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January 31, 2012
Air Force Space Command, ATK, Goodrich, NRL, SMC... ORS-1 On Station... (Satellite)
[SatNews] On January 3rd, Air Force Space Command commander General William Shelton declared....
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SES... A Moving Experience for SES-3 (Satellite)
[SatNews] SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced that the SES-3 satellite....
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ASC Signal Has Everything Under Control For US Govt (SATCOM)
[SatNews] This contract also includes processing the product for certification to operate with the WGS satellites.
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SSPI Honors A Stellar Career Of Lieutenant General Ellen Pawlikowski
[SatNews] A Major award for a Lieutenant General recognized for her strong support of the commercial industry and...
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January 30, 2012
Naval Research Laboratory... Millions Of Light Years Of... Gas (Imagery)
[SatNews] A Naval Research Laboratory scientist is part of a team that has recently discovered that vast clouds of hot gas....
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Integral Systems... SMC Is CCS-C'd (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced today that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)....
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MegaPhase Ensures Confidence Insuring High-Performance Products (SatBroadcasting™)
[SatNews] Sure of a good thing, a new warranty period has been announced.
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January 29, 2012
Lockheed Martin... Collectively Speaking Of GPS (Satellites)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force’s fleet of Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR and IIR-M satellites....
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ULA's Atlas Flies Low On A Bridge To Nowhere (Mishap With Rocket Cargo)
[SatNews] The concern has always been that the rocket goes up into the stratosphere... not on a ship that strikes a bridge...
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January 26, 2012
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions... Field Ops Support (Systems)
[SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has been awarded a prime contract to provide engineering and technical services for...
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Vizada Networks... VCAS Venture In Afghanistan (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Vizada Network, recently acquired by Astrium, has completed the installation of a custom designed....
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January 25, 2012
BAE Systems... A True Sense For Imaging (Systems)
[SatNews] BAE Systems Imaging Solutions has introduced its first high-definition scientific complementary....
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Boeing... With Their Pulse On GPS IIF (Satellites)
[SatNews] The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has accelerated the assembly of its Global Positioning System (GPS IIF) satellites....
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Space Foundation... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] The board of directors of the Space Foundation held its annual meeting and has officially welcomed....
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ITT Exelis... Soundings Start (System)
[SatNews] An ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) breakthrough technology for severe weather forecasting....
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January 24, 2012
U.S.A.F. — SMC... An End To DWSS (Satellite)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has stopped work on the Defense Weather Satellite System....
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January 23, 2012
SIA 2012 Hughes Exec Losada Heads To The Future And Speaks COTM
[SatNews] How can the commercial satellite industry help the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Marines meet critical satellite COTM requirements?
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Harris' Falcon III Flies With Funding...DoD Spends $4.8
[SatNews] These radios passed the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation muster over 3,200 square miles.
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ITT Exelis... Imagery Asset (Comms—ISR)
[SatNews] ITT Exelis ?(NYSE: XLS) will unveil its newest solution for the management and dissemination of....
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January 20, 2012
TeleCommunication Systems... @ AFCEA West 2012 With...
[SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) will exhibit at AFCEA West 2012....
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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne... The Big Boost (Launch)
[SatNews] Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne demonstrated the consistent reliability of its propulsion systems by successfully boosting....
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Pentagon... Hacking + Slashing DWSS (Satellite)
An unnamed Pentagon official, who wishes to remain anonymous, has said the Pentagon...
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United States Strategic Command... Fueling WGS (Satellites)
[SatNews] United States Strategic Command added another critical capability to its global portfolio Tuesday....
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January 19, 2012
Harris Corporation... Falcon's International Insertions Increase (Comms)
[SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $65 million order as well as a $65 million order from two international customers...
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EM Research... A Whole Lotta Nose For Low Noise (Comms)
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ULA's Delta IV..It's A Beauty... USAF's WGS-4 Goes Up! (LAUNCH)
[SatNews] All conditions are ideal for this evening's launch at the Cape.
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Canada Buys In Big Time To WGS Program, And Boeing Buys Into Canada
[SatNews] Fresh off of a successful WGS-4 launch at Cape Canaveral, Canada made a major announcement...
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SMi's MilSpace 2012 Learning To Partner With Private Sector
[SatNews] A conference in Vienna, Austria that brings military and private sector together (not to waltz) but to...
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January 18, 2012
U.S.A.F. + Boeing... Number Nine Now In The Queue (Satellite)
[SatNews] The U.S.A.F. has awarded a contract modification to Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to exercise....
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January 17, 2012
Kratos' Integral Systems... Winning RAIDRS (SATCOM)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced that its Integral Systems subsidiary....
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GATR Technologies Takes A Bite Out Of The Competition (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Results achieved by different approaches reveals the intelligence and creative aspects of a company such as...?
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Hughes...Provides Allies With On The Sea And In The Air Solutions (COTM)
[SatNews] Solutions for military and government that reduces costs and provides the most advanced COTM is a good thing.
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ViaSat... Certifiably Cryptic (Comms)
[SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) received NSA certification for release 2....
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Galileo Rounds 'em Up Faster To Harness Power Of Precision Fiber Optic Controls
[SatNews] Imagine a sort of roadside service 22,000 Miles above Earth...
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January 16, 2012
United Launch Alliance (ULA)... WGS-4 Update (Launch)
[SatNews] All of the launch preparations are progressing well for the U.S.A.F.'s Delta IV WGS-4 launch that's...
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Satellite Industry Association (SIA)... Naval & Maritime SATCOM Workshop (Event)
[SatNews] The SIA's 2012 Naval & Maritime Commercial SATCOM?Workshop?will be offering...
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January 12, 2012
United Launch Alliance... Ramping Up For Nine (Launches)
[SatNews] United Launch Services, L.L.C. is being awarded a $1.516m firm-fixed-price contract....
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SIA...High Tide Brings In Naval & Maritime SATCOM Workshop
[SatNews] Just two weeks remain to register for this upcoming Naval and Maritime workshop...
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January 11, 2012
SEMICOA... A Hardened Debut (Tech)
[SatNews] SEMICOA Corporation, a supplier of discrete semiconductors for high-reliability military, aerospace and commercial markets, has unveiled....
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DISA... Moving On Up...
[SatNews] Army Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett transferred directorship of the Defense Information Systems Agency....
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Lockheed Martin... C&C For GPS III (Satellites)
[SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $21.5 million contract....
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January 10, 2012
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions... Seizing SBIRS Support (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced that its RT Logic subsidiary has been awarded....
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DISA's GCDS' One-Time Fee Takes It To The Clouds
[SatNews] A new year, a new cost structure and cloud services...
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January 9, 2012
ARINC Takes A Higher Step...Subsidiary Assists Defense Aircraft (Corporate)
[SatNews] When a company announces a new subsidiary it's usually followed by healthy growth...such can be anticipated here.
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Hughes IP BGAN M2M Goes Wide + Takes It Off The Grid
[SatNews] This terminal doesn't require much power yet it enables communication to those off the grid and in other vulnerable locations...
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28th National Space Symposium...Great Minds Don't Necessarily Think Alike (Event)
[SatNews] Stimulating and awesome, that's a guarantee...
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January 6, 2012
Milsatcom Middle East 2012... Regional Relevance (Event)
[SatNews] Milsatcom Middle East is less than three weeks away.
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28th National Space Symposium...The Early Birds Get Much More Than A Worm
[SatNews] Saving a significant amount of money is always appealing, especially when it is for a much anticipated event...
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January 5, 2012
U.S. Department of Defense... DoD Budget Slicing + Dicing (Government)
[SatNews] Given the important announcements today regarding Obama's orders on cuts to the Defense Department....
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January 4, 2012
ITT Exelis... Critical Comms Support Continues (SATCOM)
[SatNews] ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a $121 million....
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National Space Foundation's Compelling Tidbits For 2012
[SatNews] The following are a few excerpts from Elliot Holokauahi Pulham's forecast for 2012 from the National Space Foundation.
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Successful Compatibility Testing of UHF Hosted Payload on Intelsat-22
[SatNews] Incompatibility in the world of SATCOM for the warfighter isn't just an inconvenience...it can prove deadly...
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NovelSat's Novel Solution To UAVs Dramatically Increased Capacity (COTM)
[SatNews] A conundrum has been solved that enables UAVs' capacity to greatly increase.
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Glowlink... Impatience With Interference (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Glowlink has been awarded a competitive contract by the U.S. Air Force....
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January 3, 2012
China... Plans Reveal Increased Activity (Satellites)
[SatNews] China will launch the Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-10 spacecraft....
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Comtech Telecommunications... Mounting More MTS (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL), has received multiple orders totaling $16.6 million....
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January 2, 2012
Antenna Technology Communications, Inc. (ATCi)... Wheeling + Tracking (SATCOM)
[SatNews] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. has been selected by the U.S. Defense Department....
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Aventel... MSS For Indian Jets (SATCOM)
[SatNews] The first batch of P-81 maritime reconnaissance aircraft being purchased by the Indian Navy from Boeing Corporation....
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