Rebellion Defense will assist the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration in conducting continuous cybersecurity testing under a follow-on contract for the company’s automated adversary emulation technology. NNSA will use Rebellion Defense’s Rebellion Nova to bolster its cyber defense by mimicing adversarial attacks, Rebellion Defense said Tuesday.  The technology is developed to accurately pinpoint […] More

The Mobile Satellite Users Association bestowed its inaugural President’s Award to Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat‘s government business arm. MSUA President Lisa Dreher presented the award in recognition of Cowen-Hirsch’s more than 10 years of contributions to the organization and its members, Inmarsat said Monday. MSUA was founded […] More

Space domain awareness experts cited the need for the satellite industry to work with governments and other stakeholders to manage space traffic and mitigate orbital debris during a panel discussion at a conference, Via Satellite reported Thursday. Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, mentioned the increasing number of […] More

With competition between the world’s great powers on the rise, United States leaders are working to identify areas in which the country must advance — and rapidly. The next three to five years will be pivotal in the global competition, making our next moves absolutely critical. John Heller, CEO of Amentum and seven-time Wash100 Award winner, said […] More

Inmarsat‘s latest commercial communications spacecraft launched Friday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to provide global coverage to customers starting in 2024. The Inmarsat-6 F2 satellite is a dual-band network infrastructure that is intended to provide satcom capabilities to both U.S. government and commercial customers through the […] More

Cobham Satcom will provide its SAILOR XTR user terminals to help Inmarsat‘s U.S. business arm modernize Military Sealift Command’s network communications systems. Inmarsat Government said Tuesday it selected Cobham to supply 1-meter SAILOR 1000 XTR and 0.6-meter SAILOR 600 XTR Ka-band very small aperture terminals to replace the existing Ku-band user terminals on MSC’s ships. […] More

Steve Gizinski, president of Inmarsat’s government business segment, said the company is well-positioned to deliver integrated satellite communications capabilities to meet the U.S. Space Force’s network requirements in support of multi-service operations worldwide. Gizinski wrote in a blog post published Friday that Inmarsat developed a strategic framework on how its portfolio of multi-orbit, multi-band satcom […] More

Inmarsat has tapped Airbus’ defense and space business to transport the I-6 F2 satellite from its testing facility in Toulouse, France, to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite will fly aboard the Airbus A300-600ST aircraft, also known as Beluga, and upon arrival in Florida, spacecraft experts will then conduct final testing and integration with […] More

Inmarsat‘s government business arm has received a potential five-year, $410 million blanket purchase agreement from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide the U.S. Army Blue Force Tracker network services. Inmarsat Elera-powered, L-band satellite communications will be used to enable connectivity between BFT platforms and satellite earth stations, the company said Monday. The new work […] More

Rocket Lab will develop and produce an L-band radio for the InCommand telemetry, command and control service of Inmarsat’s U.S. government arm in support of a NASA project that seeks to advance the development of commercial near-Earth satellite communications services. Rocket Lab said Thursday it will link its Frontier-L radio to Inmarsat’s ELERA L-band network […] More

The Federal Railroad Administration and Ensco held an event Tuesday to mark the 50th anniversary of the agency’s Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado. Ensco assumed management responsibility for TTC earlier this month under a potential 20-year, $571 million contract from the FRA. The company said Tuesday some representatives from the government and the commercial […] More

Three major GovCon sector figures and Wash100 Award winners presented to a packed conference room at Washington Nationals Park in the highlight event of the 2022 Defense and Government Conference hosted by Raymond James.  Mergers and acquisitions were a key topic during the lively discussion between John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI, John Heller, CEO of Amentum, and Carey […] More