Government/Military

 Thales-Raytheon Systems has developed a mobile application for its Command View C4I product, which aims to enable users to gain situational awareness and decision making information on a variety of commercially available handheld devices, the company announced Feb. 22.     Command View supports joint, combined and component operations at the strategic, operational and tactical echelons and...

The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) exercised an option under its existing indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity order with MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), the Canadian information solutions provider announced Feb. 22.     The multi-million dollar option will see MDA provide additional information derived from Radarsat-2, which will be used to create ice charts to improve the safety of maritime navigation. ...

Based on recent growth in its hosted payload business, Boeing has established a unit within its Space and Intelligence Systems division to market commercial services to the private and public sectors, the company announced Feb. 22.     Boeing Commercial Satellite Services will design and market a variety of hosted payload and other configurations based on customer needs. The hosted...

The U.S. Department of Defense’s long-term strategy for acquiring more Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), combined with the increasing sophistication of sensors to be employed onboard these aircraft, will drive a significant increase in required incremental data rates and bandwidth over the next 15 years, Intelsat General Vice President of Business Strategy Britt Lewis told Via...

[Satellite News 03-08-11] The U.S. Department of Defense’s long-term strategy for acquiring more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), combined with the increasing sophistication of sensors employed onboard these aircraft, will drive a significant increase in required incremental data rates and bandwidth over the next 15 years, Intelsat General Vice President of Business Strategy Britt Lewis told...

[Satellite TODAY 03-04-11] Orbital Sciences’ Taurus XL 3110 rocket failed to deliver NASA’s Glory climate-monitoring satellite into orbit after a payload fairing on the nose cone of the rocket did not detach properly, NASA announced Mar. 4.         NASA said the launch was nominal through the rocket’s third-stage separation about four-and-a-half minutes into the flight,...

[Satellite TODAY 03-07-11] NASA awarded an option for the Space Network Expansion-East to General Dynamics C4 Systems under the agency’s Space Network Ground Segment sustainment contract awarded in June, the agency announced March 4.     The ground segment supports NASA tracking and data relay satellites that comprise the space segment. The network aims to provide...

[Satellite TODAY 03-07-11] Commercial blue force and blue personnel tracking (BFT/BPT) specialist Track24 Defense unveiled its Situational Command and Control (SCC) software for the international military market, the company announced.     The commercial-off-the-shelf platform and tactical systems aim to provide full BFT capability, including: situational awareness, operational command and control, emergency response, and the ability...

[Satellite TODAY 03-07-11] NewCom released a turnkey solution for governments, NGOs, foundations and private sector businesses interested in improving education in rural, developing regions throughout Latin America and Africa, the company announced March 4.     The turnkey education package aims to provide high-speed Internet connectivity over satellite to deliver educational materials and its VideoMeetings application...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-04-11] EMS Technologies generated earnings of $6.1 million during its 2010 fourth-quarter — a sharp increase from the $2.4 million it reported last year — driven by strong LXE tracking sales and a $1 million research and development tax credit from the U.S. government, the company announced in its latest financial results...