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March 26, 2015
Harris Receives $25M... Flies In Falcon III® For NATO Nation
Supplying armed forces with manpack and handheld radios for battlefield communications, enables secure communications interoperability
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Sequestration Remains A Serious Threat... And Space Is No Longer A Sanctuary...
"Space "is a global good and has been a driver for economic growth, environmental monitoring, verification of treaties and an enabler for everyday citizens at home and abroad."—Douglas L. Loverro, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.
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Space Tech Conference 2015 Faces Challenges + Opportunities
How are missions changing in a budget-restricted environment? Which technologies will meet future space access and exploration requirements?
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March 25, 2015
Launch Successful...ULA's Delta IV On The Way To Deliver U.S.A.F.'s GPS IIF-9 Satellite
Fog didn't dampen the spirits of those involved in a successful launch today of the GPS IIF-9 launch for the United States Air Force.
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Malibu Division of Communications & Power Industries Reaps The $2.5M Award For Supporting The Reaper®/Predator®
When it comes to the military theater, commanders who receive data and images in near real-time have a real chance of being one step ahead with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) information and making this possible is...
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U.S. Army's PRC-155 Manpacks Connect With General Dynamics DMRs In MUOS Test Lab
"This demonstrates the Navy's work, in collaboration with the Army, to deliver on the promise of the MUOS satellite communications to joint forces worldwide."—Chris Marzilli, President, General Dynamics Mission Systems.
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The Greatest Generations Foundation Receives Support From XCom Global
TGGF is the only non-profit organization devoted to helping veterans return to their battlefields and enabling closure of their war experiences while at the same time documenting these visits to educate youth about key war events and their relevance.
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Moog's Pogo Suppression Valves...Just One Of Many Items In The Successful Launch Of ULA's Delta IV Mission
The Boeing GPS IIF-9 satellite is equipped with Moog thruster valves, isolation valves and service valves that contribute to the satellite’s Attitude Control System (ACS).
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U.S. Air Force Is Elated w/Launch Of GPS IIF-9 From Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
"I'm elated with today's successful launch. The GPS constellation remains healthy, strong and robust, and, in over 20 years since initial operational capability, GPS has never failed to deliver on its global positioning, navigation, and timing commitments..."
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March 24, 2015
U.S. Navy's Third MUOS Satellite Successfully Deploys Harris Mesh Antennas
"This third on-orbit deployment again demonstrates how the unique design and flexibility of our mesh reflectors is meeting the needs of the MUOS satellite program."—Bill Gattle, V.P. + G.M., National Programs, Harris Government Communications Systems.
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March 23, 2015
An "Uh-Oh" For GPS IIF Satellites — Workaround In The Works by Air Force Space Command...
A close examination of archived GPS message data reveals that the message indexing error has gone unnoticed since 2013.
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Gilat's New SOTM Antenna Attracts Exelis Orders
"This new antenna brings even greater capability to GNOMAD and the Soldiers using this SOTM system in the battlefield."—Nick Bobay, President, Exelis Night Vision + Communications Solutions.
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March 20, 2015
A Contract With a $450 Potential Presented To Harris Corporation By DISA
"This program is a critical part of our national security infrastructure.” —Wayne Lucernoni, President, Harris IT Services.
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March 19, 2015
Gilat Supplies Exelis With Antennas...As Exelis Receives $7.6M For DoD To Keep 'Em On-The-Move
The system has previously supported deployed U.S. Army units and the Department of Homeland Security during critical domestic emergency response missions.
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March 18, 2015
United Launch Alliance...Testimony In House Of Representatives Reveals Savings + Successes w/Launches
“If the RD-180 is prematurely cut off before a new engine and vehicle is certified, there will be no other launch provider who can perform the full range of launch capabilities currently required under the law...”
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U.S.A.F. Space and Missile Center + Lockheed Martin Officials Shovel Dirt... For Space Fence Groundbreaking Ceremony
"The Air Force is pleased to partner with Lockheed Martin in providing a system that will transform how we view the space operational environment," said David Madden, SMC's executive director.
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March 16, 2015
Harris IT Services... Has A Great Work Out + Exercises Its Options To The Tune Of $13Million
Contractors will provide three months of operations, maintenance and logistics.... various communications, operations, software and related support services.
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Harris's Falcon® Flies To The Middle East To Command, Control, Communicate, Compute + Collect $47Million
“These systems provide this nation’s forces with critical real-time tactical information and enable seamless communications across the breadth of the entire brigade combat team.’’
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Airbus Defense and Space... Is A Whirlwind Of Products + Services @ Satellite 2015 Exhibition
Airbus Defense and Space is now leading the race for full electric propulsion for high powered telecommunication satellites with three satellite contracts in less than a year.
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Airbus Defence and Space...Relocating Skynet 5A To Serve Government Customers In Eastern Asia-Pacific + Australia
..."shows the depth of our commitment to our allies and partners in the region, including Malaysia, in humanitarian and peacekeeping operations."
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SES GS + O3b Satellite Demos For Government Customers...Fiber From The Sky Enables Applications To Run At Same Speeds Whether Rural Or City
...the U.S. Government will benefit from the high throughput and low latency O3b offers to support operations at national security flashpoints around the globe.
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March 12, 2015
U.S. Assists Ukraine... Flys In The Ravens, Radar, Radios + Humvees
Perhaps it's overdue, but at least the help is finally coming through. U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have voted to send non lethal military assistance to the Ukraine.
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France's DGA Compliments Airbus Defence And Space... You're On...Build Three CERES Satellites
...the system comprises three closely positioned satellites that are designed to detect and locate ground signals, along with ground control and user ground segments.
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March 11, 2015
UK Ministry Of Defence's Greatest Defense Is Airbus Defence + Space... Provides Worldwide Air + Ground Asset Tracking
ATS requires reliability across all of its components including the satellite airtime provided by Airbus Defence and Space to transmit GPS data from assets in the field.
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General Dynamics Making MUOS Upgrades For U.S. Army Manpacks
"General Dynamics Mission Systems provides what soldiers need to connect with the game-changing MUOS tactical communications system."—Chris Marzilli, President, General Dynamics Mission Systems.
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L-3 Communication Systems-West Gets The Nod For Nodes From Laser Light™ Communications For New Global Commercial Satellite System
...combines the power of satellites with the power of free space optics (“lasers”) to transmit data at rates 100 times faster than conventional radio frequency (RF) satellite systems.
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March 10, 2015
Vulcan From ETL Systems Bringing RF Signal Distribution Into A Defensive Position
This was a highly competitive bid and ETL was selected after providing a successful equipment demonstration at the agency’s facility.
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Kratos Announces $4.1 Million Contract From U.S. Navy For Electronic Attack Platform
These awards, from existing customers, are related to continuing production on a long term Electronic Attack (EA) airborne platform.
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March 9, 2015
Bits and Pieces Of DMSP-13 No Threat To ESA Missions
“The event is not considered major.”—Holger Krag of ESA’s Space Debris Office.
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Sicral-2 Joins THOR 7 In French Guiana For Arianespace Launch
On Ariane 5 Flight VA222, Sicral 2 is to be joined by THOR 7, a communications satellite for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc).
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From Hanscom AFB Emerges A New USAF Program To Offset Insider Cyber Attacks
"The MSA Lab is unique, and by design, highly specialized on the needs of a select classified community."—Paul Krueger, MSA chief engineer.
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WIN-T Increment 2 From General Dynamics Infuses Stryker Brigades
"Fielding WIN-T Increment 2 to Army Stryker Brigades closes the communications gap between fast moving SBCTs and 'boots on the ground' soldiers."—Chris Marzilli, President, General Dynamics Mission Systems.
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March 6, 2015
Full Situational Awareness With FMV Coming Soon With Inmarsat Government's LAISR Service
“LAISR is a game-changing SATCOM service for AISR,” said Susan Miller, president and CEO of Inmarsat Government."—Susan Miller, President & CEO, Inmarsat Government.
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March 4, 2015
Sicral 2 Safely Settled @ Guiana Space Center For Launch In April
Sicral 2 is one of the basic building blocks in Italian-French defense cooperation.
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March 2, 2015
U.S.A.F.'s New SBIRS Ground System Successfully Integrated
Under the Increment 2 system, all operational control will be consolidated under one primary Mission Control Station (MCS) with a single backup control station.
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U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft Regarding Appropriation Actions
"Unreliable funding jeopardizes aircraft, cutter and boat maintenance and operations."—Admiral Xukunft, U.S.C.G. Commandant.
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Keysight Technologies’ Flexible Signal-Creation Software Useful In Military Com + Satellites + Test of 5G
The new capabilities are useful in aerospace/defense applications such as military communications and satellites that often utilize custom or proprietary waveforms not directly supported by commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) test equipment.
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