was developed to accommodate X-band BUC powers from 10 watts to 40 watts to meet the needs of government customers. The companies said the solution was successfully...

L-3 Communications subsidiary 3Di Technologies has selected Intelsat General as a subcontract to provide satellite connectivity to a network of 150 VSAT remote terminals for the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, Intelsat General announced.        Intelsat General will provide nearly a full transponder of capacity on its IS-901 satellite through the company’s Mountainside teleport in Maryland to the iDirect network terminals in...

In the face of impending military budget cuts, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has taken a unique approach in seeking contractors and subcontractors to develop the technology it needs to meet future requirements. During the past few months, the agency has completely changed the way it interacts with the private sector, offering a potential model for other...

Critical military space capabilities such as missile warning, satellite communications, launch and space situational awareness should be protected in the Pentagon’s 2013 space program budget to ensure continued support to warfighters and space operations around the globe – if all goes to Air Force Undersecretary Erin Conaton’s plan.         Conaton and other Air Force leaders recently convened...

The acquisition of Hughes’ space and communications business in 2000 gave Boeing the critical mass it needed to secure a leading role in the space industry, according to Boeing President of Network and Space Systems Roger Krone, who told Via Satellite that he is happy with the journey that his company has taken toward developing...

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] Work is underway to launch Azerbaijan’s first national satellite by its planned target date at the end of the year, Azercosmos announced April 9. Orbital Sciences Corp. is building Azerbaijan’s first satellite, Azerspace, based on its Star-2 platform. Arianespace will launch the satellite in the fourth quarter (November or December 2012) on...