Government/Military

By Peter J. Brown By the time this goes to print, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff should have the results of his comprehensive departmental review in...

By Peter J. Brown Exactly when and where the hot zone–the impacted area surrounding the precise spot where a weapon of mass destruction device is unleashed–will suddenly appear is anyone’s...

By Peter J. Brown When it comes to delivering bandwidth in the battlefield, the U.S. military is in what is best described as rapid-recovery mode. The liberation of Kuwait more...

By James Careless Today more than ever, secure communications matter; whether for maintaining homeland security, protecting privacy or just keeping competitors’ prying eyes at bay. This is why businesses and...

By Gerry Oberst In January 2003, the European Commission issued a consultation green paper to initiate new discussions on Europe’s activities in space. It looks as if the European Union...

by Peter J. Brown As I was sitting here on my snow-covered island awaiting news of a possible broadband via satellite breakthrough, the Bezos space connection suddenly blossomed into view....

By Peter J. Brown Much development in the satellite remote sensing industry has occurred since the 1990s and new government and commercial applications continue to emerge on the arena. Today,...

At U.K.-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), a number of earth observation (EO) projects are underway. The largest involves five microsatellites for the $100 million Rapideye constellation being constructed for...

By Peter J. Brown In 2004, global natural disasters and terrorist attacks took a tremendous toll. In the United States, many died and billions in property damage resulted as hurricanes...

By James Careless There is a new word in the TV lexicon: ‘centralcasting’. It is the cost-saving strategy of producing a whole range of TV channels in a central facility,...