Government/Military

[Satellite Today 07-30-08]  Raytheon has partnered with Boeing to bid for the U.S. Air Force’s Counterspace Command and Control Sustainment contract, the companies announced July 30.     The requirements of...

[Satellite Today 07-30-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has partnered with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Response and Operations Division (IDHS) expand a public safety network through several Midwestern states,...

[Satellite News 07-30-08] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has urged the U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to continue encouraging and facilitating the incorporation of satellite-based communications capability into public safety...

 [Satellite Today 07-29-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from DigitalGlobe Inc. to upgrade a ground station, MDA announced July 28.     The ground...

[Satellite Today 07-29-08] Elta S.A., a joint company of Areva and OHB Technology, has acquired SMP S.A, Elta announced July 29.     SMP has designed and manufactured electronic equipment and...

[Satellite News 07-27-08] The big question for optimizing satellite technology is how to speed up the uplink. The good news is that the technology to dramatically increase the speed of...

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] ATK completed a mission demonstrating how clusters of small satellites can work together to collect data, ATK announced July 24. A constellation of five microsatellites ATK built...

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Kayser-Threde GmbH received the prime contract from the Space Agency of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the TET-1 satellite, the company announced July 24.     Kayser-Threde...

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] SES Astra TechCom won a lucrative contract to deliver a network operations center for the new Vietnamese satellite system, Vinasat, SES Astra announced July 24.     Vinasat-1,...

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Lockheed Martin delivered the core propulsion module for the third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications system six months ahead of schedule, the company announced July...