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Military defense market faces new challenges to acquiring SatCom platforms
Dec 11, 2017 (SPX)
In the military, "they want video everywhere, and they want it to be high definition," Intelsat General President Skot Butler told SpaceNews. However, supply ha...
A better way for governments to acquire the latest in satellite technologies
Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)
These assets use high-power spot beams and frequency reuse to maximize the signal sent down from the satellite and, at the same time, enable smaller terminals t...
Government outsourcing disrupts space as SatComm services commercialised
Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)
However, being able to afford manufacturing and launching a satellite is quite a bit different than meeting the twin challenges of first, getting the satellite ...
Joint Hellas-Sat-4 and SaudiGeoSat-1 satellite ready for environmental tests
Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)
The first of the modernized LM 2100 satellites, Hellas-Sat-4/SaudiGeoSat-1 is being built for Arabsat/Hellas Sat and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technol...
Harris contracted by Army for radios for security force assistance brigades
Dec 06, 2017 (UPI)
Harris, which did not detail the financial value of the contract, said it will supply its Falcon III AN/PRC-152A wideband networking handheld radios, AN/PRC-117...
US Navy accepts 5th MUOS Satellite for global military cellular network
Nov 17, 2017 (SPX)
The October 11 milestone followed the successful completion of the MUOS-5 satellite's on-orbit testing and delivery of all operational products needed to "fly" ...
SES GS Awarded US Government Satellite Solutions Contract
Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)
"We are very proud to be part of the CS3 team of awardees," said Pete Hoene, President and CEO of SES Government Solutions. "CS3 gives the U.S. Government and i...
16th SPCS Defenders of critical satellite communications
Oct 31, 2017 (SPX)
Who is watching to make sure none of those signals are nefarious, aimed at disrupting communications between the satellites and the warfighters in various theat...
First order for Elta ELK-1882T SATCOM network system
Oct 31, 2017 (UPI)
The Elta ELK-1882T SATCOM network system will be delivered to the unidentified country beginning in 2021. "This is a strategic and important cooperation for ELT...
NRL clarifies valley polarization for electronic and optoelectronic technologies
Oct 23, 2017 (SPX)
In this sense, a 'valley' refers to the region in an electronic band structure where both electrons and holes are localized, and 'valley polarization' refers to...
Harris supplying tactical radios to Navy, Marines
Oct 16, 2017 (UPI)
The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract single-award contract, which includes ancillary devices, carries a ceiling value of $765 million. "This awa...
SES GS to Provide More MEO-enabled SATCOM Solutions for U.S. Government
Oct 10, 2017 (SPX)
The U.S. Government (USG) has already deployed and integrated MEO-enabled solutions to multiple locations worldwide. These locations utilize the distinctive and...
L3 satellite terminals for Air National Guard
Oct 09, 2017 (UPI)
The 48 tri-band VSATs will enable direct communication from remote locations in all 50 states and U.S. territories and will enable access to the Wideband Global...
Asia-Pacific nation orders Harris communications gear, network
Oct 03, 2017 (UPI)
The order, received in the first quarter of the Harris' 2018 fiscal year, is worth $260 million and is part of the country's modernization program, the Melbourn...
Spectra Airbus SlingShot Partnership Extension
Sep 12, 2017 (SPX)
Using SlingShot, existing tactical radios can be connected to commercial L-Band SATCOM in order to extend secure Command and Control COTM for UHF and VHF radios...
Airbus prepares the future European Governmental Satellite Communications programme
Sep 12, 2017 (SPX)
The demonstrator contract is to last two years and comprises two parts. The first part involves producing a system of dynamic sharing of satellite capabilities....
Northrop awarded contract for support of Air Force communications system
Sep 05, 2017 (UPI)
The support is for four BACN E-11A aircraft operations and carries a $265 million price tag. The contract is for a one-year base period with four option years. ...
Industry team demonstrates Low Cost Terminal for AEHF satellites
Aug 24, 2017 (UPI)
The LCT accessed an Advanced Extremely High Frequency joint military satellite already in orbit, the companies announced on Thursday. AEHF is a network of six s...
New SQUID-based detector opens up new fields of study with new level of sensitivity
Aug 14, 2017 (SPX)
The instrument consists of 128 superconducting sensors and combines their output into a single channel provided by a pair of coaxial cables. In the past, array ...
The Radio Frequency Spectrum plus Machine Learning = equal A New Wave in Radio Technology
Aug 14, 2017 (SPX)
As billions of phones, appliances, drones, traffic lights, security systems, environmental sensors, and other radio-connected devices sum into a rapidly growing...
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