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March 29, 2016
Gilat In The Sky With Diamonds... Provides Broadband Connectivity To Diamond Aircraft
The long-range, twin-engine aircraft was designed for homeland security ISR missions.
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Harris' $11 Million Order... Send In The Birds... Falcon III® Tactical Radios To Africa
...an $11 million order from an African nation to supply its Falcon III® multiband, multimission radios as part of an ongoing modernization effort.
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Construction Of The USAF Space Fence Is Underway By Lockheed Martin + Team @ Kwajalein Atoll
The event marks the official start of construction for the S-band ground-based radar system.
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March 28, 2016
ULA Delays Launch Of MUOS-5
The delay will allow additional time to review the data and to confirm readiness for the MUOS-5 mission.
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DataPath® In... India ... Expands International Operations
DataPath has long served customers in the Indian broadcast market and will now also focus on the defense sector.
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Comtech Xicom Technology... So Hot It's Cool... Liquid Cooled HPA Products Simplify Hubs + Reduce Maintenance
...there will be demonstrations showcasing the new SuperCool technology that integrates customized baseplate cooling channels and plug-n-play, drip-free connectors to ensure no leakage or mess on electronics or in hub.
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March 24, 2016
Here's A Commander That Provides Broadband Access In Military Mission-Critical Operations...Thuraya's IP Commander
..."IP Commander is the only MIL-SPEC vehicular terminal capable of achieving streaming IP speeds of up to 384kbps as well as user-definable asymmetric streaming functionality.”
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Flying The RPA Mission
The pilot, sensor operator, and mission intelligence coordinator step into the control station to prepare for flight, but they’re not alone; they are joined by other Airmen, each in their respective locations.
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China's Tiangong-1's Days Are Terminated
The functions of the space laboratory and target orbiter have been disabled after an extended service period of about 2-1/2 years.
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Leadership Changes Announced For The US Army Space + Missile Defense Command
The changes, announced on March 7, include restructuring the USASMDC/ARSTRAT Future Warfare Center's Capability Development and Integration Directorate.
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Time To Say Farewell Two GPS Satellites
To reduce risk to the GPS constellation from underperforming satellites, and to make room for satellites with increased capability, older satellites are moved into a disposal orbit at end of life.
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March 22, 2016
Globecomm To Provide Best-In-Class IPTV System To Deployed US Government Personnel
Deployed personnel can have the option of viewing over 100 channels of network TV, sports, news, premium channels and video-on-demand selections.
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March 21, 2016
Orbital ATK's Footprint Just Got 60,000 Square Feet Larger In Arizona
The project will create a projected 155 full-time, high-wage jobs over a five-year period.
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March 16, 2016
Silent Falcon™ UAS Technologies' Rolls Out New Logo
“We have made tremendous advances in the Silent Falcon™ Unmanned Aircraft System and significantly upgraded its capabilities."
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March 15, 2016
Russian Satellite Resurs-P's Solar Panel Only Partially Unfolds
After its delivery into orbit, an incomplete unfolding of one of the spacecraft’s solar panels was registered.
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March 14, 2016
Enhanced Tactical Comms For British Armed Forces To Be Supplied By General Dynamics United Kingdom
The BCIP5.6 contract will allow for the Bowman tactical communications equipment currently used by the UK military to receive a series of enhancements and upgrades.
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Satellite Industry Association Awards The 2016 Leadership In Government Award To...
“His leadership was instrumental to improved coordination, communication, safety and security for the DoD and the commercial space community, notably within the Commercial Integration Cell of the JSpOC."
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March 11, 2016
UAV Ops To Gain Ku- Bandwidth Via A New Task Order For UltiSat
UltiSat will support GH Ku-band Earth terminals and Tri-band Tactical Field Terminals (TTFT) located at Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan as well as a GH UAV based at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam.
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Terminals For Spain's Military SATCOM System Will Be Provided By Indra
SECOMSAT network systems are used by Ministry of Defense bodies, all three armies and Spain's military emergencies unit (UME).
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March 10, 2016
Intelsat General's Encore ...CENTCOM Awards Second Contract = Mideast Military Operations + A Heroic Dog
“This capacity will provide the US military’s deployed command and control nodes with robust reliable communications in remote locations...”
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Second CENTCOM Contract Awarded To Intelsat General
The one-year contract calls for 288 MHz of Ku-band service to support U.S. military operations in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR).
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March 9, 2016
The German Military SATCOM System Will Be Operated By Airbus Defence & Space For The Next Seven Years
Airbus Defence and Space has been operating the SATCOMBw system since 2006.
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MUOS-5 By Lockheed Martin Has Been Delivered To Cape Canaveral AFS For A May Launch
The spacecraft will be the third MUOS satellite launched in a 16-month span, a cadence that demonstrates the production line concept put into place for the delivery of this five-satellite build.
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March 8, 2016
iDirect Government's New Defense Remotes + Line Cards Offer Increased Performance + Functionality
The entire series of remotes is capable of nearly double the in-route Msps of its predecessor the 8-Series and with almost 10 times the packets per second capability.
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Automatic Beam Switching For UAS Demo'd On Intelsat EpicNG
This software upgrade was funded and developed through a partnership between Intelsat General and L-3 CS-West to ensure that the existing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) platforms can take advantage of the 3x–4x throughput improvement that Intelsat EpicNG enables.
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Advantech Brings A Show To The Show... A Lineup Of Products + Talent
Revolutionizing Second Generation GaN Technology, presented by Cristi Damian, VP Business Development at Advantech Wireless.
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March 7, 2016
French Navy Vessels To Be Connected To Comcept SATCOM System By Airbus Defence and Space
Comcept is an ‘all IP’ (Internet Protocol) technology broadband satellite communication network whose initial operational capability was brought into service in the French Armed Forces in 2015.
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March 4, 2016
Mission Microwave Technologies' Mighty Compact 200W Ku-Band Block Upconverters = Perfect For Small Portable Terminals
The unit measures only 15.25” x 7” x 7” and weighs only 18 lbs., representing a 50 percent reduction over competing units.
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Data Path Acquires US Government Client For Inmarsat's GX Service
Many of DataPath’s terminals are also Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) certified enabling dual compatibility with both Inmarsat GX and military satellites from the same equipment kit.
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March 3, 2016
APAC Naval SATCOM Support From ORBIT Communication Systems
Since 2010, ORBIT has successfully supplied more than 150 maritime SatCom 1.15 meter and 2.2 meter terminals to this Asian Navy.
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March 2, 2016
Manpacking Maneuvers By Harris For The US Army
The US Army selected the Harris AN/PRC-158 multichannel radio for both dismounted and mounted manpack configurations.
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March 1, 2016
Rocket Propulsion Systems Contracts Awarded By USAF's Space and Missile Systems Center
The OTA awards are part of a comprehensive Air Force plan to transition off the Russian-supplied RD-180 propulsion system.
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Satellite Industry Association Appoints New Senior Director Of Policy... She Was In Royal Canadian Air Force
In this role, Ms. Weeden will support SIA’s work on government services, regulatory, legislative, defense, export-control and trade issues of critical importance to the association’s membership.
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