Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 06-30-11] U.K.-based satellite imagery provider DMC International Imaging (DMCii) signed a contract worth 110 million British pounds ($176.2 million) with Beijing-based company 21AT, to provide access to high-resolution satellite imagery for its customers during the Chinese premier’s U.K. visit, DMCii announced June 29.    21AT will lease capacity from three new satellites that...

[Satellite TODAY 06-29-11] Canadian information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed three contract amendments with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) totaling $10.5 million for the design phase of the Radarsat constellation mission, MDA announced June 28.    The company said the amendments will initiate the procurement of parts and equipment needed for...

[Satellite TODAY 06-27-11] The European Commission (EC) purchased six more satellites to add to the total Galileo global positioning satellite network and cut $717 million from the final bill, according to EC documents released June 24. The total cost of the program is now estimated at 4.8 billion euros ($6.79 billion).    Galileo, which is...

[Satellite TODAY 06-27-11] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received $12.8 million in funding from the U.S. Army for equipment and field services to support of Secret IP Router and Non-secure IP Router Access Point (SNAP) VSAT satellite systems, TCS announced June 23.             TCS said it would use the funding to ensure equipment and support for...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-24-11] The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union (EU) awarded major ground segment contracts to Astrium and Thales Alenia Space for Galileo — Europe’s global navigation satellite system.     Thales Alenia Space was issued a four-year, 281 million euro ($397.5 million) to develop and deploy the ground-based Galileo Mission Segment...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-23-11] Commercial GPS adoption growth is accelerating and is expected to create $122.4 billion in annual benefits and directly affect more than 5.8 million jobs in the downstream commercial GPS-intensive industries, according to a report released June 22 by Washington, D.C.-based NDP Consulting Group.     The economic study, conducted by NDP’s Nam...

[Satellite TODAY 06-21-11] 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 June 20.    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...

[Satellite TODAY 06-20-11] Prime contractor Goodrich Corp. and its sub-contractor ATK Space Systems have successfully completed all program milestones for the ORS-1 (Operationally Responsive Space) satellite and delivered the spacecraft to NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility, the company announced June 16.    Orbital Sciences will launch ORS-1 aboard a Minotaur 1 on June 28. The...

[Satellite News 06-20-11] Issues regarding the readiness of governments and emergency services communications networks in the event of a disruption have received a new level of attention in the wake of recent natural disasters in Japan and Haiti, which in turn could also provide enormous prospects for global satellite broadband providers, according to satellite industry...

[Satellite TODAY 06-17-11] The U.S. Navy awarded a $51.6 million contract to Raytheon to provide logistics support for the Navy’s Extremely High Frequency Satellite Program (NESP) communication terminals, Raytheon announced June 16.     The performance-based logistics contract calls for Raytheon Technical Services Company to fulfill all requisitions; warehouse and track government-furnished material; resolve supply-obsolescence or...