March 2013 Edition - Saving Lives With SATCOM
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Military Satellite News (January & February 2013)Visit www.satnews.com/military for today's military satellite news

February 28, 2013
Lockheed Martin... The Long Lead Parts Procurement Starts... (Satellites)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] two fixed-price contracts totaling...   Full Story


February 27, 2013
Boeing... Four Days Of Flight Without Need Of Fuel... (UAV/UAS)
[SatNews] Boeing's [NYSE: BA] liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system completed...   Full Story


February 26, 2013
U.S. Air Force SMSC Awards Harris For Weather Sat Extras
[SatNews] The study provides the government with affordable and low risk ground system options for the Weather Satellite Follow-on Program by doing...   Full Story


February 25, 2013
SenarioTek... External Signal Conditioning Now Possible (RF)
[SatNews] SenarioTek has extended the FlexMatrix reconfigurable RF switch matrix series to incorporate...   Full Story

ViaSat... Making The Grade (Antenna)
[SatNews] The VR-12 Ka-band satellite antenna system from ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has...   Full Story

Inmarsat... L-TAC For Defense + Moving On Up... (Comms + Business)
[SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) is expanding the availability of mobile tactical...   Full Story


February 21, 2013
NSR-Where’s The Demand For... A Webinar? (Event)
[SatNews] Cutbacks, shifting geopolitical dynamics and more intensify the question: Where’s the demand in Military and Government SatCom?   Full Story


February 20, 2013
Space Tech Expo Heads To The Beach...The Business Case For Space (Event)
[SatNews] Space is a business, and this event gathers experts from all agencies to share their ideas and opinions...in Long Beach, California.   Full Story


February 19, 2013
MILCOM '13 Call for Papers
[SatNews] It’s not easy balancing commercial and defense technologies, but here’s a place to start...   Full Story

Thales Communications... Wearing + Talking (Comms)
[SatNews] Thales Communications, Inc. has announced a new Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for...   Full Story


February 18, 2013
Hughes Network Systems... 4G/LTE Via Satellite (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) will demo high-speed wireless 4G/LTE capabilities over satellite at...   Full Story


February 14, 2013
Astrium Chosen To Create French DGA’s Military Comcept...Vite Vite Vite!!! (MilSatCom)
[SatNews] It will become the first military network of its type in Europe, and will make use of the latest IP network solutions on the market, while also optimizing costs.   Full Story

Norsat International... Flyaway Feedback Incorporated (Terminal)
[SatNews] Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat” or “the Company”) (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF) has launched the...   Full Story

Hughes M2M Satellite Terminal...Single, Rugged
[SatNews] Introduced as an alternative to the external antenna version of the...   Full Story


February 13, 2013
ITT Exelis Recruited By U.S.A.F To Follow-On (Satellite)
[SatNews] “Our sensor design will provide the Air Force and the warfighter with better weather information, especially regarding clouds, which is critical to mission planning,”   Full Story

GATR... X-Band Certified (Antenna)
[SatNews] GATR Technologies has announced that its 2.4- and 1.8-meter unique inflatable satellite communication terminals are...   Full Story


February 12, 2013
TrustComm... IT Schedule 70 Success (Business)
[SatNews] TrustComm Inc. has been awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) contract...   Full Story

Newtec’s + NATO’s BAO For Lots Of COTS 
[SatNews] “These products serve as building blocks or turnkey systems for satellite networks, so it makes sense for NATO to have fast and reliable access to our latest equipment.”   Full Story


February 11, 2013
KRYTAR... The Line Has Expanded (Couplers)
[SatNews] KRYTAR, Inc. has continued the expansion of its line of directional couplers with the addition of...   Full Story

Air Force Space Command Hunkers Down for Sequestration
[SatNews] “The foundational capabilities space and cyber bring to the defense of this Nation must be protected.”   Full Story

UPDATE: ULA + NASA’s LDCM Launch Is Up And Away Without A Hitch (Launch)
[SatNews] Now cruising at 12,800 miles per hour...   Full Story

ViaSat + U.S. Marines... Additional Contract Now Marines To Build Their Own...
[SatNews] ... enable personnel to communicate securely over 3G/4G/LTE cellular and Wi-Fi networks.   Full Story


February 8, 2013
Fusion Forum 2013... Infused With Energetic Professionals, Held In Conjunction With NSS (Event)
[SatNews] The best and the brightest will be in attending this event.   Full Story


February 7, 2013
XTAR... Attention To The Allies (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Commercial X-band operator XTAR LLC announced plans to...   Full Story

Lockheed Martin... GPS III Test Events Completed = 131 (Satellite)
[SatNews] The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Position System III satellites has...   Full Story


February 4, 2013
Andrews Space... Remote Sensing Augmentation (Satellite)
[SatNews] Andrews Space (Andrews) has been funded by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command to...   Full Story

ViaSat’s $34M Provides Lots For COTS...-based PSIAM Crypto Module
[SatNews] ...this delivers secure UHF Line-of-Sight to dismounted warfighters, ground vehicles, landing craft, UAVs, helicopters, and other disadvantaged platforms.?   Full Story


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