Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-11] Earth imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe has successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of infrastructure enhancements at its Colorado headquarters under the terms of its EnhancedView contract with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).     DigitalGlobe announced July 14 that the successful CDR marks the third consecutive EnhancedView milestone the company has...

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] Tachyon Networks has delivered its aXiom 7300 Integrated Airborne Network Solution for comms-on-the-move to their Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) customer, Tachyon announced July 12.    The company said the complete aXiom system, including on-board hardware, ground infrastructure, space segment and network management and monitoring, has been operational in-theater in Afghanistan since April....

[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] Raytheon BBN Technologies was awarded $2.4 million in funding by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and integrate an information architecture for wireless small module satellites, parent company Raytheon announced July 12.    The award is part of the DARPA’s System F6 program, which aims to support secure...

[Satellite TODAY 07-012-11] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will authorize aircraft operating in oceanic airspace to use Iridium Communications’ satellite data service for critical air traffic control communications, Iridium announced July 11.    The authorization was the result of a five-year FAA evaluation for aircraft flying in airspace under FAA jurisdiction to use Future...

[Satellite TODAY 07-012-11] Canadian satellite information solutions company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been awarded a contract extension from the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to continue providing its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities.             MDA announced July 11 that it would support UAV surveillance operations for the ADF’s deployed forces in Afghanistan for a...

The Lockheed Martin-built SBIRS GEO-1 missile warning satellite has delivered its first infrared imagery to its U.S. Air Force ground station, the manufacturer announced July 8.    Lockheed Martin said the SBIRS GEO-1 spacecraft, launched in May, is performing as expected and undergoing early orbit testing. The satellite aims to enhance the U.S. military’s ability to detect missile...

Lockheed Martin has completed a System Design Review (SDR) on-schedule for the GPS 3B satellite increment under the U.S. Air Force‘s next generation GPS 3 program, the company announced July 6.    Lockheed Martin Space Systems is under contract to produce the first two of a planned eight GPS 3A satellites. The first launch is projected for...

Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) blue force and blue personnel tracking (BFT/BPT) specialist Track24 has unveiled a new turnkey situational command and control (SCC) solution, the company announced July 5.    The SCC Titan solution aims to offer full BFT capabilities to military commanders alongside upgraded features including red force contact, machine-to-machine (M2M) signaling and a communications platform engineered to...

 L-3 Telemetry-East (L-3 TE) has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to upgrade fielded telemetry ground receivers to incorporate the C-band spectrum for the U.S. Air Force, the company announced July 6.    L-3 TE said its engineers have been working with Air Force personnel at Edwards Air Force Base to test a down-conversion scheme designed to ensure...

 VSAT terminal solutions supplier Skyware Global is entering the tactical satellite market via the establishment of its new Tactical Ground Systems (TGS) business unit, the company announced.    Skyware said the division will utilize the company’s existing in-house antenna and RF electronics design capabilities and high-volume production to offer solutions for fixed-, motorized- and mobile-tactical terminals for...