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August 30, 2017
Air Force Research Lab Enlists BlackSky to Deliver a Geospatial Intelligence Broker Platform
users can access BlackSky Spectra’s on-demand imagery service to search, purchase, task, and download visual imagery...
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Satellite Archaeology in the Middle East ... Ethics and Future Trajectory of Space Archaeology
So archaeologists kind of started remote sensing generally, and now we rely on the satellites the military has ended up developing.
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August 29, 2017
EM Solutions and Raytheon to Deliver Cobras to Royal Australian Navy Program
This order follows the successful deployment of the same Cobra platform on both Navy and Border Force Cape Class Vessels, and further enhances EM Solutions...
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Advantech Engages in a Solution with European NATO Client with Engage™ VSAT Flyaway Terminal and XTAR
ruggedized tri-band ready 2.4 Meter Flyaway Antenna, which can cover X-Band, Ku-Band or Ka-Band, by replacing the feed only.
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August 28, 2017
EM Solutions' Cobra Tri-Band Maritime Terminals Launched Aboard Australian Navy Vessels
The Cobra tri-band terminal supports four connected modems, enables simultaneous communication at X- and Ka-bands, provides services on both...
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SpaceX Will Care for the Dragons Now with Regulatory Approval to Move Forward
will play host to a temporary Dragon processing and refurbishment facility until a permanent location is found. And a "static test fire" stand near ...
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August 27, 2017
CPI's SMP Division Provides U.S. Military with High Power TWTAs
The amplifiers will be part of an upgrade to existing mobile satellite uplink terminals operated by the U.S. military.
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Orbital ATK's Minotaur IV Rocket is 26 and 0 with Launch of U.S.A.F.'s ORS-5 Satellite
A statistic that anyone would be proud of ... 26 out of 26 successful launches of the Minotaur rocket including today's launch.
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Space Florida's Kudos to Orbital ATK's Launch of ORS-5 Satellite Their First Event After $6 Million Makeover
Cape Canaveral Spaceport's Space Launch Complex 46's first launch since the investment of more than $6 million dollars of upgrades and renovations
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August 24, 2017
SMi's Airborne ISR Event in London Presents Senior Decision Makers
This year's conference will bring together a global speaking panel of senior ISR decision makers from the military, research and industry, representing...
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Orbital ATK Set to Launch U.S.A.F.'s ORS-5 Satellite to Monitor Satellites and Space Garbage
Minotaur vehicles are based on government-furnished Peacekeeper and Minuteman rocket motors that Orbital ATK has upgraded and integrated with ..
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August 23, 2017
Kratos’ satID® 3.20 Has the Capability to Combat VSAT Interference with TDMA Network Geolocation
Operators are able to identify the specific terminals causing interference and pinpoint their exact location to rapidly address quality of service issues.
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U.S.A.F. and Orbital ATK Establish an August 25 Launch Date for the ORS-5 Satellite
At $87.5 million ($49 million satellite, $11.3 million ground system, $27.2 million launch), the ORS-5 satellite will operate from a low inclination orbit...
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Russia's Roscosmos Forecasts a Possibility of 25 Launches in 2017
In 2016, Roscosmos conducted only 17 space launches, putting Russia in third place after the US and China for the first time in the past few years.
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UltiSat Part of German 'Team Envistacom' Supplying U.S. Army SATCOM Operations and Maintenance
help Envistacom and subcontractors provide communications links for deployed U.S. Army and Joint Forces in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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August 22, 2017
Harris' $50 Billion Multi-Award to Provide Network Services for General Services Administration
will provide cost savings to agencies and vastly improve network security, availability, reliability, scalability, and the overall performance of their ...
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August 21, 2017
Air Force's SensorSat is Stacked to Track Satellites and Space Junk
The testing included subcomponent, component, and full satellite comprehensive functional testing, vibration testing, thermal vacuum testing ...
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August 18, 2017
ViaLite Communications - MIL-STD-188-164B Compliance for RF Over Fiber Links
The company confirmed the successful testing of the ViaLiteHD RF over fiber transmission equipment with tests carried out in conjunction with a...
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August 17, 2017
Thursday's Update ULA's Atlas V Rocket Sits in Sunshine Ready for TDRS-M Launch
Thursday the Atlas V rocket with the TDRS-M satellite is ready to go.
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Excelitas Technologies - Twenty Years of Success on USAF GPS Satellites
Excelitas’ RAFS technology was launched into orbit aboard the Air Force’s first GPS IIR satellite on July 23, 1997, and remotely activated on August 13, 1997.
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A Moscow Mule of a Rocket the Proton Breeze M Celebrates 100 Launches
The launch was the100th heavy lift Proton M, which has been in use since 2001, and ...
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Russia Celebrates Launch of First Blagovest Military Comsat
Some observers were puzzled by the apparent excessive capacity of the network for the assumed needs of the Ministry of Defense, another hint of a dual military and civilian application of the system.
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U.S. Air Force and MIT Partner to Assist Warfighters ... SensorSat Set for August Launch
"...milestone in fulfilling our commitment to the space situational awareness mission and U.S. Strategic Command."
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August 16, 2017
Globecomm - Comms for a Supercarrier
A 10G fiber optic backbone supports the system as well as the ship’s video surveillance capabilities. The system includes interface to the ship’s...
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August 15, 2017
DataPath's $37.4 Billion Contract ... Selection of the Fittest for RS3 Program
... and so it is with a 10-year, $37.4Billion contract that DataPath has been awarded.
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Kratos RT Logic Could It Become Too Big Too Late to Fit Into New Facility?
the company would need to begin planning its next expansion well before it moves into the completed addition since it likely will fill the complex about a year after it opens.
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Militaries' Digital Armies and Covert Terminal Testing Gain Momentum with GateHouse Telecom
In 2016, NATO warded off 500 cyber attacks each month according to statistics compiled by the military alliance.
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August 14, 2017
Thuraya Shares Their Wares and Hits the Road ... Collaborates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
unique SatSleeve+ for example is another popular device that caters to the rising ‘bring your own device’ phenomenon and presents ...
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ND SatCom - SKYWAN Interoperability with General Dynamics Mission Systems Fortress®
The combined platform provides an ideal suite for transportable and fixed LTE networks that are increasingly becoming a technology of choice for...
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Orbit Communications - SATCOM for Choppers
Built to military standard (MIL-STD), the 30 cm antenna (MPT30) will deliver data communications via satellite to a wide range of military helicopters...
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The Blue Cube ... as Aurora Flight Sciences Selects Blue Canyon Technologies to Provide CubeSat for DeMi Mission
The DeMi mission aims to provide on-orbit performance qualification of MEMS deformable mirrors for closed-loop wavefront sensing.
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August 9, 2017
Harris Corporation - Third Advanced GPS III Navigation Payload Is Delivered
The advanced navigation payloads feature a Mission Data Unit (MDU) with a unique 70-percent digital design that links atomic clocks, radiation-hardened...
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August 7, 2017
EM Solutions - Cobra SOTM Solutions For Australian Navy
The Cobra tri-band terminal supports four connected modems, enables simultaneous communication at X- and Ka-bands...
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Harris - Manpacking Comms for the U.S. Army
The Harris AN/PRC-158 multi-channel radio — both dismounted and mounted manpack configurations — is one of three radios the Army...
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No Hooray Over Delay ... More Time is Lots More Money with Delay of USAF's Next Gen GPS Satellite
“The current system is wasting billions of dollars" ...“Our adversaries have already reorganized their space programs and are reaping the benefits.”
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Satellite that Doesn't Obey Will Have 'Plug Pulled' ... DMSP Flight 19 Will Begin Tumbling
Operators lost the ability to command the satellite February 11, 2016, following a power failure within the command and control system ...
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August 4, 2017
Modular Devices' Newest Converters Available for Space, Military Aerospace and Industrial Needs
Modular Devices,Inc. announces their new product releases as follows ...
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August 2, 2017
China - Anti-Satellite Missile Test Launched In July
The flight test of the Dong Neng-3 direct ascent missile was tracked by U.S. intelligence agencies on July 23 from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia...
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August 1, 2017
SES GS + DoD - Adding A Beam For U.S. Government End-Users
Operational benefits of the solution include the capability to transfer large files from remote locations in just minutes instead of hours. Cloud-based...
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U.S. Navy + U.S. Army - Smallsats For The Services
...i doesn’t have to be a big network — you could have one satellite... a temporary smallsat that is popped up.
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