Government/Military

[11-20-07 – Satellite Today] CVG Inc. has won $1.3 million in contracts to provide the Florida Army National Guard with satellite-based communications equipment, the company announced Nov. 20.     CVG will supply the Army with the CVG 4200 Emergency Communications kit, which enables first responders to gain broadband connectivity under adverse conditions and in remote...

[11-20-07 – Satellite Today] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. has signed a reseller agreement with New Zealand-based Baycity Communications, C-Com announced Nov. 20.     Baycity, which provides two-way broadband Internet services, Voice Over IP and IPTV, will promote and sell C-Com manufactured iNetVu mobile satellite antennas. Baycity will target the government, military, police and fire, disaster...

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] DataPath Inc. has added baseband solutions for mobile satellite communications networks to their U.S. General Service Administration (GSA) contract, the company announced Nov. 19.         DataPath baseband solutions are scalable, modular systems that feature split NIPRnet and SIPRnet architecture, Cisco routers and switches, optional Cisco Call Manager Express, and the...

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] The Indian Space Reseach Organization (ISRO) has tested an indigenously developed cryogenic stage that will serve as the upper stage of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), ISRO announced Nov. 15.      The Cryogenic Upper Stage is powered by a regeneratively cooled cryogenic engine and is powered by a liquid oxygen...

[11-15-07 – Satellite News] While relying more and more on commercial satellite services, the government is a “terrible customer” for the industry, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Armor said Nov. 13.     “I did spend 34 years as a space professional in the Air Force, and I still despair a little at the Air...

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] The United States and Australia signed an agreement to cooperate on the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system, including adding a sixth satellite to the constellation, expanding the WGS constellation to six satellites, the U.S. Air Force announced Nov. 14.     The Australian Defence Ministry announced in October that it would fund...

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Orbital Sciences Corp. has won a $29.5 million contract to support a nanosatellite program for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory‘s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate, the company announced Nov. 14.     Orbital will support the Autonomous Nanosatellite Guardian for Evaluating Local Space satellite program (ANGELS), which supports the directorate’s initiative to...

    [11-13-07 – Satellite News] Space has become “a lifeline to military forces,” U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Victor See, commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command’s Space Field Activity, said at Global MilSatCom 2007 in London,     However, the demand for bandwidth continues to outstrip the U.S. military’s ability to provide it. “We are buying...

    [11-13-07 – Satellite Today] Raytheon Co. received a contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a tactical paging solution that improves submarine communications, the company announced Nov. 13.     Under the $5.2 million contract, Raytheon will integrate satellite communications with its Deep Siren system, which employs acoustic, expendable buoys that enable long-range communications to...

[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop a standard network IP modem for use on military and commercial satellites, Globecomm announced Nov. 12. Globecomm Systems will lead the effort to develop the Joint IP Modem, which will serve as the U.S. Department of Defense’s...