Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-13-11] Sanswire Corp., a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), agreed to acquire the outstanding shares of stock of Global Telesat Corp., a privately held U.S. based satellite tracking firm, Sanswire announced April 12.     Global Telesat provides satellite-based asset tracking hardware, airtime and related equipment to the U.S. Department of...

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-11] Arianespace plans to launch the Yahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn satellites April 22.     The initial launch attempt on April 11 was halted in the final seconds before liftoff after an anomaly was detected on the launcher’s Vulcain cryogenic main stage engine during the final ignition checkout process.     New Dawn,...

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-11] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded Integral Systems a $1.7 million contract modification to the company’s Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) contract, Integral announced April 12.     The modification establishes a new contract line to extend Integral Systems’ integration of the Blue Force Server prototype on the CCS-C...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-12-11] Harris Corp. has been awarded a $2 million contract from the Canadian government to provide shipboard satellite communications terminals that offer services in X- and Ku-band, Harris announced April 11.      The Canadian Short Term Satellite Communications Upgrade contract is Harris’ first international sale of its maritime wideband terminals, which will...

[Satellite TODAY 04-08-11] RapidEye has entered into an agreement with Canadian reseller Iunctus Geomatics to add the company to its distribution network and authorize Iunctus as a RapidEye product representative in the United States and Canada, RapidEye announced April 7.     The partnership is the latest of a series that RapidEye has initiated to build...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-08-11] U.S. Space, a solutions provider for government and commercial markets, has entered the mobile business by launching a new entity, U.S. Space Mobile Communications, U.S. Space announced April 7.     The company will provide mobile voice, data and video communications solutions to the U.S. Departments of Defense, State and Homeland Security...

[Satellite TODAY 04-07-11] Raytheon won a $177 million contract modification with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue deployment of the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) under the administration’s terminal automation modernization and replacement program, Raytheon announced April 6.     Raytheon will produce and deploy 11 systems for the FAA’s largest terminal radar...

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-11] Integral Systems was awarded an $8.6 million contract modification to its Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) contract with the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Integral Systems announced April 5.     Integral Systems continue to provide its Epoch Integrated Product Suite to simplify U.S. Air Force operations and consolidate military...

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-11] Canadian information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates’ (MDA) U.S. operation signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to provide advanced technology solutions for its 702HP communications satellites through 2012.     The technology aims to help 702HP satellites provide high-power communications for military and commercial satellite customers.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-11] Australian satellite operator NewSat received a $4.4 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide communications services to U.S. military troops stationed in Afghanistan, NewSat announced April 1.     Beginning in June, NewSat will provide satellite communication services to more than 15 U.S. military locations in Afghanistan via the company’s...