Military Satellite News (September & October 2015)Visit
www.satnews.com/military for today's military satellite news
October 28, 2015
Keeping Track Of Sky Traffic... PrecisionHawk Works w/USDoT + FAA In Effort To Register UAVs
The task force brings together a diverse group... to develop an augmented registration process for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Full Story
The Next GPS IIF-11 Satellite Is Nearing Launch Date + GPS IIF-12 Awaits In The Wings
The GPS constellation provides precise positioning, navigation and timing services worldwide as a free service provided by the U.S. Air Force, seven days a week, 24-hours a day.
Full Story
October 27, 2015
Wolfspeed + Lockhead Martin Work To Make A Clean Sweep... Amp Up The Space Fence + Track 500,000 Objects
Space Fence will accurately track the estimated 500,000 objects—such as spent rocket boosters, stray hardware, and other debris—that are floating in the same space as the satellites and the ISS.
Full Story
ORBCOMM Attains A Goal = Morsviazsputnik Provides SkyWave IDP Service + Opens Russian Federation For Heavy Equipment OEM
SkyWave’s IDP service offers enhanced reliability and the ability to deliver up to 37 times more data than other satellite-based M2M services in the market.
Full Story
October 26, 2015
Ariane Flight VA227 Engages In Heavy Lifting...Begins Final Assembly To Install Arabsat-6B + GSAT-15
Designated Flight VA227, the upcoming mission is scheduled for a November 10 liftoff from the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone.
Full Story
Harris Loops Into U.S. Army Comms With Five Year Antenna Contract
“The HF full-loop antenna provides a combination of high bandwidth and signal efficiency that makes it ideal for on-the-move applications.”Chris Young, President, Harris Communication Systems.
Full Story
Communications & Power Industries Awarded $9.7M For Aegis Radar Systems
CPI Econco Division has previously provided rebuilt power grid devices for Aegis radar systems and has twice been awarded the U.S. Navy Aegis Excellence Award for Outstanding Performance on the program.
Full Story
October 23, 2015
AFCEA Offers An Expo Preview Of MILCOM 2015
A showcase of some of MILCOM 2015's innovations that will be on display...
Full Story
October 22, 2015
TCS SNAPs To It For The U.S. Army
TCS SNAP VSAT systems provide multimedia communications capabilities, which convey encrypted voice, video and data.
Full Story
L-3 Narda-MITEQ Gives The OK To Link Microtek ...Exclusive UK Rep For Product Range
The effect of the new agreement is to expand Link Microtek’s portfolio to encompass the rest of the MITEQ product range,
Full Story
NSR’s UAS Satcom & Imaging Markets, 2nd Edition... Analysis + Forecasts Of The Big + Little Ones
Building on a decade of data and analysis from NSR’s popular Government & Military as well Satellite-Based Earth Observation reports...
Full Story
October 20, 2015
ND SatCom's SKYWAN 5G To Be Incorporated Into RUAG Defence Comms Solution
This new solution connects all available technologies accessible today, including radio channels, TETRA, 3G/4G/LTE, WLAN, Line of Sight and now, satellite communication.
Full Story
Comtech's MTTS Tactical Troposcatter Solution...Despite Mountains...Provides High Bandwidth Datalink @ NATO Exercise
The troposcatter system was selected to create a non-satellite link between two locations, over a path that precluded the use of Line-of-Sight (LOS) communications due to blockage by an intermediate mountain.
Full Story
October 19, 2015
The 32nd Space Symposium Now Offers Significant Discounts For Event Registration Prior To January 22, 2016
The 32nd Space Symposium will be held April 11-14, 2016, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado., USA.
Full Story
Thales' Watchkeeper UAS Melds Flight Mission Within Civil Airspace, A First
Using Watchkeeper, this aviation first will help develop the necessary operational and regulatory conditions to support a growing need for unmanned aircraft system to be used in commercial, search and rescue, homeland security tasks, critical infrastructure and border protection.
Full Story
Test Solutions + Design Will Be The Focus Of Keysight Technologies' Presence @ MILCOM 2015
MILCOM 2015 is being held at the Tampa Convention Center.
Full Story
TeleCommunication Systems SNAPS To Attention w/U.S. Army's $91 Million Order For SNAP VSAT Systems
“DoD needed an experienced and capable systems integrator for sustainment of SNAP VSAT terminals..."
Full Story
France Uses A Sword To Fight A Flood... Major Training Exercise Uses MASA's SWORD
An estimated 500 representatives from 15 French companies took part in a two-day training exercise based on the occurrence of two weeks' of major flooding in the streets of Paris.
Full Story
October 17, 2015
Space + Missile Systems Center's New Directorate Brings Together Launch Systems Directorate + Rocket Systems Launch Program
The new directorate's mission is to be the "guardian of assured access: launching when and where the nation needs it."
Full Story
U.S.A.F. Awards NROL-47 + SBIRS GEO-4 Missions Launch Services To United Launch Alliance
The launch service contracts include launch vehicle production, mission integration and launch operations for the NROL-47 and SBIRS GEO-4 missions, which are both scheduled to launch in FY 2018.
Full Story
Military Sea-Borne Comms To Be Positively Influenced By Norsat International
Due to ARSTRAT’s WGS certification timing requirements, Norsat expects to begin delivery on the MarineLink terminals in Q4 2016.
Full Story
October 15, 2015
Harris Tunes In + Provides $10 Million Worth Of Wideband Tactical Radios For Southeast Asia Nation
Another purchase of a line of products that delivers turnkey, end-to-end solutions.
Full Story
Northrop Grumman Makes Structural Changes, Building A Stronger Foundation... Shifts In Leadership
"These changes align more closely with the evolving missions of our customers in the global security markets we serve."
Full Story
October 14, 2015
Hughes To Support Florida Air Nat'l Guard With B'band Net
Hughes will provide proven products and services from the HughesON suite and install Wi-Fi access points and the broadband circuit and more...
Full Story
TeleCommunication Systems' Major Contract $223.4 Million From U.S. Army... VSAT Equipment + Support Will Be A Group Effort
The order has a total value of $223.4 million, if all options are exercised through September 2020.
Full Story
October 13, 2015
Harris Radios + Battle Management Systems Making Their Way To Southeast Asian Nation
The radio systems will provide secure voice and data between fixed and tactical command posts and forward-deployed units.
Full Story
NSSLGlobal Provides British Royal Navy + Royal Fleet Auxiliary w/WiFi... Enables BYOD Access
for the first time allow crew to use their personal devices to connect with friends and family through Internet services and applications.
Full Story
October 12, 2015
Advantech Wireless' Latin America Military Client Engages In Multi-Million-Dollar Purchase Of 1.2-meter Engage™ Class VSAT
the award-winning Adaptive Satellite Access Technology (A-SAT-IITM) allows the same modem to operate in 3 different access wave forms and achieve the most efficient bandwidth utilization possible.
Full Story
Aerojet Rocketdyne Subsystems Critical Design Review Passes Muster = Depends On Safety Of Astronauts In Deep Space
These two major subsystems that Aerojet Rocketdyne is building for Lockheed Martin and NASA are critical for ensuring astronaut safety and mission success.
Full Story
Intelsat's Satellites Sit Between A Rock + A Hard Place As Russian Military Satellites Are A Bit Too Cozy
The Russian satellite was manipulated so that at times it was as close as 6.2 miles or 10 kilometers to the Intelsat's sats.
Full Story
Global MilSatCom 2015 In London... Limited Places Remaining For A Gathering Of The Specialists
With a presence of over 400 of the industry’s senior military figures and leading satcom providers, this exclusive event is guaranteed to sell out.
Full Story
McMurdo To The Rescue ...Selected By EC For Next Gen S+R Distress Beacons Contract Valued @ €2.4 million
...will be used to create several innovative aviation, maritime and outdoor search and rescue products that are based on proven satellite-based distress beacon technology.
Full Story
October 9, 2015
Mobil Satellite Technologies Enables Upgrade To Robust Sat Broadband Service + Continue Using Ku-Band Equipment
The Mobil Satellite Technologies satellite network has been configured to support this new service with 1.2 meter antennas with only an 8 Watt BUC
Full Story
Ongoing Support For Government Communications Demo'd By Inmarsat During Pacific Endeavor Exercise
The event was co-hosted by U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) and the Armed Forces of The Philippines (AFP) J6 and took place in Manila, Philippines.
Full Story
October 8, 2015
The First Two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) Are Declared Operational By U.S.A.F.
"We're extremely honored to declare IOC for the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program," said Lt. Col. Casey Beard, Commander, 1 SOPS.
Full Story
October 7, 2015
NRL's Ionosphere Experiment Launches Sounding Rocket For Dusty Plasma Investigations
The Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program sponsored the launch and payload integration for the NRL CARE II mission.
Full Story
October 6, 2015
Transas...Something Fishy? ECDIS On Board 20 Vessels Monitors Indonesia's Marine Resources + Fisheries
"...ECDIS will help us to better monitor the Indonesian waters and support prevention of illegal fishing which is one of key issues for the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries.”
Full Story
October 5, 2015
ULA Launches Morelos-3 = 100th Successful ULA One-At-A-Time Mission
The Morelos-3 launch was accelerated to an earlier position on the Atlas launch manifest.
Full Story
Supporting ULA's Morelos-3 Launch—The U.S.A.F.'s 45th Space Wing
Eastern Range assets are based on dependable designs and technology and are arrayed in a highly efficient architecture designed to ensure safety of the launch environment and the public at large.
Full Story
For Mobile Military Apps, Advantech Wireless Presents A 50 Watt X-Band GaN SSPB/BUC
"The new 50W BUC will allow higher output power, and higher data rates for mission critical, bandwidth hungry operations in challenging mobile military environment."—Cristi Damian, V.P., Business Development, Advantech Wireless.
Full Story
NSR’s M2M + IoT via Satellite Expands ... Is There A Game Change About To Take Place?
The report expands on previous editions with more granular forecasts than ever before, with the much requested breakout of the dominant Transportation sector.
Full Story
WORK Microwave Appoints New CEO... He'll Jointly Drive The Company's Strategy + Sales
... concentrating on driving the company’s strategy while broadening the company’s customer reach and sales revenue.
Full Story
October 1, 2015
RFP From USAF For GPS III Push Offs
The Air Force will award a firm-fixed price contract that will provide the government with a total launch solution for the GPS III satellite.
Full Story
MDA Sees Better At Sea... Improves Ocean Applications Imaging Modes For RADARSAT-2
The Ship Detection mode is ideal for applications such as monitoring illegal fishing and sovereignty protection.
Full Story
Return To Top
