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  • NATS Invests in Air Traffic Surveillance Tech Firm Aireon - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NATS Invests in Air Traffic Surveillance Tech Firm Aireon

    U.K.-based air traffic control services provider NATS has made a $69 million equity investment in Aireon in order to help speed up the development of technologies for aviation surveillance. NATS said Wednesday its decision to buy a 10 percent equity stake in Aireon comes as the latter prepares to offer a space-based service – Aireon […] More

  • Intelsat to Launch 1st Boeing-Built EpicNG Satellite in January; Stephen Spengler Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat to Launch 1st Boeing-Built EpicNG Satellite in January; Stephen Spengler Comments

    Intelsat has scheduled a launch of the first Boeing-built Intelsat EpicNG satellite aboard Arianespace‘s Ariane 5 ECA rocket for Jan. 27, 2016 to provide mobility and broadband services across the Americas and North Atlantic region. Intelsat 29e will work to deliver a digital payload that supports high-throughput connectivity for commercial and government users, Intelsat said Tuesday. “With 2016 fast approaching, […] More