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December 29, 2013
[SatNews] A New Family Makes Their Appearance (SSPAs)
[SatNews] CTT, Inc. announces a new family of compact, GaN-based solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) operating in the 7.0 to 11.0GHz frequency range for a wide...
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December 26, 2013
Harris Corporation + Australian Department of Defence—Falcon Follow-On (TacComms)
[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS has received a $100 million follow-on order to provide multiband handheld and high-frequency manpack tactical radios to...
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December 25, 2013
Christmas Trees + Holiday Sharing For U.S. + Afghan Forces (Event)
[SatNews] There were holiday decorations all around the room and not one, but two Christmas trees in the...
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December 19, 2013
Air Force Space Command's Space & Missile Systems Center + Lockheed Martin—Sensor Sent Off (Satellite—Instrument)
[SatNews] The missile warning sensor for the third Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Orbiting (GEO) satellite completed final acceptance testing and was shipped to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC) in...
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December 18, 2013
Comtech Xicom Technology—Army Amplification (SATCOM—TWTA)
[SatNews] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) has announced that its Santa Clara, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., received an order for approximately $7.0 million from a...
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December 17, 2013
Kratos ISI—Int'l Customer Cements Ops Contract Into Place (C2)
[SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced today that its Kratos Integral Systems International (Kratos ISI) subsidiary has been...
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Air Force Academy—To Track Is To Know (Satellites + Telescopes)
[SatNews] Researchers in the Air Force Academy 's Department of Physics' Center for Space Situational Awareness Research now have new university partners around the globe, thanks to a...
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XTAR + L-3's Vote Of Confidence ... XTAR Is On The Beam For The U.S. Army
[SatNews] “Even as the U.S. military proceeds to withdraw from areas of major conflict, the appetite for satellite bandwidth is on the increase...”
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December 16, 2013
Exelis—Independence Day (Business)
[SatNews] Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has announced that its board of directors has unanimously approved a plan to spin-off its military and government services business, currently called...
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Lockheed Martin + USAF—The 5th + 6th May Now Be Completed (Satellites)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] more than $200 million in contract options to complete production of...
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GATR Technologies® ... A Good GATR Assists In Philippines Recovery (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Together these were among the first high-bandwidth satellite communications terminals deployed in key areas.
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December 13, 2013
Proteus FZC—An In-Depth Look At Corsica (Mapping)
[SatNews] Proteus FZC, a provider of satellite-derived mapping solutions, delivered accurate bathymetric and seafloor classification maps for a joint UK-France amphibious military...
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Boeing—Welcome WGS-6 (Satellite)
[SatNews] The sixth Boeing [NYSE: BA] Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, funded by the Commonwealth of Australia—the program’s first partner outside the United States—has been...
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December 12, 2013
PacStar—A Win With WIN-T (Business—TacCom)
[SatNews] PacStar® has been awarded a three-year, $6.2 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to support the...
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December 10, 2013
Space & Missile Systems Center—Taking WGS-5 TO Full Ops (Satellite)
[SatNews] The Space and Missile Systems Center recommended to HQ Air Force Space Command the release of...
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DARPA's Gynormous Plastic Super Spy Space Telescope Can Fold Up
[SatNews] Instead of reflecting light with mirrors or refracting it with lenses as traditional space telescopes do, MOIRE’s membrane—roughly the thickness of kitchen plastic wrap—optics diffract light.
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December 9, 2013
U.S. Southern Command—First Step Toward Lower Cost For Space Comms (Satellite)
[SatNews] U.S. Southern Command took a first step in an effort to evaluate how low-cost space communication capabilities can support information sharing and...
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December 8, 2013
U.S.A.F. 45th Space Wing—Wing Works Wonders For SES-8 (Launch—Satellite)
[SatNews] The 45th Space Wing provided flawless Eastern Range support as Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) completed a successful launch of the ...
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ULA's Atlas V + NASA... National Reconnaissance Office's Spy NROL-39 + Cold Cubes Launch From Frigid California (Launch)
[SatNews] “We are honored to be entrusted to launch these one-of-a-kind national assets to orbit to protect our national security and to support the many brave men and women serving around the world.”
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U.S. Air Force Sings Praises Of CHIRP's Successful Accomplishments
[SatNews] The knowledge gained from its successful operation will continue to contribute to the Air Force's space modernization initiatives for years to come.
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December 5, 2013
IBETOR S.L.—A Controlling Factor (SATCOM)
[SatNews] IBETOR S.L. is currently delivering to the Spanish Military Emergencies Unit (UME) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) Land Forces groups a quantity of...
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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory + SwampWorks Launch UAS Deep Under From Submarine
[SatNews] From concept to fleet demonstration, this idea took less than six years to produce results at significant cost savings when compared to traditional programs often taking decades to produce results.
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December 4, 2013
Northrop Grumman + NATO—First Global Hawks Now In Production (UAV | UAS)
[SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Moss Point, Mississippi, Unmanned Systems Center has started production of the first...
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NewSat Limited—SATCOM For The U.S. DoD (Teleports)
[SatNews] NewSat Limited (ASX: NWT) has a new teleport customer contract to support the US Government’s...
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December 3, 2013
Lockheed Martin—Hand-Off To U.S. Navy (Satellite)
[SatNews] Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed on-orbit testing of the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite and...
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KRYTAR—Compact Couplers Created (Narrowband Solutions)
[SatNews] KRYTAR, Inc. has continued its expansion of its line of directional couplers with the addition of two new models offering 30dB of Coupling over the frequency range of 4.0 to 12.4GHz and 7.0 to 12.4GHz, each in a single, compact and lightweight package....
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December 2, 2013
Harris Corporation—Chatting With MUOS (SATCOM)
Harris Corporation’s (NYSE:HRS) Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio has successfully communicated with the...
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SpaceX Plans For Tuesday's Falcon 9 Launch For SES... And Prepares To Break A Monopoly (Launch)
[SatNews] SES is paying SpaceX about $55 million for the launch, a fraction of what competitors in Russia and Europe charge for rides on Proton and Ariane rockets.
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Lockheed Martin Tests 'em Then U.S. Navy Welcomes MUOS-2 Satellite, Ground Stations
[SatNews] The testing is done, they passed muster, and now the U.S. Navy takes on three of them.
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NovelSat Signs 100th Customer... Offering Space In Space, Simple + Successful
[SatNews] Celebrating their milestone, and the diversity of customers.
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