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January 30, 2020
Virgin Orbit and ISI Develop Joint Rapid Response National Security Space Solution
As such, the emergence of a responsive space solution to rapidly deploy and populate small satellite constellations will enhance space resiliency, enabling deterrence.
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NIC4 to Provide National Guard Bureau with SATCOM Services
This contract gives the National Guard the ability to provide Commercial Satellite Communication (COMSATCOM) services to support the...
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January 29, 2020
Booz Allen Hamilton's $178 Million Contract to Modernize U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center's GPS
Booz Allen will provide a range of essential services, including system definition, requirements synchronization, capability improvement...
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Raytheon Modernizes Data Collection for USAF's Missile Warning System
To help with this mission, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services has developed a completely open framework — which the USAF calls the...
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GMV Will Install Control System for Space Norway’s Two Arctic-Deployed Satellites
...whereas ASBM satellites will be using their unique orbit to provide coverage in the Arctic, from 65 degrees Northwards, providing broadband for civil and military users in the Arctic.
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January 28, 2020
UK to Launch £5Billion Galileo Replacement as MoD Identifies EU 'Security Flaw'
“So if satellites suddenly failed to work, the impact on all our lives would be colossal.
“With falling costs and advancing technologies, we now see space as the extinction of Earth.
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January 27, 2020
India Unveils Anti-Satellite Missile
The new weapon was unveiled at a time when the United States, China, and other countries are competing to develop weapons to secure a military advantage in outer space.
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January 26, 2020
Global SATCOM Contract for $48 Million Awarded by DISA to Intelligent Waves
The contract — called Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) Global Logistical Services Management Contract (ELOG) — has a lifecycle value...
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Russia Delays Launch of Their Meridian-M Military Satellite
Three possible technical reasons were given for the delay... a failure in the Fregat booster, a failure in the carrier rocket or a failure in the operation of ...
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January 22, 2020
U.S. DoD Contractor Orders $2.9 Million for Comtech EF Data Satellite Modems
The DMD2050E Satellite Modem is designed to comply with the widest possible range of U.S. Government and commercial standards and is...
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U.S. Space Development Agency Soliciting Pitches for Surveillance Satellite Constellation Builds
The SDA is responsible for unifying and integrating next-generation space capabilities to deliver the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA), a...
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Japan to Form Its Own Space Force
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday Japan will form a space defense unit to protect itself from potential threats as rivals develop missiles and other technology ...
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January 21, 2020
Kratos Defense & Security to Work on U.S. Army Advanced Comms Systems
The GTACS II contract will provide an acquisition vehicle for Kratos’ broad array of communications technology, including satellite solutions for signal ...
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Maxar's SecureWatch GEOINT Platform Signed On to by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence
DGeo will leverage SecureWatch to enrich its geospatial foundation data holdings and derivative product portfolio that aid critical decision-making...
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PAE's Prime Position Wins Seat on $5.1 Billion Army Technology Contract
multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract vehicle to supply technology services and hardware support to develop a new tactical communication network for soldiers.
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January 20, 2020
Iran Says Getting Ready for Satellite Launch
Iranian officials did not acknowledge the mishap until satellite imagery showed the explosion, which officials blamed on a technical malfunction.
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Rocket Lab Gets their Ducks in a Row for National Reconnaissance Office's 'Birds of a Feather' Mission
has delivered 47 satellites to orbit on the Electron launch vehicle, enabling operations in space debris mitigation, Earth observation, ship and airplane tracking, and radio comm
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January 19, 2020
2nd Space Operations Squadron Sets SVN-74 Healthy and Active
...GPS III satellites have three times better accuracy and up to eight times improved anti-jamming capabilities than their predecessors, and a design life extending 25 percent ...
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USAF's 2nd Space Ops Sets Satellite Vehicle Number 74 as Healthy and Active
The GPS III vehicle family provides new capabilities vital to ensuring the fidelity of the constellation and signal in the contested, degraded and operationally limited environments.
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January 16, 2020
Pence Swears In First Chief of Space Operations at White House Event
"I was around when the President made that decision and I can tell you, he never hesitated. He knew right away there was no one more qualified or more prepared ..."
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January 15, 2020
Telesat's LEO Satellite Constellation, Ball Aerospace and General Dynamics Mission Systems Enlist Their Services for U.S. Air Force
A key priority for military planners is having access to a proliferated commercial LEO satellite system that can be far more robust and resilient in the event of attack versus ...
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Comtech EF Data's $4Million Satellite Modem Contract from U.S. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command
This latest delivery order, against the $59.0 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (“IDIQ”) contract, is for $4.0 million.
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January 14, 2020
Orbit Communication Systems Debuts Multi-Purpose Airborne Terminal
The compact Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT) 30WGX, featuring a 30 cm. (12-inch) antenna, will be able to deliver high-throughput wideband...
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Northrop Grumman to Rapidly Develop Open Architecture Radio for U.S. Air Force
... SPOC solution will provide the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center with an air-to-ground and air-to-air communications capability across four radio frequency waveforms ...
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How Would the Space Force Wage War?
" ... are unable to do that, which has prompted military officials to warn that China and Russia could easily shoot them down, jam their signals, or blind their cameras.”
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New Space Force Chief to be Sworn in Tuesday at White House
"The Space Force will help us deter aggression and control the ultimate high ground."
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January 13, 2020
Putin's “Satellite Killer” Broke Up In Space
... equipped to hit land- and sea-based targets with long-range precision weapons such as hypersonic missiles, possibly clearing the way for Navy vessels in the event of conflict.
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January 10, 2020
Frequency Electronics' Rubidium Atomic Clock Passes Muster Possibly for U.S.A.F.'s GPS IIIF Satellite
The Air Force’s GPS IIIF satellites will add new capabilities, technology and resiliency to the next-generation GPS III satellites currently in production and launching to help ...
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January 9, 2020
Is It Terminal? Mess Threatens DoD SATCOM Multi-Domain
DoD currently maintains 17,000 terminals with "approximately 135 different designs. Those terminals operate across diverse platforms such as ships, backpacks, vehicles all with differing ...
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January 8, 2020
Year in review: A Successful Year Ensures Space Superiority
“The addition of this satellite to the protected communications constellation further promotes Schriever and America as being the masters of space,” 1st Lt. Scott Podlogar ...
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China's First Launch of 2020 Lofts Mystery Payload
Chinese state media claimed the mysterious spacecraft has a communication and television broadcast mission, but analysts believe it could enter service for the Chinese military.
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This Satellite Will Deliver Twice the Capability of the Current Constellation
WGS-11+ enhances operational flexibility and performance to better serve the warfighter—the system will provide more coverage beams than the entire existing WGS constellation.
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Thales Alenia Space and Thales' Contract with French Defense for a Stratobus™ Type Platform
The aim of the contract is to study the benefits of continuous stratospheric platforms to improve and expand France’s defense capabilities.
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January 7, 2020
Are China’s Civilian Satellites Being Used to Spy on a Japanese Airbase?
Photographs of a Japanese military base have been published on Chinese social media, suggesting that China’s civilian satellites are being used to gather intelligence for military purposes.
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U.S.A.F.'s Space Force has a "Pitch Day" Scheduled for March
As the newly-minted branch gets up and running, the 45th Space Wing, based out of Patrick Air Force Base in Brevard County, Florida, is holding a...
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2020 Shaping Up to be a Promising Year for Space Coast Rocket Launches
Predicting the number of launches for an upcoming year is tricky business. Case in point: the Space Coast in 2019 was slated to host many more liftoffs than the 16 it actually saw,
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Envistacom's New Triple Patents Make 'Waves' Propelling Communications' Virtualization
...been issued three key patents related to technologies it has developed that enable real-time and continuous data to be processed in high performance heterogeneous ...
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January 6, 2020
L3Harris 550 VSAT Fleet to be Upgraded for USSOCOM
L3Harris will provide software, hardware and warranty upgrades that will extend the life of existing Hawkeye III Lite VSAT terminals and deliver...
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Get SAT's Dual SAT Terminal Achieves Successful Demo + Deployment via Inmarsat's Global Xpress
Dual SAT provides an antenna diversity solution for mobility platforms where obstructions such as ship’s superstructures would cause blockage...
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January 2, 2020
Sierra Nevada Corporation and Air Force Research Lab a Step Closer to Rocket's Reality
The overall size of the engine is also drastically smaller in comparison with traditional combustion upper stage engines, making it up to 50 percent cheaper.
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GAO's Analysis Regarding the DoD's Wideband SATCOM Processes
DoD's analysis concluded that integrating military and commercial systems into a hybrid architecture would be more cost effective and capable than...
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Russian Rokot Pushes Three Smallsats Plus a Military Satellite to Orbit
The Rokot light carrier rocket was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome (Arkhangelsk region) and delivered three Gonets-M communications...
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Key Allied Space Partnerships Expanded by USSPACECOM
USSPACECOM maintains strong international alliances and partnerships to conduct operations in and through the space domain.
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January 1, 2020
Boeing-Built WGS-11 Targets 2024 for Delivery for USAF
WGS provides dedicated high capacity broadband communications connectivity to U.S. and allied forces around the world and Boeing has been...
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Boeing's New Leadership... a President and CEO and a Chairman of the Board
... decided that a change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in Boeing moving forward as it works to repair relationships with regulators, customers, and all other ...
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