Government/Military

[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] Communications & Power Industries Inc. (CPI) has received an initial award for satellite communications amplifiers to support the U.S. Army’s Warfighter Information Network Tactical (WIN-T) program, the company announced Nov. 12. Under a subcontract from General Dynamics, CPI will supply Ku-band high-power amplifiers for use in transportable terminals. The award is...

[11-12-07 – Satellite Today] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has completed development of its Merlin 1C next generation liquid fueled rocket booster engine, the company announced Sept. 12. The Merlin 1C is an improved version of the Merlin 1A ablatively cooled engine, which has been used in a pair of Falcon 1 launches. The Merlin...

 [11-08-07 – Satellite News] The Global MilSatCom 2007 show in London from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7 saw a variety of speakers highlight the ever-increasing importance of satellite communications in the military arena, as well as the changing dynamics between the need for dedicated military systems and using commercial satellite providers. The conference provided a...

[11-08-07 – Satellite Today]  Inmarsat Global Ltd., a subsidiary of Inmarsat plc., has signed an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the commercial operator for the Alphasat project, Inmarsat announced Nov. 8.     Alphasat is an ESA initiative for the development of Alphabus, a new platform capable of carrying a large communications...

[11-07-07 – Satellite Today] QinetiQ and other members of a consortium of British firms have agreed to provide satellite images to relief agencies around the world for free, QinetiQ announced Nov. 7.     Images captured by TopSat, a micro-satellite system that provides high-resolution imaging of the Earth quickly and at low cost, will be included...

[11-06-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has demonstrated its "one button” start-up U.S. ground station, which will be an essential element of its Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) offering, the company announced Nov. 6.     The feature, allows a ground station technician or a remote command center operator to use one button on a control...

[11-06-07 – Satellite Today] CVG Inc. will provide a satellite-based broadband communications solution for the U.S. Coast Guard, CVG announced Nov. 6.     CVG will install a pair of Ku-band stabilized VSAT systems on Coast Guard vessels — one on each coast. The service will enable coverage to about 75 nautical miles offshore.     The...

[11-06-07 – Satellite Today] Five Northrop Grumman engineers received a patent for a payload positioning boom, the company announced Nov. 6.     The boom, which attaches the payload to the spacecraft, increases the ability of space telescopes to observe more of the sky by allowing a wider range of elevation angles. The boom improves telescope...

[11-5-07 – Satellite Today]  DataPath Inc. has been awarded $2.9 million to upgrade DataPath terminals used in the U.S. Marine Corps Support Wide Area Network (SWAN) program, the company announced Nov. 5.     The contract, which could increase to $10.7 million if all options are exercised, will upgrade and enhance the flexibility of DataPath satellite...

[11-5-07 – Satellite Today] Xtar LLC., a joint venture between Loral Space and Communication and Hisdesat, has received a contract from the U.S. General Services Administration to provide information technology equipment software, and services, Loral announced Nov. 5.     The contract has an unlimited spending ceiling and may be used by any federal, state or...