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Cedar Rapids - Sep 24, 2003Rockwell Collins has been selected to join the Boeing team in the development of the Family of Advanced Beyond-Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) for the U.S. Air Force. Boeing is the prime contractor for a six-year, $273 million contract to design and develop the first increment of wideband satellite communications terminals for a transformational Department of Defense initiative known as FAB-T. Northrop Grumman To Service Vandenberg Communications For Space Command 
Herndon - Sep 23, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Information Technology (IT) sector has been awarded a contract by InDyne, Inc. to support the Air Force Space Command's Western Range Operations, Communications and Information (WROCI) at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. |
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ViaSat to Supply Mobile VSAT Systems for Joint Combat Camera
Carlsbad - Sep 22, 2003ViaSat Inc. has received a subcontract for approximately $1.5 million from VSE Corporation for mobile, rapid-deploy LINKWAY satellite terminals. Using the terminals, military camera crews will be able to quickly and securely transmit video and still imagery from forward military areas to headquarters and command locations in the field, as well as back to the U.S. ViaSat will also provide system engineering, integration, installation services, and training in the U.S. and abroad. L-3 Communications Awarded $24 Million Army Block 1 Phoenix Program 
New York - Sep 16, 2003L-3 Communications has announced that its Communication Systems-West (L-3 CS-West) division has been awarded $24 million for the building, testing, certification and delivery of eight High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Block 1 Extended Capacity Vehicle (ECV) mounted Tri-Band Satellite Communications Systems for the Block 1 Phoenix Program. Harris Delivers Lightweight Multiband Satellite Terminals To Marines
Quantico - Sep 16, 2003Harris Corporation has delivered 13 of the first 28 transit case- configured Lightweight Multiband Satellite Terminals (LMST) to the U.S. Marine Corps. The highly mobile LMST ground terminals provide deployed military forces with reach-back to headquarters operations as well as satellite-based voice, video, and data communications connectivity within the battlefield. First Ground Tests For Latest Milstar 
Redondo Beach - Aug 26, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation has received the first test terminal for the Department of Defense's next-generation Advanced Extremely High Frequencies (EHF) satellite system from Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory. Northrop Grumman To Provide Navy Wiht Next Generation C4ISR Systems 
San Diego - Jul 16, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation will continue supporting exploratory development of current and future advanced technologies for the U.S. Navy's command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. These systems provide warfighters with information vital to the success of operations during network-centric warfare. Final Milstar 2 Bird Completes On-Orbit Checkout Ahead of Schedule 
WASHINGTON - Jun 27, 2003A US Airforce, Lockheed Martin-led team has successfully accomplished an accelerated on-orbit checkout of the last Milstar II secure communications satellite and transferred full operational control of the spacecraft to the Air Force Space Command. DoD Integrated Broadcast Service To Reach Full Operational Capability 
Fairfax - Jun 27, 2003Titan Corp said Thrusday that it has been awarded a $32.9 million contract modification by the Air Force�s Electronic Systems Center (ESC), headquartered at Hanscom AFB, MA, to integrate four near-real-time intelligence broadcast systems into a single integrated, interactive service architecture for the Department of Defense's joint service Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) program. |
Comanche To Get Milspace Upgrade
San Diego - Jun 23, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $220 million award to expand the integrated communications, navigation and identification (CNI) functionalities for the U.S. Army's RAH-66 Comanche armed reconnaissance helicopter. France Launches Australian MilSat Half Owned By Singtel Govt 
Palo Alto - June 11, 2003The Optus and Defence C1 communications satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) under contract from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation for Optus of Australia, was successfully launched today at 6:38pm EDT 22:38 GMT, sent into space from the Spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. COM DEV Awarded Military Satellite Contract
Boston - Jun 12, 2003COM DEV International Ltd. has been awarded a US $3.5 million (approximately CDN $4.7 million) authority to proceed (ATP) against an anticipated military satellite contract that is expected to be formalized in the next few months. Key Milestones Met on Advanced EHF Military Comsat Program
Sunnyvale - Jun 04, 2003The Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) team of Lockheed Martin Space & Strategic Missiles, Sunnyvale, Calif. And Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, Calif. Has successfully completed all 49 Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR). Integral To Test Performance Of Missile Defense Satellites 
Lanham - May 29, 2003Integral Systems, Inc. has been contracted by Northrop Grumman Space Systems Division in Azusa, CA to develop a Payload Diagnostic System for the Spaced-Based Infrared High System (SBIRS). ViaSat UHF Satcom Systems Will Support DISA Teleport UHF Project
Carlsbad - Apr 30, 2003ViaSat Inc. has been awarded a $5.4 million, firm-fixed-price contract for UHF Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) satellite communications terminals and engineering support for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) teleport project. Boeing Joins Team Seeking To Win New Mobile Satellite Comms 
St. Louis - Mar 31, 2003Boeing will join the Lockheed Martin-General Dynamics team competing for the Mobile User Objective System, or MUOS, a multi-satellite system that will improve ground communications for U.S. forces on the move. |
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