Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 03-27-12] iDirect Government Technologies has released a satellite router that meets strict airborne communications requirements for operation on military aircraft, the company announced March 26.    The new e8000 AR airborne router was designed to deliver broadband capabilities for voice, video and data applications that provide support for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, customs...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-26-12] Lockheed Martin confirmed March 23 that the Global Positioning System 3 (GPS 3) satellites it is building for the Air Force Space Command are “on schedule, on target” in response to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) that showed an 18 percent cost increase on the program.  ...

[Satellite TODAY 03-26-12] United Launch Alliance (ULA) is scheduled to send a new classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) into orbit March 29 on a Delta 4 rocket from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, ULA officials confirmed March 23.    The exact time of ULA’s NROL-25 mission was not disclosed, but ULA...

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-12] ITT Exelis was awarded a $32 million contract by Lockheed Martin to build the navigation payloads for the third and fourth Global Positioning System 3 (GPS 3) space vehicles, the company announced March 21.    Exelis previously announced in December that it had integrated and performed the initial power up of the...

[Satellite News 03-22-12] The research department of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) confirmed its plans to issue a call March 27 for a rapidly deployable constellation of small, inexpensive and disposable satellites under its Space-Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeMe) project.    DARPA said it is looking for satellites from non-aerospace communities that...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-21-12] Geospatial information solution provider GeoEye generated a 17 percent increase in its 2011 fiscal fourth quarter revenues and an 8 percent increase in its 2011 full-year revenues to $96.8 million and $330.3 million, respectively, due to strong contract activity in the commercial sector and efficient management of its GeoEye-2 satellite program,...

[Satellite TODAY 03-21-12] ViaSat has successfully fielded its new Satellite Access Manager (SAM) broadband satcom service manager for U.S. military airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, the company announced March 19.    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...

[Satellite TODAY 03-20-12] Elwing’s European affiliate Elwing Europe has entered into an agreement with satellite manufacturer OHB Sweden to develop advanced platform technologies for satellites, the companies confirmed March 19.    Elwing is best known for its development of electrodeless plasma propulsion technology, which it has tested comprehensively in the United States and Europe. OHB...

[Satellite TODAY 03-20-12] Elbit Systems has expanded its tactical broadband satellite communication platform InterSKY 4M to include a new antenna technology that aims to offer enhanced performance and efficiency of more than 50 percent, the company confirmed March 19.    Elbit said the new capability includes Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) and MIL-STD-188-164 waveform support, as...

[Satellite TODAY 03-20-12] 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 March 16.    The 80-Watt X-band unit aims to offer both efficiency and performance suited for mobile satcom, flyaway and VSAT satellite communication systems....