Government/Military

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-09] Orbit Technologies signed a $3 million deal with two Israeli defense companies to supply a range of tracking solutions over the coming year, the company announced Oct. 26.     Orbit will supply the Israeli defense companies with small tactical systems based on its AL-4012 for tracking UAVs, large systems based on its...

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-09] Lockheed Martin completed a preliminary design review for the U.S. Navy’s Communications at Speed and Depth (CSD) program, which uses Iridium satellite and UHF to provide communications to submarines from surface ships, aircraft and land-based assets, Lockheed Martin announced Oct. 26.     The CSD program’s mission is to provide real-time, two-way communications...

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-09] Redu Space Services has captured automatic identification system (AIS) data from the Pathfinder 2 satellite via the European Space Agency (ESA) ground station in Redu, Belgium, the company announced Oct. 26.      Redu Space Services is a subsidiary of SES Astra and LuxSpace Sàrl, a Luxembourg-based subsidiary of OHB Technology. Pathfinder 2,...

[Satellite TODAY 10-23-09] Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has received a $66 million contract from Orbital Sciences Corp. to supply proximity link system (PLS) components to Orbital’s Cygnus spacecraft in order to guide it to the International Space Station (ISS) during nine NASA resupply missions, Mitsubishi announced Oct. 22.     Mitsubishi Electric will deliver the PLS components...

[Satellite TODAY 10-23-09] L-3 Telemetry-West (L-3 TW), a division of L-3 Communications, has been contracted by Lockheed Martin Space Systems to supply a command, control, communications, and monitor (C3M) system for use in factory testing on the GPS 3 satellite program, L-3 announced Oct. 21.      The C3M software is based on L-3 TW’s InControl...

[Satellite News 10-22-09] Military satellite communications manufacturers used Milcom 2009 as a forum to demonstrate a variety of next-generation solutions and address the challenges of a budget-conscious and bandwidth-hungry Pentagon.     Ken Torok, vice president of navigation and communication systems at Boeing, showcased Oct. 19 the company’s latest developments for the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS)...

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-09] Tecore Networks, a global supplier 2G, 3G and 4G mobile network infrastructure, has upgraded its Military Secured Rapid Deployment System (MilSec-RDS), a multi-technology voice and data communications platform built for use by the armed forces, the company announced Oct. 16.     The MilSec-RDS all-IP network system now includes the option of the...

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-09] GeoEye has appointed four new members of its financial team following an extensive search for debt financing in September, which earned the company $249.5 million out of a requested $400 million, the imagery company announced Oct. 16.     Ramsey Price was named vice president of RapidEye’s financial systems and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance; James...

[Satellite News 10-19-09] U.S. military officials are asking commercial satellite companies for more bandwidth and next-generation technology to assist them in creating a Global Information Grid (GIG) that is easily accessible for military personnel in the battlefield.     On a Satcon 2009 panel, "Improving the Integration of Satcom Within the GIG," U.S. Army Col. Edward...

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-09] Boeing has shipped the third Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite to Cape Canaveral, Fla., where it will be tested and prepared for a November launch, the company announced Oct. 14.     The spacecraft will undergo about six weeks of pre-launch testing and processing, including fueling, encapsulation inside the launch vehicle fairing, and...