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January 31, 2014
Bye Aerospace + BoldIQ—Factoring In The Performance + The Costs (UAV | UAS)
[SatNews] Bye Aerospace, Inc. and BoldIQ, Inc. have concluded an extensive analysis that projects the long endurance Silent Guardian, a solar-electric hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), deployed with BoldIQ’s dynamic... Full Story

January 30, 2014
SMi—MilSpace Set For March In London (Event)
[SatNews] MilSpace 2014 will bring together senior military figures and leading experts in the field of space technology, global navigation... Full Story

C2SAT + IAI—Into Stabilization (SATCOM—Antenna)
[SatNews] C2SAT has signed a major contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the delivery of 1-meter... Full Story

McMurdo Group's Search... For Search + Rescue Technologies + More Proves A Real Life Saver

[SatNews] “Whether it is a beacon, satellite infrastructure or monitoring software, we will have a solution...” Full Story

Exelis—Iterative GPS OCX Integrations Concluded (Satellites)
[SatNews] Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has successfully completed several software upgrades for the new ... Full Story

January 29, 2014
SMi Group—Global MilSatCom Series Continues In Dubai (Event)
[SatNews] SMi Group returns to Dubai to host the 2nd annual MilSatCom Middle East & Africa event—this event builds on the success of the company’s... Full Story

Lockheed Martin—Bus Business + The Power (Satellite—GPS III SV-02)
[SatNews] The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) recently turned on power to the bus and... Full Story

January 28, 2014
Airbus Defense & Space—Making Good MUSIS Together (Ground Segment)
[SatNews] Space Systems of Airbus Defence and Space, number two worldwide in space technologies, has been selected by the French armament procurement agency DGA to build the user ground segment (UGS) of the... Full Story

January 27, 2014
USAF 45th Space Wing—A Major Assist For TDRS-L (Launch)
[SatNews] The 45th Space Wing provided flawless Eastern Range support for NASA's successful launch of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-L mission aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from... Full Story

DARPA...Effort To Eliminate Unwelcome Surprises In Space (Report)
[SatNews] “I think we’re in the middle of a self-inflicted surprise in some sense in space today...it’s one that is rendering us ineffective and putting us in a place [where] we simply cannot afford to be.” Full Story

January 26, 2014
AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2014 ...Information, Rules + Regulations From A New Perspective (Event)
[SatNews] Unmanned systems brings a whole new world of laws, opportunities and how to use the technology in a circumscribed manner, but who determines what that manner is?
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U.S. Navy + General Dynamics' C4 Systems... Hear More With C4 (SATCOM)
[SatNews] ..."expertise in delivering networks that securely and reliably connect military and government personnel with their commanders and others from virtually any location on the planet," Full Story

KRYTAR This Coupler Takes Small To A Whole New Place (Broadband Components)
[SatNews] measuring only 1.40 inches...with the standard SMA female connectors the coupler weighs just 1.0 ounces. Full Story

January 23, 2014
USAF Space & Missiles Systems Center (SM)—Adding Even More Life To GPS (Satellites)
[SatNews] Since October 2012, U.S. Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has been analyzing... Full Story

NSR's Forecast... Afghanistan's Drawdown Draws A Wildcard (Report)
[SatNews] In the mix is a potential wildcard to the demand outlook, which is the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) that permits... Full Story

Inmarsat Government—Xpressley For The U.S. Government (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Inmarsat Government has finalized its official agreement to be a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Inmarsat Global Xpress, serving... Full Story

Airbus Defence And Space Wins Contract For User Ground Segment Of MUSIS For French Defense (Defense Satellite)

[SatNews] The ground segment will allow programming commands to be sent to the satellites to receive, generate, distribute and store the images they acquire. Full Story

January 20, 2014
Department of Defense—R&D Being Eroded By Budget Cuts (Analysis | Reports)
[SatNews] The decline in research and development brought on by budget cuts is contributing to the erosion of the U.S. military's technological superiority at an alarming rate, the undersecretary... Full Story

Russia—Center Construction (Command + Control)
[SatNews] RIA Novosti is reporting the construction of a high-tech command and control center to oversee... Full Story

Harris...USSOCOM Takes It Like A Manpack...$18M For Falcon III® (SATCOM)
[SatNews] “This new network is opening up a world of new combat applications, such as collaborative chat, biometric enrollments, video conferencing and video ISR..." Full Story

January 17, 2014
U.S.A.F.—4th Space Control Squadron Heading To Colorado...
[SatNews] The Secretary of the Air Force has announced that the 4th Space Control Squadron, currently located at Holloman AFB, N.M., will collocate with... Full Story

Boeing—Negating Spacecraft Loss By 66 Percent (Satellites)
[SatNews] The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Space-Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system has helped the U.S. Air Force cut the danger of satellites being lost by... Full Story

January 16, 2014
C2SAT + Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)—Antennas En Route (SATCOM)
[SatNews] C2SAT, a supplier of stabilized VSAT antennas for the maritime market, has announced that the company received a... Full Story

NASA + DoD—Three Hushed Pushes (Launches)
[SatNews] On January 15th, early in the morning (4:09 a.m., EST), three Terrier-Orion rockets headed spacewards after their launch from... Full Story

Kratos...Specialized Electronic Products Garners A Special $15M Contract (Business)
[SatNews] "...the Company is also currently under contract and making significant internal research and development investments related to next generation jamming, missile, radar and electronic warfare systems." Full Story

January 15, 2014
U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal—UAS Kill Chain (UAV | UAS)
[SatNews] As the military use of unmanned aircraft systems has increased dramatically, including by entities that may pose a threat to the United States, scientists at ... Full Story

Northrop Grumman...It's MAGIC...Positions + Points Even In GPS-Denied Areas (Contract | GPS)
[SatNews] "We continue to refine our new positioning and geo-registration solution to offer greater situational awareness to warfighters, especially in GPS-denied situations." Full Story

January 14, 2014
USSTRATCOM + DND—Signing On For SSA Sharing (Satellites)
[SatNews] U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) has signed a new Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data sharing agreement with... Full Story

Rockwell Collins + NSA—Blessings Received For TacNet (Comms)
[SatNews] Rockwell Collins’ next generation TacNet Tactical Radio (TTR) has received final National Security Agency certification to Top Secret, clearing the way to bring essential... Full Story

Ball Aerospace + U.S.A.F.—The Controlling Factor (Satellite)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has taken operational control of a space test satellite built by... Full Story

Global Positioning System (GPS) Directorate—Celebrating 20 Years (Satellites)
SatNews] The Global Positioning System (GPS) Directorate celebrated the 20th Anniversary of achieving... Full Story

DARPA Keen To Recycle Old Satellites...Anyone Have Some Extra Recycle Bags? (Saving Satellites)
[SatNews] "With over 1,300 satellites launched to GEO since the 1960's, it estimated over $300 billion worth of hardware and approximately 20,000 kg of apertures are in the GEO belt today." Full Story

January 13, 2014
AGI + SMC—A Mod Move ( Imagery—SSA + C2)
[SatNews] Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) has been awarded a modification to its existing GSA delivery order contract from the U.S. Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC)/Space Superiority Systems Directorate (SY) to... Full Story

Boeing's Technology...Anti-Jam Preserves Military Signal To WGS-6 Satellite (SATCOM)
[SatNews] “The two demonstrations show the technology is flexible and able to be quickly deployed at a much lower cost than building a new satellite.” Full Story

Harris Sells Falcon® Multiband Radios To A NATO Country...$21 Million Purchases Lots O' Birds (SATCOM)
[SatNews] The nation will provide special forces and Army soldiers with wideband networking capabilities, as well line-of-sight, ground-to-air and tactical satellite voice and data communications. Full Story

Lockheed Martin + U.S. Air Force... MUOS Testing Is Faster + 10X Better Transmission Throughput (Launch)
[SatNews] ...providing a 10-fold increase in transmission throughput over the current UHF satellite system. Full Story

January 12, 2014
DARPA—Easing The Access To Space (Experimental Spaceplane)
[SatNews] Commercial, civilian and military satellites provide crucial real-time information essential to providing strategic... Full Story

KVH Industries—Cutter Completion (SATCOM)
[SatNews] KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) has surpassed the 100-vessel mark in its 10-year contract to supply the next-generation... Full Story

January 9, 2014
ViaSat + Harris—Extended Range Ops Demos For Small Tactical Terminals (Comms)
[SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) and Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) have completed demonstrations of the upgraded Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR-24A in combination with the Harris high-band power amplifier for... Full Story

Comtech Systems—Brazilian SatNet Betterment (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) has announced that its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, Inc., has received a... Full Story

Kazakhstan Wants Permanent Presence At Baikonur + Russia Signs Ownership Over (Facility Ownership)
[SatNews] “Neither I nor any sane person in Kazakhstan wants Russia to leave Baikonur. Full Story

January 8, 2014
U.S.A.F.'s 45th Space Wing—Ensuring The Thaicom 6's Launch Success (Launch Support)
[SatNews] The Air Force's 45th Space Wing provided support to the successful launch of the... Full Story

January 5, 2014
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions—Droning, On + On + On... (UAV | UAS)
[SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced that its Advanced Drone and Targets Solutions (ADTS) Division recently received a $2.3 million... Full Story

January 2, 2014
Harris Corporation—What A Way To Start The New Year, With Three In A Row (Comms)
[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received $28 million in orders to supply Falcon tactical radios to a nation in Latin America, a $49 million order to provide a nation in the Middle East with integrated TacComms, and a $36 million order from a NATO country for Falcon II radios... Full Story

Raytheon's $138M Contract To Protect USAF's More Sensitive Information During Nuclear Missions
[SatNews] to develop a terminal that transmits emergency messages to aircrews during nuclear and non-nuclear missions. Full Story

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