Government/Military

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-16-11] The U.S. military made significant progress in its efforts to expand its Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Sharing Program in 2010 and will accelerate the establishment of...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-14-11] The U.S. House of Representatives is making alterations to the U.S. Air Force budget in a defense spending bill that is expected to reduce the budget...

[Satellite News 06-15-11] LightSquared revealed early results of tests it has been required to undertake by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which show that the network’s hybrid ground- and...