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October 28, 2016
General Raymond Installed As Commander Of US Air Force Space Command
The vast majority of Raymond’s career has focused on integrating space into the joint environment, and bringing space and cyberspace to the forefront of joint operations.
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October 26, 2016
A Wending Its Way November 6th Launch Date Set For WorldView 4
This launch had to be cancelled on the original launch date of September 18th due to an extremely aggressive fire that consumed some 12,000 acres across Vandenberg's South Bases.
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October 24, 2016
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions JFCC Space Contract Mod Brings The DoD Into Their Service Domain
JFCC Space is responsible for executing continuous, integrated space operations to deliver theater and global effects in support of national and combatant command objectives.
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October 23, 2016
South Korean Concerns Over Potential North Korean Hostilities Could Result In Acquisiton Of An Israeli Satellite
The development also suggests that South Korea does not completely trust that the US will provide the defense it has promised in the event of a military conflict.
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Qwaltec Receives Salute From US Navy... $19 M Contract To Operate, Manage & Maintain Ground Systems
support services for NAVSOC to operate, manage, and maintain ground systems, providing continuous, reliable and endurable global space communication...
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October 20, 2016
Raytheon’s OCX, As Expected, Gets OSD Nod
Even though it was the most screwed up program in the Air Force, was behind schedule and had gone grossly over budget...
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Airbus Defence and Space And Intelsat General Add A Layer... A MilSatCom Layer For European Defense
The satellite solutions support national and international voice and data applications for the end-user well into the next decade.
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October 19, 2016
Raytheon Is Pals With JPALS
The US Navy has now awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $255 million contract for the development and production readiness of their GPS satnav nexgen precision landing system.
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Telescope Transition To Air Force Space Command By DARPA
SST has developed many technological firsts that are helping redefine what telescopes can do.
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October 16, 2016
General Dynamics Mission Systems Supports USCG Rescue Structure
The General Dynamics-built Rescue 21 system enables the Coast Guard to execute its search and rescue (SAR) activities with far greater agility and efficiency.
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US Air Force To Meet In Europe... Share Technology And Ideas, Good Idea Or Not?
... the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) would lead Microsatellite Military Utility to determine how miniature satellites could enable allies to work together better...
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October 13, 2016
A Lockheed Martin Oldie, But A Goodie, Supports Cold Comms For The National Science Foundation At The South Pole
A Lockheed Martin-built satellite within the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) recently acquired a new mission, to support this National Science Foundation’s (NSF) station at the South Pole.
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October 12, 2016
Airbus Defense And Space... Host And Stream With A GATOR In North Carolina After Matthew
The GATOR device is an encapsulated and portable geospatial server for disconnected field use. It’s a ‘grab and go’ appliance that provides Humanitarian Relief Workers and Disaster Response Teams...
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October 6, 2016
Aurora Enrichment For Canadian Department Of Defense By Newtec
Newtec will deliver the MDM9000 which will provide High Data Rate (HDR), Beyond Line-Of-Sight (BLOS) airborne communication between the airborne platform and the DND ground network.
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October 4, 2016
Successful Testing Of The Increments For WIN-T Is General Dynamics Mission Systems Goal
Mission Systems has delivered four TCN-Ls and two NOSC-Ls to the Army to begin the test and evaluation process.
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October 3, 2016
SpaceX And The Mystery Of The Explosion... May Include Sabotage
A real page turner if this was a suspense novel, but it's real life and real companies—and real interesting.
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October 1, 2016
Launch Support For USAF's STP-3 Mission Results In An RFP
The Air Force will award a firm-fixed price contract that will provide the government with a total launch solution including launch vehicle production, mission integration and launch operations for the STP-3 mission.
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TeleCommunication Systems To Manage USMC Satellite Services
The services include Ku- satellite bandwidth, terrestrial support and 24-hour support.
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