Government/Military

[Satellite Today 09-25-08] 3Di Technologies, a provider of VSAT systems and enterprise Internet telephony services, has implemented more than 20 iDirect SkyCelerator network accelerators on a secure U.S. government type 1 communications system in Southwest Asia, iDirect announced.     According to iDirect, the SkyCelerator improves TCP performance and is compatible with the U.S. government’s space...

[Satellite Today 09-25-08] Com Dev’s U.S. subsidiary has been awarded a $1.6 million authorization to proceed to supply passive microwave components for a U.S. government civil space program, Com Dev announced.     The authorization is expected to lead to a full contract valued in excess of $18 million, with delivery anticipated by the end of...

[Satellite Today 09-24-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) signed a contract valued at $4 million Canadian dollars ($3.8 million) with the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide the data and information processing solution for ESA’s next synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, MDA announced Sept. 24.     The MDA system will process raw SAR data from...

[Satellite Today 09-23-08] Arrowhead Global Solutions has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency to provide space segment and operations and maintenance support for the Global Broadcast Service (GBS), Arrowhead announced Sept. 23.     As part of the award, Arrowhead will provide a Ka-band link and all related services to...

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] The U.S. subsidiary of Norsat International Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to provide portable satellite terminals, ancillary equipment and associated implementation, training, and maintenance services, Norsat announced Sept. 22.     "In 2008, we have added two product families to our suite of offering to date,...

[Satellite Today 09-22-08] DataPath Inc. has received a $1.6 million order from the U.S. Military to provide technical personnel to support forward-deployed battlefield satcom systems deployed in remote locations in Afghanistan, DataPath announced Sept. 22.     DataPath field service representatives will work at forward locations with U.S. military joint forces to ensure optimal performance of...

[Satellite Today 09-19-08] Trac Networks, a provider of wireless telecommunication systems to oil related companies, and Wavefield Inseis ASA, a Norwegian marine geophysical company, have implemented a DVB-RCS system on the DNV class oil tanker, the M/V Malene Ostervold in seismic worldwide operation, the companies announced Sept. 19.     Trac Networks has delivered the DVB-RCS...

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] A leading U.K. space executive believes the government is not doing enough in terms of space programs.     John Auburn, chairman of UKspace, a trade association representing the British space industry, said Sept. 18 that the U.K. government should “reinstate a robust national space program” in order to “guarantee national security in...

[Satellite Today 09-18-09] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center (SMC) placed an order for a Minotaur 4 launch vehicle from Orbital Sciences under the Orbital/Suborbital Program-2 (OSP-2) contract, Orbital announced Sept. 18     The Air Force will use the vehicle to launch a military technology demonstration payload in 2010.      The Air...

[Satellite Today 09-17-08] A team led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman has tested its deployable radiator system for the U.S. Air Force‘s Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) constellation, Lockheed Martin announced Sept. 17.     Developed by Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Thermacore Inc., the test was designed to demonstrate improvements in heat dissipation capability...