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Russian Soyuz launches military satellite
Apr 03, 2018 (Sputnik)
According to the ministry, the satellite has successfully separated from the rocket and will reach the designated orbit in a few hours. It was the first launch ...
Indian scientists lose contact with satellite
Apr 01, 2018 (AFP)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost communication with the GSAT-6A satellite as it prepared to undertake its third and final orbiting manoeuvre o...
Tactical Communications Market worth over $30bn by 2024
Mar 29, 2018 (SPX)
The need for advanced systems having high-quality audio capabilities to replace the legacy systems in the military is anticipated to drive the tactical communic...
India set to launch S-Band satellite for military communications
Mar 29, 2018 (Sputnik)
It will complement the GSAT-6, which has been orbiting since August 2015 at a longitude of 83 degrees East; its planned mission life is about 10 years. "The sat...
Intelsat EpicNG helping redefine capabilities of airborne applications
Mar 14, 2018 (SPX)
We recently published a white paper on the end-user advantages of open architecture designs versus closed for mobility applications using small antennas. The pa...
Studies prove superior performance of HTS for government customers
Mar 14, 2018 (SPX)
Earlier this month SatCom Frontier published a story explaining the difference between open vs. closed HTS architecture. Open architecture systems give governme...
Increasing Situational Awareness with Fortion TacticalC2
Mar 02, 2018 (SPX)
Defence operations have become more complex, with hostile groups becoming increasingly agile due to having access to a plethora of lethal weapons. As a result, ...
Airbus to provide near real-time access to its satellite data
Mar 02, 2018 (SPX)
In addition to this advanced reactivity, the 24/7 Service gives customers easy, immediate and round-the-clock access to a dedicated team of satellite experts wh...
British astronaut hails 'groundbreaking' Airbus satellite
Feb 27, 2018 (AFP)
The Eutelsat Quantum satellite is being put together by the multinational company in Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, where it was unveiled Monday ahe...
Studies prove superior performance of HTS for Government customers
Feb 23, 2018 (SPX)
Earlier this month SatCom Frontier published a story explaining the difference between open vs. closed HTS architecture. Open architecture systems give governme...
Northrop Grumman gets production, support contracts for E-2D Hawkeye
Feb 23, 2018 (UPI)
The deals, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, are valued at more than $99.7 million and $50.6 million under the terms of firm-fixed-price contract...
SatCom options meet demanding connectivity requirements for helicopters
Feb 23, 2018 (SPX)
The unique ability of rotary platforms to take off and land vertically is of immense value for a variety of operations, as it eliminates the need for a runway. ...
Astrophysicists Warn Us Against Opening Malicious E.T. Messages
Feb 16, 2018 (Sputnik)
According to the results of the recent research there is a high chance that the messages that we receive from the deep space can carry content hazardous for the...
Northrop Grumman awarded $429M contract for Polar payloads
Feb 08, 2018 (UPI)
The two EPS constellation satellites operate in highly elliptical orbits, according to Northrop Grumman. They will succeed the current Interim Polar System and ...
Military innovation demands state-of-the-art satellite connectivity for maritime applications
Feb 07, 2018 (SPX)
This is where the powerful spot-beam architecture of high-throughput satellites (HTS) can play a role. Whereas conventional satellites use wide beams, HTS platf...
Improve European defence with new commercial space capabilities
Feb 06, 2018 (SPX)
For these reasons, on 13 November 2017 ministers from 23 member states signed a joint notification on the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). The goal of ...
L-3 to provide advanced optics, sensors to U.S. Air Force
Feb 05, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at $90 million under the terms of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract. The a...
DARPA Seeks to Improve Military Communications with Digital Phased-Arrays at Millimeter Wave
Jan 25, 2018 (SPX)
To expand the use of millimeter wave phased-arrays and make them broadly applicable across DoD systems, many technical challenges must be addressed, including w...
Grumman to support BACN airborne communications system
Jan 16, 2018 (UPI)
This one-year contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, provides the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node with payload operation and support....
Map of ionospheric disturbances to help improve radio network systems
Jan 15, 2018 (SPX)
The paper, titled "Collocated ionosonde and dense GPS/GLONASS network measurements of midlatitude MSTIDs", covers the first ever complex analysis of MSTIDs obta...
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