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Sunnyvale - Jan 05, 2004In late December a U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team successfully completed on-orbit checkout and testing of the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) spacecraft that was launched on Aug. 29, 2003 from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. Aboard a Delta IV rocket. The satellite, the last of 14 DSCS III spacecraft built by Lockheed Martin, has now begun its controlled drift to its operational location. Eleventh and Final UFO Series Naval Communication Satellite Launched 
St. Louis, Dec. 17, 2003A successful Atlas 3 launch Wednesday saw the 11th UHF Follow-On spacecraft lifted into orbit for the US Navy which will use the satellite to provide secure communications to the warfighter and other military personnel worldwide. |
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Ariane 5 To Loft French Military Comsat in 2005
Evry - Dec 18, 2003Alcatel Space has chosen Arianespace to orbit France's new Syracuse IIIB military communications satellite for the French defense procurement agency DGA. Alcatel Space and Arianespace announced today that they have signed the launch contract for the Syracuse IIIB satellite. ILS Launch of UFO F11 Delayed
Cape Canaveral - Dec. 15, 2003Tonight's launch attempt of an Atlas III rocket with the Navy's UFO F11 satellite was scrubbed because a temperature measurement was below limit on a piece of ground support equipment. Launch Date Set For 11th UHF Follow-On Naval Satellite
St. Louis - Dec 11, 2003A Boeing satellite that will increase the U.S. military's global mobile communications capacity is scheduled for launch on Dec. 15, 2003, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Harris Follows Up With New MIDS LVT Digital Tactical Comms Contract 
Melbourne, Fla - Dec 09, 2003Harris Corporation has received a two-year, $24 million follow-on contract from ViaSat, Inc., for Lot 4 production of Multi-functional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Low Volume Terminals (LVTs). Lockheed Martin Wins $600 Million Air Force IT Contract 
Seabrook - Nov 27, 2003Lockheed Martin has won a contract valued up to $600 million to support U.S. Air Force information technology requirements in the National Capital Region of Washington, D.C. The new contract will support the Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency (AFPCA) by providing managed services and classified voice, video and data assistance. SI International Wins $11 Million Air Force Space Command Contract 
Reston - Nov 24, 2003SI International has been awarded a contract to provide command and control (C2) modernization engineering and technical services support to North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) for defining, developing, fielding, testing, and sustaining their next generation Combatant Commander's Integrated Command and Control System (CCIC2S). Com Dev Concludes Military Satellite Contract Negotiations 
Cambridge - Nov 20, 2003COM DEV International Ltd. said Wednesday that it has concluded contract negotiations and agreements with EADS Astrium Limited for work on two satellites being built for Skynet 5, a pounds sterling 2.5+ billion, 15-year, UK military communications service delivery program. COM DEV had previously announced that it had received Authorities To Proceed (ATPs) with work on this program. |
11th UHF Naval Satellite Arrives in Florida for December Launch
St. Louis - Nov 19, 2003 The U.S. Navy's Boeing-built UHF Follow-On (UFO) F11 satellite has arrived at Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., where it will undergo final preparations for its December launch aboard an Atlas rocket. Frequency Electronics Gets Million Dollar Quartz Radio Contract 
Mitchel Field - Nov 11, 2003Frequency Electronics, Inc. said Monday it has been awarded a $2.3 million space contract for an integrated ultra stable quartz oscillator and microwave receiver system. The system will be launched on a geosynchronous satellite for use by a U.S. government agency. New Integrated Battle Management Concepts Validated 
Melbourne - Nov 11, 2003A Northrop Grumman-led team has moved the U.S. Air Force a critical step closer to developing and deploying the battle management command and control (BMC2) subsystem for the E-10A multisensor command and control aircraft. The E-10A is envisioned as a central node in the Air Force's planned Command and Control Constellation, a network of airborne and space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors that will provide timely information to warfighters. Germany Adopts KVH M100 Unjammable Tactical Navigation System As Standard 
Middletown - Nov 07, 2003KVH Industries said Thursday that the German Army has named the KVH M100 Ground Mobility Enhanced Navigation System (GMENS) a standard product in the German Army procurement system. With the new German designation "Navigationsanlage Kfz digitaler Kompass," the M100 has completed all formal testing and is now available for fielding by any German Army vehicle program with the need and the funding. Navy Selects Harris For $85 Million Advanced EHF SatCom Terminal Study 
Melbourne - Nov 07, 2003Harris has been selected for a 30-month program, with a potential $85 million value, by the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, California, to develop four prototypes for the next-generation Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multi-band Terminal (NMT). Atlas 5 Gets Go-Ahead For Wideband Launch In 2005 
Mclean - Nov 04, 2003The U.S. Air Force has authorized International Launch Services (ILS) to begin integrating the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite #3 (WGS-3) with the Atlas V rocket, as the second mission ordered from the company under the government's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. WGS-3 is planned for launch in early 2006 on the Atlas V vehicle built by Lockheed Martin. Raytheon Awarded $59 Million in Contract Extension for Global Broadcast Service
Reston - Nov 04, 2003Raytheon Company has been awarded an additional $59 million to its Global Broadcast Service (GBS) contract by the U.S. Air Force's Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom, AFB, Mass., extending services through December 2005. Raytheon will perform the work at various customer sites with management and administrative support out of its Reston, Va., facility. |
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