Government/Military

[Satellite Today 11-04-08] Thales Alenia Space España has been chosen to supply X-band communication subsystems and S-band telemetry, tracking, and command transponders for the first three Sentinel observation satellites in...

[Satellite Today 11-04-08] United Space Alliance, a space operations provider, has been awarded a three-year, $206.5 million contract from NASA, United Space Alliance announced Nov. 4.     The provider said...

United States Needs Cheap, Quickly Orbited Satellites To Replace Those Lost In Anti-Satellite Attacks: Gates The leader of the largest war-making force on the planet told members of an august...

The Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 (JSOW C-1) variant completed its critical design review, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. JSOW C-1 adds moving maritime target capability and a two-way data link to...

Israel must work with the United States to advance missile defense capabilities, soon, before Iran develops nuclear weapons and missile delivery systems that could annihilate Israel, the U.S.-based Missile Defense...

NASA in two weeks will hold a symposium for small-business representatives where they can meet officials from prime contractors, and receive briefings from NASA officials, but the deadline to register...

The United States has deployed an X-band radar and 120 personnel to operate it in Israel, in the Negev Desert, to detect incoming enemy missiles such as the Iranian Shahab-3,...

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] completed manufacturing and integrating a spacecraft engine that runs on "green," non-toxic propellants — liquid oxygen and liquid methane — for possible use on NASA human...

Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek begged off a scheduled White House visit with President Bush, because Topolanek has to deal with political problems arising from a regional election, and he...

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] delivered its 25th Aegis guided missile destroyer to the Navy. Truxtun (DDG 103), built by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, recently completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of...