Government/Military

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] A defunct Russian satellite collided with an Iridium satellite resulting in the destruction of both spacecraft, Iridium announced Feb. 12.     The collision occurred above Siberia at...

[Satellite Today 02-12-09] A Lockheed Martin led team has won another U.S. space contract, the company announced Feb. 10. The U.S. Air Force has awarded the Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman Transformational...

[Satellite Today 02-12-09] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has been boosted by the successful launch of the Express AM44 and Express-MD1 satellites, the company said Feb. 11. The two...

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] The second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing thermal vacuum testing, Lockheed Martin said Feb. 9. The testing is taking place at...

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) conducted its first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight in Afghanistan Jan. 1.     Flight operations are underway from Kandahar Airfield for the Canadian Department of...

ViaSat Inc. and the U.S. Army extended the vehicular Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT2) demonstration with U.S. Army Aviation BFT2 demonstrations aboard a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.     ViaSat’s ArcLight BFT2...

L-3 Electron Technologies received combined orders totaling nearly $1 million for the development of a high-efficiency 600-watt Ka-band communications helix traveling wave tube.     The airborne platform communications technology orders...

A team led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman sent its SpaceWire data bus technology for preliminary design review.     The development marks a milestone in the risk reduction phase...

In 2010, the U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency (LIA) will leverage global communications integrator Arinc’s Asset Assure wireless satellite tracking systems to provide weapons manufacturers and intermediaries with real-time global...

Proactive Communications Inc. (PCI) signed a $2 million contract negotiation with Australian-based operator NewSat to provide a unified communications solution to customers in Afghanistan.     The three-year deal will expand...