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November 26, 2019
WGS-10 Accepted by U.S. Space Command into Operational Constellation
Following handover, Space and Missile Systems Center’s WGS program office, in collaboration with the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, completed...
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Mystery Military Satellite Launch by Russia
Now on-orbit, the "item" is alleged to be packed with optical ISR components and what is termed an "inspection" device, all bundled together ...
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November 25, 2019
E3/Sentinel Easing into EASF for COMSATCOM
During this five-year, firmed-fixed (FFP) Task Order, E3/Sentinel will support a range of support services for AFCSCO and help transform Commercial ...
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Vandenberg AFB to Become a Spaceport of the Future?
Stevens, who has worked at the base since the 1980s, spoke about Vandenberg’s vision as a “spaceport of the future” during the...
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November 24, 2019
European Special Ops Forces Obtain COTM Services from NIC4 and Get SAT
Innovation to enhance secure, on-the-move communications is coming in smaller packages, leading to the opening of more markets for...
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In Support of DoD SATCOM Services, $9+ Million Award to Iridium
Work will be performed in McLean, Virginia (50%); and Tempe, Arizona (50%), and is expected to be complete in November of 2021...
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USSOCOM Confers $390 Million Contract to L3Harris for Falcons
The order is part of a $390 million IDIQ contract awarded by USSOCOM in 2015 under the Next Generation Tactical Communications (NGTC) program...
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November 23, 2019
USAF GGSS $39+ Million Contract Assigned to Kratos RT Logic
The company is contracted to provide 24 hours/7 days per week, 365 days per year services in C- (4 – 8 GHz) and Ku- (12 – 18 GHz) bands for all...
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November 20, 2019
Peraton Receives U.S. Army Ground Terminal Contract
As the prime contractor, developer, systems engineer, and integrator for the self-contained, transportable Satellite Ground Terminal Prototype system...
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Pit Boss to Manage Blackjack
The Blackjack constellation will operate in LEO and will network sensors together with the goal of providing global coverage for many applications...
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November 19, 2019
U.S. Navy's Successful Comms Tests of Intellian’s Antenna and Telesat Ka-band Satellites
addition to superior capacity, speed, security, resiliency, and low latency of the Telesat system, the Navy can achieve additional economies of scale
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November 18, 2019
Billions from USAF's SMC for Lockheed Martin
This contract provides for operations, sustainment and enhancement activities to support the USAF's Advanced Extremely High Frequency...
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Mission Assurance Summit and Keeping Ahead of Emerging Threats
The focus of mission assurance must shift from systems to warfighters. What matters most is if the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines in the field can ...
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Largest USAF Space Operator Class Underway
The course started November 5 and is expected to send Airmen to the 2nd Space Operations Squadron and the 4th SOPS upon graduation on...
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USAF Cyberspace Capabilities Center Created
The center, or CCC, absorbed the Air Force Network Integration Center, Air Combat Command’s Cyberspace Support Squadron and the 38th...
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Aerospace Increases R&D in Huntsville by 20 Percent
Aerospace employs 50 of the nation’s leading engineers, scientists...and generating a regional annual economic impact of more than $20 million.
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November 15, 2019
U.S. Air Force Contracts with Roccor ... Antennas for Space Mission
the antenna will fly on a mission “intended to enhance warfighters’ situational awareness by extending the range of Link 16 tactical communications ..."
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Sorry, rocket fans — Vandenberg won’t launch an Argentine satellite next year. Here’s why
The popular story is that the United States avoids launching polar orbits from Florida after debris from a failed 1960 Thor rocket fell on Cuba, killing a cow.
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DOD Looks to Increase Cybersecurity from Commercial Satellite Providers
The move comes amid growing concerns that US adversaries could use online attacks to blind or cripple commercial satellites on which the US military increasingly relies.
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November 13, 2019
China's Two Launches Total Eight
The KZ-1A lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert ... and China also launched five new remote-sensing satellites ...
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SCOTTY and Thuraya Demo Thuraya's Aero in Dubai
Aero service is available within Thuraya’s satellite footprint, of more than 160 countries across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia regions.
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November 12, 2019
ATLAS and Aevum Partner for USAF's ASLON-45 LEO Mission
The partnership expands on the existing collaboration between the companies with the $4.9 million ASLON-45 mission, which will provide LEO...
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Safety First ... Aerojet Rocketdyne Engines' Successful Starliner Pad Abort Test
Aerojet Rocketdyne launch abort engines ... can go from dormant to delivering a combined 181,000 pounds of thrust in just one-quarter of a second.
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November 11, 2019
Veterans Day, Lest We Forget...
Veterans Day, lest we forget...
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Viasat's Multi-Mission Terminal Begins Certification for the UK MoD's Skynet SATCOM X-Band System
Viasat’s MMT, being a tri-band, multi-network software-defined solution, delivers high-quality IP-based voice, video and data networking across ...
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November 10, 2019
Kratos Microwave Electronics Division's $15 Million in C5 Related Orders
Work under these recent orders will be performed in secure Kratos production facilities. Due to competitive, customer related and other...
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November 7, 2019
Metis Salutes a Rich Resource ... Enlists Veterans and Garners Multiple Awards
are so grateful to the men and women who have served our country in the military and feel fortunate to benefit from the discipline, courage and skills
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Paradigm and 4K Solutions to Deliver COTM Satellite Solutions to U.S. Army Direct Action Units
The discreet, low-profile MANTA met the unit’s specific requirements for a fully integrated system due to space restrictions on-board the vehicles. The...
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NSR Releases Their Government and Military Satellite Communication Analysis and Report
As HTS-based services start to really take-off in the market, retail revenues are up $600M from 2017, to over $5.6 billion. Driven by strong growth for ...
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The Panther II VSAT from Harris Obtains Inmarsat GX Category 1 Type Approval
The Panther II VSAT is fielded world-wide by customers who operate them over the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) constellation. The Inmarsat GX...
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Australia's Department of Defence Awards CyberOps Smallsat Security Development Contract
The contract with CyberOps aims to improve Australia’s growing sovereign space industry by increasing the security and resilience of the nation's military space systems...
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The Newest Space ISAC Founding Member is... Lockheed Martin
The Space ISAC is the only space-dedicated ISAC and is made possible through the investment by its board and founding members. Lockheed Martin...
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November 5, 2019
Horizon Technologies at Airborne ISR Conference Talk Trends ... SIGINT Platforms, FlyingFish™ and More
Beckner gave a presentation on trends in Sat Phone SIGINT for ISR and emphasized how airborne and ground-based strategic SIGINT platforms...
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UPDATED: U.S. Air Force Space Pitch Day in San Francisco is Quite the Success
This two-day event will feature keynotes, expert panels, innovative startup pitches, an expo floor of more than 60 booths and the potential for the...
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November 4, 2019
The Essentials, a First ... USGIF's Pilot Entry-Level Geospatial Intelligence Certification
Of the 90 students who participated in the pilot exam, 57 passed, yielding a promising success rate of 63 percent.
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UPDATE: Aerospace Corporation's Rogue CubeSats Successfully Delivered by Cygnus Spacecraft to ISS for SMC
Lift-off occurred at 9:59 a.m. ET from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia. The Cygnus capsule will mate with the...
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The 2019 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award Won by the USAF's SMC
The Packard Award recognizes Department of Defense (DoD) organizations for innovation and best acquisition practices. SMC’s Launch...
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November 3, 2019
GPS Spatial Temporal Anti-Jam Receiver Contract to Lockheed Martin for F-35 Integration
The GSTAR system will replace the current Antenna Electronics Unit (AEU) and will provide enhanced capabilities including the next-generation...
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U.S. Government Accountability Office Has Recommendations for USAF Space Command and Control
Early prototype work on the program's software began in 2016. As of mid-2019, the program had delivered some initial capabilities; however, the...
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The Next Giant Space Leaps — Experts Share Industry Advancements at IAC 2019
The 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2019, Washington, DC) landed on U.S. soil for the first time in 17 years...
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