Lockheed Martin Wins GPS 3 Contract
[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] Lockheed Martin was awarded the contract to develop the GPS 3...

United Launch Alliance Wins SBIRS Launch Contract
[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] United Launch Alliance has been awarded a contract modification to launch...

Lockheed Martin To Bid For Space Situational Awareness
[Satellite Today – 5-13-08] Lockheed Martin submitted a bid for the U.S. Air Force’s Space...

WGS-1 Satellite Operational
[Satellite Today – 5-12-08] The U.S. Air Force has placed the first of at least six Wideband Global...

PCI Ready To Head From Desert To Floodplains
Jessica Pearce
After four years in Iraq providing both the U.S. government and the provisional Iraqi government with satellite telecommunications systems, Proactive Communication Inc. (PCI) is ready to expand its reach in... read more 

Executive Q&A: TCS Satellite Services Director Discusses WWSS
JJ McCoy
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) is one of six prime contractors in the U.S. Army's $5 billion Worldwide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract awarded in 2006. The contract provides users with a single-source... read more 

Boeing, Lockheed Teams Face Approaching Deadline For U.S. Air Force's RFP On TSAT Space Segment
The U.S. Air Force has issued a July 30 deadline for its final request for proposals for the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Military Operations System, a program that will provide the... read more 

Remote-Imaging Experts Dismiss NGA Director's General Concerns
Assertions made last week by the director of the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) that some censorship of satellite imagery might be necessary for national or military defense stirred... read more 

Satellites and Conflict: The Changing Conundrum (Part One)
Mark Holmes   
 [11-08-07 - Satellite News] The Global MilSatCom 2007 show in London from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7 saw a variety of speakers highlight the ever-increasing importance of satellite communications in the military... read more 

EMS, Windmill Deliver GBS To Military 
[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] EMS Technologies Inc. and Windmill International have turned their portable Global Broadcast Service (GBS) Receive Suite over to the military for evaluation, EMS announced... read more 

Satellite Communications Demand To Remain Strong
Jason Bates
The demand for satellite-based communications is not fading anytime soon, according to a pair of studies released in early November. The fixed satellite services industry recorded an 8 percent growth in... read more 

Government, Industry Needs To Work Together To Improve Space Programs, Armor Says
Jessica Pearce
[11-15-07 – Satellite News] While relying more and more on commercial satellite services, the government is a “terrible customer” for the industry, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Armor said... read more 

Canadian Government Rejects ATK-MDA Deal
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 4-10-08] The Canadian government has rejected the sale of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)'s satellite business to Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK), Canadian Industry... read more 

White House Releases Export Control Directives 
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 1-23-08]  U.S. President George W. Bush signed a package of directives to reform U.S. defense trade policies and practices, the White House announced Jan. 22.    ... read more 

Ball Releases Opticks To Open Source Community
Jessica Pearce
[12-14-07 – Satellite News] Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has taken their Opticks remote sensing data software and released it as an open source project, the company announced Dec. 10... read more