Government/Military

[Satellite News 10-26-10] The global race to save outer space could lead to sustainable development of space resources. While the very idea of outer space brings to mind concepts such as boundless expanses, immensity and even infinity, it would be a mistake to assume that outer space is an infinite resource. The reality is that...

[Satellite News 10-26-10] European Union (EU) Industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani is faced with a difficult challenge in solving the Galileo satellite navigation system’s budget problems and keeping the program’s contributors happy. However, with the way the European Space Agency (ESA) program is structured financially, cost-cutting measures for the ambitious U.S. GPS rival program will most...

[Satellite TODAY 10-25-10] CapRock Government Solutions has partnered with remote terminal solutions provider Tampa Microwave to deliver complete end-to-end military-grade satellite communications solutions, CapRock announced Oct. 22.     CapRock intends to leverage the technology developed by the partnership to provide government and military users deployed in remote areas of operation with a lightweight, portable man-pack...

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-10] Harris Corp. received $13 million in Falcon 2 and Falcon 3 tactical radio system orders from the U.S. Navy, the company announced.     Harris will deliver its radio systems to Naval Expeditionary Forces to support a variety of ground-based missions including ordnance disposal. The radios aim to provide the Navy with both...

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-10] Canadian broadband communications technology developer Norsat unveiled a series of Ku-band block up-converters (BUCs), the company announced Oct. 19.     Norsat’s microwave division added ruggedized, compact 12-, 16-, 20-, 25-, 40-, and 80-Watt BUCs to its satellite terminal component product line designed for Norsat satellite terminals being used for emergency responder and...

[Satellite TODAY 10-20-10] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) won a demonstration satellite grant in the United Kingdom to begin the design phase of a national technology demonstration satellite, TechDemoSat-1, the company announced Oct. 19.     The U.K. Technology Strategy Board and the South East England Development Agency provided a grant of 770,000 British pounds ($1.2...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-19-10] Raytheon has received its first U.S. Department of Defense production order for next-generation Navy Multiband Terminals (NMT), following the completion of system development and field-testing, Raytheon announced Oct. 18.     The initial $37.6 million production award is for 22 systems, consisting of 15 ship, five submarine and two shore terminals, along...

[Satellite News 10-19-10] SmarTrend has ranked defense and aerospace systems supplier Raytheon as its top market sector performer for good reason – the Massachusetts-based company secured over $2 billion in U.S. government space and military contracts over the past month, with the potential to reach a value of nearly $3 billion if all options are...

[Satellite TODAY 10-18-10] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received a $9.8 million order from the U.S. Army for laptops and a technology refresh of Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) Access Point (SNAP) VSAT Satellite System equipment, the company announced Oct. 15.     The order constitutes TCS’ third SIPR/NIPR SNAP deal...

[Satellite TODAY 10-18-10] The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) has developed a standard that enables the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to be broadcast over LTE networks in order to receive alerts during emergencies or natural disasters, ATIS announced Oct. 15.     ATIS said the specification would benefit satellite and wireless end-users by allowing...