OneWeb Satellites has awarded Teledyne Technologies’ defense business unit with a major supply contract to supply communications repeater equipment under the former’s Global Satellite Constellation initiative. Teledyne said Friday that OneWeb Satellites’ initiative seeks to deploy 900 small satellites worldwide using Teledyne’s communications repeater equipment as part of its satellite payload that works to provide broadband internet access globally. Robert Mehrabian, Teledyne chairman, president and […] More

Airbus’ defense and space business has teamed up with satellite Internet provider OneWeb to launch a new joint venture that will work to develop a constellation of 900 satellites designed to provide Internet communications services worldwide. Brian Holz, vice president of space systems at OneWeb, will serve as CEO of OneWeb Satellites joint venture, Airbus said […] More

OneWeb has partnered with Airbus Group to design and manufacture a new constellation of small satellites meant to facilitate Internet service delivery worldwide. Airbus said Monday it agreed to help produce as many as 900 microsatellites that OneWeb intends to send into low-Earth orbit starting in 2018. Francois Auque, head of space systems at Airbus […] More

Aalyria, along with local and foreign institutions, has demonstrated the capabilities of two network concepts aimed at interconnecting private and public sector communications-equipped assets from anywhere in the world. The company said Monday the demo forms part of a previously awarded contract to showcase the Hybrid Space Architecture and Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control concepts securely integrating assets from the Department of Defense, European Space Agency, Comtech, Eutelsat OneWeb, Intelsat and Viasat.

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Hughes Network Systems VP and GM Rick Lober gives an exclusive look at forthcoming projects at Hughes, such as a new LEO offering, a 5G satellite project and an ongoing interest in software-defined networking.

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Dave Wajsgras, CEO of satellite services provider Intelsat and seven-time Wash100 awardee, recently said he sees the company’s multi-orbit strategy as having a significant impact on the industry. He told Constellations in an interview published Monday though Intelsat is the operator of over 50 satellites in geostationary orbit — such as the recently launched G-37/H-4 […] More

Dave Wajsgras, CEO of satellite services provider Intelsat, said he sees the company's multi-orbit strategy as having a significant impact on the industry. According to the seven-time Wash100 awardee, though Intelsat is the operator of over 50 satellites in geostationary orbit -- such as the recently-launched G-37/H-4 communications spacecraft -- it also partners with operators of satellites in low-Earth orbit. More

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense pioneers innovation for the nation’s defense industry through its satellite, geospace, intelligence, cyber, space, and communications systems portfolio. The company strengthens the government’s aerospace capabilities by working closely with the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, National Security agencies, and other aerospace-focused partners. Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc.’s Leaders, […] More

Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, has won a spot on a $900 million U.S. Space Force contract to provide Low Earth Orbit satellite-based offerings. The five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award enables the Department of Defense, other federal agencies and international coalition partners to procure fully managed, low-latency LEO services from Hughes using capacity on two satellite constellations, the […] More

Satellite communication systems developer Satixfy has completed the demonstration of its new antenna as part of a Department of Defense initiative aimed at identifying new military applications of commercial space internet capabilities. The Israel-based company said Tuesday collaborated with OneWeb Technologies and the Air Force Research Laboratory on the showcase in support of the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial […] More

Ryan McCarthy, former secretary of the U.S. Army and a previous Wash100 awardee, has been appointed to the board of directors at endpoint security company Lynx Software Technologies. Tim Reed, CEO of Lynx, said in a statement published Thursday, McCarthy brings extensive industry and defense experience to the company as it seeks to accelerate the […] More

Airbus’ U.S. space and defense business has been selected by Northrop Grumman to produce satellite platforms for the Space Development Agency’s low Earth orbit constellation. Airbus U.S. Space & Defense will deliver 42 satellite platforms and provide vehicle assembly, integration and testing services in support of SDA’s Transport Layer Tranche 1 network of optically-interconnected space […] More