April 2012 Edition - Advanced MILSATCOM

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• Contents
• Dispatches
• Dispatches I
• Dispatches II
• PRIME
• Cybersecurity Risk Management Strategies For SATCOM Networks,
• INTEL
• ANSF Interoperability—Lessons Well Learned, by Giles Peeters
• Implementing The National Security Space Strategy, by C. Robert Kehler, General, U.S.A.F.
• Satellite Interference, The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, by Jeffrey C. Chu
• OPS
• And The Earth Shook, by Bob Gough, Asia-Pacific Contributing Editor
• Disaggregatin + Diversification Of U.S. MILSATCOM, by Ron Burch
• NG9-1-1 State Of The Union, by Thomas Ginter
• TECH OPS
• Unitng Structural Dynamics Simulation + Testing, by Noel Brown
• RE:SOURCES
• The Road To The Future—The Military Enigma, by Bert Sadtler
• COMMAND CENTER
• Dave Madden, SMC
• Kay Sears, Intelsat General
• RECON
• A Heritage Of Successful Missions,
• INSIGHT
• The Implications Of The New FAA Bill Reviewed, by Jeff Allen
• DOWNLINK
• FCSA—A Year In Review, by Tip Osterthaler
• Calendar Of Events
• Past News

Military Satellite News (February & March 2012)Visit www.satnews.com/military for today's military satellite news

March 27, 2012
Astrium... Chilean Air Force Garners New Spatial Capabilities (Satellite)
[SatNews] Astrium’s teams have successfully completed the in-orbit delivery of the...   Full Story

Harris... Wanting Wideband Nets For Security Forces... Now Received (Comms)
[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received $14.3 million in orders to provide...   Full Story


March 26, 2012
DigitalGlobe... A View To An Impending Conflict... Tongchang, North Korea (Imagery)
[SatNews] DigitalGlobe's online store has just posted a new image of the Tongchang missile base in North Korea.   Full Story

iDirect Government Technologies (iGT)... Router Finds Flight To Its Fancy (Comms)
[SatNews] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of VT iDirect (iDirect), is releasing...   Full Story

PCI Geomatics' Pansharpened Results Put Them In The Clouds (Imagery)
[SatNews] This technology was designed for automation and speed, off-the-shelf CPU/GPU hardware through highly parallelized processing capability, thereby...   Full Story


March 21, 2012
SMi... A Gathering Of Intelligence (Event)
[SatNews] Here's an opportunity to examine the latest developments and current issues at SMi’s inaugural...   Full Story


March 19, 2012
U.S.A.F... Clogged AEHF-1 Rescued (Satellite)
[SatNews] Merryl Azriel of Space Safety Magazine reports that 14 months after human error stranded...   Full Story

USAF's SBIR Satellite Better Than Best Report
[SatNews] The satellite is currently undergoing rigorous certification processes, and is meeting or exceeding performance requirements...   Full Story

U.S.A.F.'s 4th Space Operations Squadron... Huge Step Forward — Safe + Secure (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Recently, the men and women of the 4th Space Operations Squadron, in partnership with the Space and Missile Systems Center's Protected SATCOM Division, have...   Full Story

ViaSat's SAM Increases Uncle Sam's Forces' Broadband Military ISR Satcom In The Middle East
[SatNews] It is critical to ensure proper communications for the safety of those in harm's way in the Middle East...   Full Story


March 15, 2012
Astrium Services... OPEX Troops Comms Continued (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Astrium Services has signed a new multi-year contract with the Economat des Armes (French MoD's Joint Logistics and Supply Agency) for the provision...   Full Story

Carrier to Carrier Telecom B.V... The Bandwidth Squeeze (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Global telecom service providers that rely on satellite wide area networks (WANs)...   Full Story


March 14, 2012
Elbit Systems... Pumped Up By 50 Percent (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Elbit Systems has expanded its tactical broadband satellite communication (SATCOM) platform, InterSKY(r) 4M, with a new antenna technology...   Full Story

ARINC + U.S. Navy... JPALS For SatNav Apps (SATCOM)
[SatNews] ARINC Engineering Services, LLC, is now in receipt of a $9.5 million contract for technical and engineering services in support of...   Full Story


March 13, 2012
C-COM...Shows Seamless Systems At The Shows
[SatNews] On the go with their new portable antenna systems...   Full Story


March 12, 2012
Gilat Satellite Networks' Wavestream... Matchbox Breaks Into Market (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Wavestream? introduced a new...   Full Story

Integrated Microwave Technologies... @ BSE 2012 With... (Event+Comms)
[SatNews] Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, is showcasing...   Full Story


March 11, 2012
China... A Most Ambitious Schedule Pushes U.S. Into 3rd Place (Launches)
[SatNews] The Times of India is reporting that China is planning to launch "100 rockets, 100 satellites" by 2015...   Full Story


March 10, 2012
Naval Research Laboratory + USCG... Taking The Time To Test TacSat-4 (SATCOM)
[SatNews] The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter HEALY (WAGB 20) successfully experimented...   Full Story


March 9, 2012
Harris... Falcon For Iraqi Forces (Comms)
[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $51 million order from...   Full Story

Raven Aerostar Is The Star In The Night Sky (COTS)
[SatNews] Illegal activity on the U.S. border is old news, but the newest news is how the bad guys are being caught.   Full Story


March 8, 2012
Winegard... TwoWay Goes YourWay Anywhere + At Satellite 2012 (SATCOM + EVENT - UPDATE)
[SatNews] Staying connected has come to be expected in today’s fast paced, high tech global market place.   Full Story

Harris... Multiple Systems Heading Into Middle East (Comms)
[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $10.7 million order to supply...   Full Story

Indra... Fair Game For New Products (Event)
[SatNews] Indra will display information on its satellites, it mini UAV, and its new light maritime surveillance aircraft...   Full Story

Lockheed Martin... Please Fence Them In (Satellites)
[SatNews] A prototype of a new radar system developed by a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led team is now tracking...   Full Story


March 6, 2012
Astrium... Spy Sat Support (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Astrium has signed a through life support contract with the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA D?l?gation g?n?rale de l’armement) to continue...   Full Story

Comtech Xicom's New Array — More Power Less Footprint
[SatNews] Efficiency is coming in smaller and more powerful packages.   Full Story

TeleCommunication Systems... Support In The Field (SATCOM)
[SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) has been awarded $25 million in incremental funding to provide...   Full Story


March 3, 2012
International Datacasting... Trusted Teleport For Troops' TV + Radio (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) has been awarded a new contract...   Full Story

Raytheon... Jamming Up The Works In A Good Way (Systems)
[SatNews] Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $3.8 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)...   Full Story

Lockheed Martin... AEHF SV-1 All A Go (Satellite)
[SatNews] Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed on-orbit testing for the...   Full Story


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