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Iridium Seeks to Provide Maritime Safety Comms Through IMO Recognition Process

The International Maritime Organization has issued a report that details requirements for Iridium Communications to address in order for the company to be recognized as a Global Maritime Distress and Safety SystemÂ mobile satellite services provider. IMO’s navigation, communication and search-and-rescue subcommittee released the report after it evaluated Iridium as a potential GMDSS service provider, Iridium […] More

by Jane Edwards March 10, 2016, 10:45 am
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Lockheed Delivers 5th Navy MUOS Satellite Ahead of May Launch

Lockheed Martin has delivered the fifth military communications satellite for the U.S. Navy to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on March 3 to prepare it for the scheduled May launch. The company said Wednesday theÂ Mobile User Objective System-5 will be the third MUOS spacecraft to launch in a span of 16 months and the final […] More

by Ramona Adams March 10, 2016, 9:37 am
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Rick Ambrose: Lockheed Eyes August Completion of 1st Air Force GPS III Satellite

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president ofÂ Lockheed Martinâ€˜s space systems segment, has said the companyÂ expects to finish work on the first satellite for the U.S. Air Forceâ€™s GPS III program by August, Space News reported Wednesday. “Having satellites done, and ready to launch is the best way to convince people that we’re up and running,” Ambrose […] More

by Jane Edwards March 10, 2016, 7:59 am
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Army Issues RFI on Small Airborne Unmanned Sensor Tech

The U.S. ArmyÂ is requesting information on smallÂ unmanned aircraft systems that individualÂ soldiers can deploy and operate to gather actionable information in real time during battlefield missions. In a FedBizOpps noticeÂ postedÂ March 1, the military service urged companies, research laboratories andÂ universitiesÂ to submitÂ responses to the branch’sÂ Soldier Borne Sensors RFI by March 18. The Army is looking forÂ a three-pound system […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 10, 2016, 4:45 am
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Northrop to Support ATC Comms Expansion at UAE Airports; Danny Milligan Comments

A Northrop GrummanÂ U.K.-based subsidiary will help expand the air traffic control communications systemsÂ at the Dubai International and Dubai World Central airports in the United Arab Emirates. Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems will provide Park Air Sapphire products, such as theÂ Park Air T6 Radio, to the Dubai Air Navigation Services agency asÂ part of aÂ contract won byÂ Bayanat […] More

by Scott Nicholas March 9, 2016, 10:01 am
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Matt Desch: FAA Should Make Aircraft Surveillance System Decision By Year’s End

Iridium Communications, CEO Matt Desch has called on the Federal Aviation Administration to transition to aÂ newÂ aircraft surveillance system by the end of this calendar year in an interview withÂ Reuters posted Tuesday. Desch told Reutersâ€™ Andrea Shalal at the Satellite 2016 conference the agency needs to make a decision ahead of the scheduled 2018 date for […] More

by Jay Clemens March 9, 2016, 8:11 am
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JITC Evaluates Integrated Polycom-Genband Comms Tech Offering; Sean Berg Comments

TheÂ Joint Interoperability Test Command has tested a unified communications system that comprises Polycom‘s suite of business media phones and a Genband application server. The companies now await a final certification from JITC to integrateÂ their Local Session Controller technology into the Defense Department‘sÂ communications network, Genband said Monday. “Public sector organizations are in need of a standards-based […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 8, 2016, 12:10 pm
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Intelsat General Secures Ku-Band Satellite Services Contract With Centcom

U.S. Central Command has awarded anÂ IntelsatÂ subsidiary a contract to deliver Ku-band satellite services to support operations acrossÂ Centcom’sÂ areas of responsibility inÂ NorthÂ Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Intelsat GeneralÂ will work to provide Centcom up to 288Â megahertz of Ku-band connectivity viaÂ the subsidiary’sÂ satellite communications technology, the companyÂ said Monday. Skot Butler, Intelsat General vice president of satellite networks and […] More

by Scott Nicholas March 8, 2016, 8:37 am
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Rick Ambrose: Lockheed Eyes Reduced Costs Through 3D Printing, Shortened Satellite Devt Time

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president ofÂ Lockheed Martin‘s space systems segment, has said the company has adopted 3D printing technology and worksÂ to accelerate satellite development time by 40 percent in an effort to reduce costs, Reuters reported Tuesday. Ambrose told Reuters reporter Andrea Shalal in an interview that he expects Lockheed to develop a capability that […] More

by Jane Edwards March 8, 2016, 8:32 am
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Trabus Technologies Wins Potential $12.6M Navy Airborne Comms, Networking Support Contract

Trabus TechnologiesÂ has won a potential $12.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide airborne communications and networking technical services to the U.S. Navy. The company will also perform engineering, programmatic services and related certification and information assurance for new, existing and future developments to communication and networking systems, the Defense Department said Monday. Trabus Technologies is one […] More

by Jay Clemens March 8, 2016, 5:04 am
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Cobham Teams Up With 4 Firms to Seek Shenzhen Airlines Boeing 737-800 Certifications for Broadband Terminal

Cobhamâ€™s satellite communications business has teamed up with four companies to draft the Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certificate to facilitate the use ofÂ theÂ Aviator 300 SwiftBroadband system onboardÂ Shenzhen Airlinesâ€™ Boeing 737-800 fleet The Cobham-built Aviator 300 terminal has an intermediate gain antenna and works to support broadband connectivity with data transmission of up to 332 […] More

by Jane Edwards March 4, 2016, 3:22 pm
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Decisive Analytics, Progeny Land ISR Data Processing Tech Contracts With Navy

Progeny Systems and Decisive Analytics have received separate contracts from the Office of Naval Research to helpÂ build tools for synchronization of the U.S. Navy‘s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes ONR awardedÂ $2.3 millionÂ to Decisive Analytics and $2.1 million to Progeny under theÂ Exchange of Actionable Information at the […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 4, 2016, 11:19 am