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August 30, 2018
Brazil Welcomes Teledyne Paradise Datacom as They Set Up Shop Expanding Their Footprint
Here they will launch an in-country business operations that serve as a single point of contact (POC) for customers in that country.
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August 29, 2018
Microsemi RTG4 FPGAs is In the Chips Achieving the Highest Level of Qualification for Space Components
highest level of qualification for space components... to be used on the most critical space missions with the highest standards for quality and reliability.
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August 28, 2018
Global SATCOM Ops Support to be Provided by SOSi to U.S. Army
SOSi will support Product Manager WESS Data Communications Network customers worldwide in providing secure and non-secure voice, data and...
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Newtec... Their Products and Participation — Equipment and Evolution at IBC2018
delegates will discuss advanced IP newsgathering and sustainable broadband; Satellite on-the-move; Satellite and 5G and New Space,
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August 27, 2018
China Orbits Two BeiDou Satellites
The Long March-3B carrier rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 7:52 a.m. — this was the...
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Lockheed Martin Ships GPS III to the Cape
GPS III will be the most powerful and resilient GPS satellite ever placed on orbit. Developed with an entirely new design, for U.S. and allied forces...
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August 26, 2018
U.S.A.F. GPS III Space Vehicle No. 1 — “Vespucci” Arrives in Florida— for December Launch
The satellite, dubbed “Vespucci” in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer for whom the Americas were named, was transported in a custom...
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The Second Milestone of the Kratos Study of U.S.A.F. Satellite Enterprise Ground Services is Completed
Enterprise Ground Services (EGS) is an enabling technology for the U.S. Air Force’s Space Enterprise Vision (SEV). EGS enables a sustainable...
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DataPath is Packing Up Their Portable Satellite Terminal Solutions for IBC 2018 (and SatInnovation)
The QCT90’s tri-band terminal operates over X-, Ku-, and Ka- including Global Express frequencies and supports a wide range of the industry’s ...
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August 24, 2018
Comtech Xicom Technology and Comtech Telecommunications' Three Contracts Totaling More than $24 Million
they must be doing something right when they shared the news that they were on the receiving end of three lucrative contracts beginning with...
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August 23, 2018
An Agreement for SSA Services and Info Signed by U.S. Strategic Command with Brazilian Ministry of Defense
Brazil joins 14 nations — the United Kingdom, the Republic of Korea, France, Canada, Italy, Japan, Israel, Spain, Germany, Australia, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates, Norway, and Denmark ...
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August 22, 2018
Viasat's BATS-D Device Gains NSA Authorization
The Viasat BATS-D radio bridges a critical gap between air and ground forces by providing real-time fused air/ground situational awareness to...
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August 21, 2018
U.S.A.F. Accepts Lockheed Martin's Second GPS III Satellite... the Most Powerful GPS Satellite Ever on Orbit
The U.S. Air Force's "Available for Launch" declaration is the final acceptance of Lockheed Martin's second GPS III Space Vehicle ...
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August 20, 2018
Comtech EF Data Working with SPAWAR on TDMA ATIP Production Terminals Long-Term Support
ATIP is a Layer-2 Ethernet bridging device installed on ship, shore and submarine platforms in the Navy Multi-band Terminal (NMT). The ATIP...
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Mercury Systems' $11.6 Million Order Booked for Digital Signal Processing Subsystems for UAV ISR
Mercury Systems provides secure sensor and mission processing subsystems powering a variety of critical defense and intelligence programs.
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Next Phase of Development Underway by SSL for DARPA's RSGS Mission Robotic Payload
a recently completed preliminary design review showed that the robotic payload design coupled with a Space Systems Loral spacecraft bus
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August 19, 2018
DoD Inspector General Has "Concerns" for Air Force Space Command's Supply Chain
The supply chain is the sequence of activities necessary to provide an end user with a finished product or system (from raw material to finished...
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August 16, 2018
U.S. State Department Expresses Concern Over Inconsistent Behavior of Russian Satellite
there is no way to verify it. But Russian intentions with respect to this satellite are unclear and are obviously a very troubling development.
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HawkEye 360 Does a 180 With Ample Funding for a Satellite Cluster and More
have secured additional capital commitments to fund their first commercial cluster that will augment their PathFinder Cluster scheduled for launch later...
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Maxar’s SSL to Define Next Generation Secure MILSATCOM for the U.S. Air Force
SSL will develop, test and analyze antenna subsystem prototypes through a contract with the Space Enterprise Consortium, managed by Advanced Technology International...
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August 15, 2018
Comtech EF Data's and U.S. Navy's Multi-Million Dollar Order for Next Generation Satellite Earth Station Equipment
The commercially available modems will support satellite communications and interoperability across the Navy’s platforms and shore sites.
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August 14, 2018
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Provides the Eyes of NASA's Parker Solar Probe with a WISPR
"Space weather is important for civilians, the Navy and all militaries. We need it and depend on it.”
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The U.S. Army's Contract for $522 Million GATRs or the Military Procures Inflatable Satellite Antennas
antenna system has become the Warfighter's choice, for ground use in military situations in remote areas, quick deploys, or in harsh weather
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August 13, 2018
XipLink's New Sales Executive ...He Has Experience for Fast Growth in Latin America
he is moving from the space capacity side to the network optimization business, XipLink is fortunate to obtain his sales leadership at the right time.
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RigNet Partners with Singtel to Provide CyphreLink, a Terrestrial Encrypted Network Service
The hardware-based encryption allows military-grade data security, with little to no overhead on the payload.
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August 11, 2018
U.S. Department of the Space Force — the Sixth Branch of the U.S. Armed Forces — to be Established
In a speech at the Pentagon, the Vice President also announced plans to establish a new combatant command — U.S. Space Command —- as well as a...
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August 9, 2018
Bezos to Address the AFA's 2018 Air, Space & Cyber Conference
More than 9,000 attendees registered for the 2017 Air, Space & Cyber ...
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August 8, 2018
Airbus' Zephyr, a High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite, Breaks Record in Air More Than 25 Days
After taking off on July 11 in Arizona, Zephyr S logged a maiden flight of more than 25 days, the longest duration flight ever made. An application...
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August 7, 2018
Honeywell Selected by Lockheed Martin for Their Control Actuation System
An actuator is a type of motor that is responsible for moving or controlling a mechanism or system, typically operated by electric current, hydraulic fluid ...
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Viasat's VISION Software Passes Critical NATO Test
Under a contract awarded in January 2018, NATO will upgrade its legacy UHF communications network to Viasat's VISION planning and network...
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August 6, 2018
The Glonass Navigation Signal Now Accessible by Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has been granted access to a high-precision Glonass navigation signal, an official with the Kazakhstan Defense Ministry’s Aerospace Committee, Kazcosmos, said...
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Lockheed Martin Ships AEHF's Fourth Satellite for MILSATCOM to Canaveral for Launch
AEHF communications are jam-proof and offer low probability of detection or interception, and the four-satellite constellation will be able to deliver that...
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Comtech EF Data Expands Their WANOp and Also Receives Satellite Modem Order
The new Release 7 of the FX Series WANOp appliance solution delivers unparalleled performance of up to 5 Gbps throughput and 1,000,000 TCP...
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August 5, 2018
DDC's SBC Selected by NRL for DARPA's RSGS Program
RSGS will provide an on orbit satellite servicing vehicle that will transform U.S. space operations in GEO. As the lead payload developer for the ...
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Expanded Operational Use for MUOS for U.S. Navy Authorized by U.S. Strategic Command
reveals that this authorization paves the way for U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps “early-adopter” commands...
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