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December 22, 2011
SES Government Solutions... A CHIRP Off The Old Block (Satellite)
[SatNews] SES-GS has announced that the Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP)....   Full Story

U.S.A.F. — L.A.F.B. — Blocked In For Production (Satellite)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force recently awarded a contract option to Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems...   Full Story

Track24 Defence... Latency Reduced, Assets Awareness Increased (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Track24 Defence has integrated SkyWave's communication service, IsatData Pro...   Full Story

ITT Exelis Powers Up, Passes Milestone For Next-Gen GPSIII
[SatNews] The successful power-up shows that the digital communications, telemetry and RF interfaces are working properly.   Full Story

Harris Falcon III® Flies Even Faster...First-Of-Its-Kind
[SatNews] A vehicular system that transmitted voice and wideband data between two separate tactical networks like sending or receiving a call or text message.   Full Story

China... Remote Sensing Latest SatSuccess (Launch)
[SatNews China successfully launched Ziyuan I-02C Thursday....   Full Story

TeleCommunication Systems... Winning WWSS Ways (SATCOM)
[SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) has agreed to a second extension....   Full Story


December 21, 2011
Ground Control... A Tougher Role (SATCOM)
[SatNews] FEMA National Urban Search and Rescue Teams can now purchase Ground Control's popular Toughsat XP satellite systems....   Full Story

Intelsat General Helps Navy Manage Communications Capabilities – Part 2
[SatNews] Some might find even the thought of the project to be exhausting...   Full Story


December 20, 2011
Glowlink Glows With Major USAF Contract Award (COTS Geolocation)
[SatNews] They awaited the results, and the response regarding a contract finally came from the U.S. Air Force...   Full Story

Globecomm Systems... Force Tracking Systems Finds Favor (SATCOM)
[SatNews] The Company has received a contract extension from NATO CIS Agency (NCSA) valued at....   Full Story

Raytheon... Getting Along With AEHF (Comms)
[SatNews] The Company (NYSE: RTN) has again successfully tested with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite....   Full Story


December 19, 2011
Lockheed Martin... MUOS Movement (Satellite)
[SatNews] Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered the U.S. Navy’s first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)....   Full Story

U.S.A.F - L.A.F.B... Fairing Fitting (Satellite)
[SatNews] The launch of the U.S. Air Force’s fourth Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft....   Full Story


December 18, 2011
U.S.A.F.... On Orbit + On Track (Satellite)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force’s first Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications satellite....   Full Story

Soyuz And Arianespace's Success With Six Pack Lift Off (Launch)
[SatNews] A launch representing France, Chile and Russia has been successful, so far...   Full Story


December 14, 2011
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions... Assembly Agreement (ISR)
[SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced today its Herley Industries, Inc. subsidiary has received....   Full Story

XTAR... Supporting Those Who Served The Nation...
[SatNews] XTAR, LLC, has initiated a community service campaign to support wounded soldiers during their recovery and return to civilian life.   Full Story

Arianespace And Soyuz...The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
[SatNews] To-do lists are rewarding when one can check off a task successfully completed, and so it is with chores pertaining to space launchers....   Full Story


December 13, 2011
U.S.A.F. + Lockheed Martin... Handling The Extremes (Satellite)
[SatNews] Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the....   Full Story


December 12, 2011
Japan... Sent Off To Gather Intelligence (Launch)
[SatNews] Japan launched an H-2A rocket carrying....   Full Story


December 9, 2011
SatCom Africa Consolidates Four Shows In One
[SatNews] Four shows in one, is a positive way of getting the most for your money...   Full Story


December 7, 2011
Thales Communications... JITC Justification (Comms)
[SatNews] Thales Communications, Inc., announces that its AN/PRC-148 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Enhanced Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (MBITR), or JEM....   Full Story

Rockwell Collins... DAGR Deliveries (GPS)
[SatNews] The Rockwell Collins Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR)....   Full Story

December 7, 1941...A Date Which Will Live In Infamy
Pearl Harbor Day in the United States...   Full Story


December 6, 2011
Milsatcom Middle East... Two-Day Conference In Abu Dhabi (Event)
[SatNews] Milsatcom Middle East is a two day conference developed specifically to meet....   Full Story

SMi's MilSpace 2012 Discusses Alternative Solutions
[SatNews] Vienna, Austria will be bustling with key industry players.   Full Story


December 5, 2011
Newtec's Free Webinar... How Much Growth And How Much $?
[SatNews] Prognostications are always tricky, and anticipating growth in data is no exception. Pass the crystal ball or else...   Full Story

Canada... Maybe, And Then Again, Maybe Not... (Satellite)
[SatNews] Lee Berthiaume of The Vancouver Sun posted the following story on December 2nd...   Full Story

sIRG First Runs Interference And Now Tackles IDs
[SatNews] The organization that was founded to eliminate interference of satellite traffic now has taken another step...   Full Story

DISA Gives Nod To iGT...There's A New Evolution (WGS)
[SatNews] DISA tested their technology, then passed it, now they're in the context of emerging services...   Full Story


December 1, 2011
308 Systems... Blocked Signal Bustout (SATCOM)
[SatNews] On Nov 3rd , the Arizona Vigilant Guard exercise involved approximately 250 government agencies and 8,000 participants...   Full Story

Harris Corporation... Armed With Communications (SATCOM)
[SatNews] This Company has received $5.6 million in orders...   Full Story

Boeing... A Mod For TDRS (Satellites)
[SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a $289 million contract modification...   Full Story


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