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January 31, 2019
Iran Vows to Send Man Into Space Within Five Years ... Tehran Space Program Could be Cover for Nuclear-Capable ICBMs
Secretary Mike Pompeo in response to Washington Free Beacon questions said their space program provides Iran with critical know-how about ICBMs.
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January 29, 2019
On the CABSAT Show Floor: ViaLite Heading into Their Third Year
This year, along with exhibiting ViaLiteHD RF over fiber links for teleports and outdoor broadcast etc ... to launch a number of exciting new products
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January 27, 2019
DARPA Prototype Reflectarray Antenna Offers High Performance in a Small Package
The antenna, made of a tissue-thin Kapton membrane, packs tightly for stowage during launch and then will deploy to its full size of 2.25 meters in...
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January 25, 2019
Turkey Plans to Launch a Defense Satellite
launch project is being developed by the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries of Turkey with support of the Turkish defense industry company Aselsan.
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January 24, 2019
ISRO's Polar Rocket's Successful Launch for Military and Students' Payload as Co-Passenger
Microsat-R, an imaging satellite, is meant for military purposes, but the ISRO did not give any details about it.
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January 23, 2019
U.S. Air Force Awards Comtech Telecommunications $1 Million Order for Latest L-Band Satellite Modem Board
complies with the widest range of U.S. Government and commercial standards, and is compatible with the largest number of satellite modems in the industry.
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January 21, 2019
Russia Mulling Sovereign's Eye Satellite Network to Watch 'Any Process on Earth'
"We are now proposing a project called 'Sovereign's Eye', which would allow us to see the dynamics of any changes on Earth,"
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Defense Intelligence Agency Releases Report on China Military Power ... Most Modern Weapon Systems
“China and Russia have the largest remote sensing satellite fleets outside the US. Additionally, the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Russian ...
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January 20, 2019
Statement from ULA as they Launch the National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-71 'Spy Satellite'
“Congratulations to our team and mission partners for successfully delivering this critical asset to support national security missions.”
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January 19, 2019
DIA Examines China's Core Capabilities in Their China Military Power Report
This DIA’s series of Military Power reports provides details of China’s defense and military goals, strategy, plans, and intentions. It examines ...
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Market and Technology Forecast to 2027 Reveals Evolution of Global Military Comms
The communications have evolved from runners to SATCOM which has eased the transfer of information to a faster and more reliable form...
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James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies' Final Report Veil of Secrecy About Uranium Production
the technologies and tools used to detect and evaluate uranium production, which is "the secretive first step toward a nuclear fuel cycle capability."
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Spectra Group Invited to the U.S. Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments Event with SlingShot
Spectra Group is an international specialist provider of secure voice, data and satellite communications systems, specifically optimized for use in...
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January 16, 2019
UPDATE: Iran's Controversial Attempt to Launch a Satellite Ends Up a Moot Point as Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit
The U.S. and its allies allege the same satellite-launching technology could be used to develop long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
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January 15, 2019
Swedish National Defense Agency Issues a Warning Regarding a Chinese Ground Station
The Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), under the Swedish Ministry of Defence, on Sunday told broadcaster SVT that the nominally civilian...
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January 14, 2019
Airbus Has the Winning Hand for Blackjack Program ... DARPA's Selection to Develop Small Constellation Satellite Bus
Constellations of inexpensive satellites permit wide scale disaggregated architectures enhancing survivability across many different mission areas.
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MUOS Comms Upgrades Contract from U.S.M.C. to Harris Corporation
Harris has continued to invest in the development and deployment of MUOS and other advanced waveforms to add capability to the widely deployed ...
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January 13, 2019
GPS III Constellation Modernization Follow-On Contract Received by Lockheed Martin
Under the GCS II contract, the continued upgrade of the GPS Architecture Evolution Plan Operational Control Segment (AEP OCS) will allow GPS’...
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January 11, 2019
Iran Says Its Rockets will Send Two Satellites into Orbit, Despite U.S. Concerns
Iran’s plans for sending satellites into orbit defies a resolution that Iran takes no action related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.
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January 10, 2019
Leadership Changes at Roccor and Solid Power ...Two Startups Have Taken Off and are Thriving
“Both companies have been wildly successful, experiencing considerable growth within their markets over the past one to two years.”
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January 9, 2019
GetSAT's MilliSAT Terminals to Support C4ISR for U.S. Government
GetSAT's portable MilliSAT L/M terminals will be deployed to support Satellite-On-The-Move (SOTM) for land-based vehicles and maritime...
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China Reports Giant Laser Weapons that Could Cripple U.S. Satellites and Blind Their Fleet if a World War III
Multiple Pentagon and intelligence reports warn about the potential of these weapons, and according to some sources, they are already here.
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Hughes Receives SPAWAR Contract for Two Hundred Satellite Terminals
The order outfits SSC Atlantic with the world’s smallest and lightest High Data Rate (HDR) terminal, enabling mission-critical military communications ...
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Network Services to be Supplied by UltiSat for $23 Million to a Major Defense Contractor
During the term of the contract, UltiSat will provide fully managed internet, VoIP and business application services at Forward Operating Base (FOB)...
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Forrester Reports: Entertainment to be Afforded to UK Armed Forces via SES Satellites
The armed forces use British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) as their source of entertainment and the new deal with SES will enable BFBS to...
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January 8, 2019
Envistacom Selected by U.S. Army to Deploy the Company's Tactical Communications Solutions
The Envistacom Phoenix satellite terminal provides Expeditionary Signal Battalions (ESBs) with high-capacity, tactical, satellite communication to...
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Parsons Acquires OGSystems ... it's a PeARL of a Deal
OGSystems’ customers include the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, and Special Operations Command...
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RigNet Names a Retired Admiral as New Senior V.P. of Government Services
After retiring from the Navy, he was named Chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
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IMT Vislink's $900,000 Contract from the U.S. Air Force will Supply Airborne Video Downlink, Transmit and Receive Systems
transmit and receive systems, ground-based units to display real-time video imagery from aerial assets, related component and accessories, and training ...
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Horizon Technologies Takes FlyingFish™ Airborne, Includes a Contract
Horizon Technologies’ FlyingFish™ became one of the key sensors in drastically reducing East African piracy.
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January 7, 2019
WW3 Warning: Chinese Military Strategist Reveals ‘Achilles Heel’ of U.S. Defense
The military strategist for the People’s Liberation Army claims that satellites are Donald Trump’s biggest asset but also his biggest weakness.
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U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Signs on with Hughes to Supply BGAN Satellite Terminals
the order outfits SSC Atlantic with the world’s smallest and lightest High Data Rate terminal, for mobile and easy to deploy military communications
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January 6, 2019
Latest News, ULA and NRO Scrub Saturday's Launch ... No New Date Given
“we understand that this is a high-priority mission for the nation’s warfighters and we take our commitment to safety and mission assurance seriously.”
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Iranian Commander States They Have Radars to Monitor Satellites in LEO
“Today, we have achieved world’s modern technology by relying on domestic capabilities despite economic, scientific and technical boycott.”
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General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Gains U.S.A.F. SMC HoPS Mission Contract
Under the Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, GA-EMS will launch a 110 kg. Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite and integrate the...
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U.S. Warns Iran Against Satellite Launches ... Says Could Advance Missile Technology
“The United States will not stand by and watch the Iranian regime’s destructive policies place international stability and security at risk,”
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Lockheed Martin's $53 Million Contract from Department of Defense for Several Satellite Services
for engineering, development and sustainment services supporting the Air Force Multi-Mission Satellite Operation Center.
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January 2, 2019
Kratos Selected for Multi Projects ... Total $65 Million Attributed to a Technology Renaissance
Kratos products support more than 85 percent of United States space missions, and are used by more than 75 percent of global satellite operators.
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U.S. SATCOM Services Are Unsecured ... Military Vulnerable As Well
The central piece of the cyber security upgrade is anti-jam communications software — called the Protected Tactical Waveform
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January 1, 2019
DISA Awards a $23 Million SATCOM Service Contract Mod to Artel LLC
Performance directly supports the U.S. Air Force's Central Command area of responsibility for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms...
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