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  • UltiSat Receives NOAA Satcom Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UltiSat Receives NOAA Satcom Services Contract

    Speedcast subsidiary UltiSat has booked a multiyear contract to provide communications support for the Antarctic operations of a polar-orbiting environmental satellite constellation managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. UltiSat said Thursday it intends to use teleport facilities and a global interconnect network to deliver fiber optic terrestrial connectivity to the Joint Polar Satellite […] More

  • Army Vet Richard Koucheravy Named Vita Inclinata Aerospace Division EVP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Vet Richard Koucheravy Named Vita Inclinata Aerospace Division EVP

    Richard Koucheravy, a retired U.S. Army colonel and a former executive at Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary, has been named executive vice president of the aerospace division at Vita Inclinata. He joins the aircraft stabilizer technology provider from UltiSat, where he most recently served as VP and head of the sales and business development team, the […] More

  • Tim Smith Named Wireless Solutions VP, GM at UltiSat - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tim Smith Named Wireless Solutions VP, GM at UltiSat

    Tim Smith, a veteran technology industry executive, has joined UltiSat as vice president and general manager of wireless solutions business. He brings to the role over three decades of experience as a senior leader at systems integration and global telecommunications companies, UltiSat said Tuesday. David Myers, president and CEO of UltiSat, said mobile and wireless […] More

  • Charter Trading to Offer IronClad's Comms Tech Products to Defense Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charter Trading to Offer IronClad’s Comms Tech Products to Defense Sector

    Charter Trading has agreed to market and sell IronClad Encryption-built mobile phone and networking products to U.S. military and government clients. IronClad designed its ICE phone and ICEMicro software offerings to help customers secure data and communications, the company said Thursday. JD McGraw, CEO of IronClad Encryption, said the company seeks to offer its technology platforms to the special […] More

  • UltiSat to Support Air Force UAV Ku-Band Ground Terminals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UltiSat to Support Air Force UAV Ku-Band Ground Terminals

    UltiSat has received a potential $8.1 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide Ku-band satellite coverage for the U.S. Air Force‘s Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle training and operations. The company said Monday it will also help the Air Combat Command manage Global Hawk Ku-band ground terminals deployed within the 48 contiguous United States. Steve Roth, […] More

  • UltiSat to Provide Satellite Services for USPACOM Global Hawk Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UltiSat to Provide Satellite Services for USPACOM Global Hawk Operations

    UltiSat has secured a $4.7 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide Ku-based satellite services for U.S. Pacific Command missions that use the Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle. The task order was issued under the Future Comsatcom Services Acquisition vehicle jointly managed by DISA and the General Services Administration, UltiSat said Monday. Steve Roth, a program director […] More

  • UltiSat to Provide Ku-Band Satcom Capacity for Air Combat Command's UAV Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UltiSat to Provide Ku-Band Satcom Capacity for Air Combat Command’s UAV Operations

    The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization has awarded UltiSat an $8.4 million task order to facilitate Ku-band commercial satellite communications coverage for the Air Combat Command’s unmanned aerial vehicle operations. UltiSat said Wednesday it will provide a comsatcom transponded capacity to Global Hawk-based missions of ACC throughout Europe and surrounding waters. Amy Gwinn, senior vice president of UltiSat’s government […] More

  • Defense Forensic Science Center Taps UltiSat for Ku-Band Network Services to Support Investigations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Forensic Science Center Taps UltiSat for Ku-Band Network Services to Support Investigations

    UltiSat has received a task order from the Defense Forensic Science Center for Ku-band network coverage in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and associated services in support of the U.S. Army‘s Criminal Investigation Laboratory. The company said Wednesday it will provide Network Operations Center, help desk, technical field service and teleport support to help the laboratory conduct […] More

  • UltiSat Awarded DISA Task Order to Support NGA Deployable Comm Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UltiSat Awarded DISA Task Order to Support NGA Deployable Comm Systems

    UltiSat has received a task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide Ku-band bandwidth capacity to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency‘s deployable communications systems. The company said Friday it will offer Ku-band bandwidth and backhaul services in both continental and outside continental U.S. to support NDCS GEOINT operations around the world. The commercial satellite communications […] More

  • Lockheed Subcontracts UltiSat for Army Airborne ISR Program Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Subcontracts UltiSat for Army Airborne ISR Program Support

    UltiSat has received a subcontract from Lockheed Martin to provide aerial data collection, ground-based processing, exploitation and dissemination support services to the U.S. Army. The two companies will collaborate to support the Army’s Sensor Systems-Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance program under a potential $733 million task order the military branch awarded in June, UltiSat said Thursday. UltiSat noted its ISR […] More

  • FEMA Taps UltiSat to Support Contingency Satellite Services Project; Moe Abutaleb Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FEMA Taps UltiSat to Support Contingency Satellite Services Project; Moe Abutaleb Comments

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a task order to UltiSat for services to support the agency’s Contingency Satellite Services Project. The company will deliver satellite services that work to meet operational communications requirements for FEMA response and recovery missions along with network support for training, testing and operations, UltiSat said Monday. UltiSat CEO Moe Abutaleb […] More

  • DISA Selects UltiSat to Provide Ku Bandwidth Capacity for Global Hawk UAV Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Selects UltiSat to Provide Ku Bandwidth Capacity for Global Hawk UAV Operations

    Gaithersburg, Md.-based UltiSat has secured a $9,369,756 task order contract with options from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide Ku bandwidth capacity for a U.S. military organization based at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The company will support Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle flight tests along with its Ku-band earth terminals associated with a mission […] More