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ViaSat (NASDAQ:VSAT) has received a $50 million contract award from Skylogic, the broadband subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications (Eutelsat Communications-Euronext Paris: ETL), for on-ground baseband infrastructure for the previously announced, high-capacity, KA-SAT Ka-band satellite system.
Read MoreAurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a contract from Orbital to build Minotaur IV Composite Structures. Aurora plans to build the composite parts in its low-cost manufacturing facilities in West Virginia, where the company can provide a combination of lean manufacturing, low labor costs, and advanced processing methods in modern facilities, resulting in an economical acquisition cost for the Minotaur IV Composite Structures.
Read MoreElbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) has been awarded a contract to supply Hermes? 450 UAV systems to a country in the Americas, for the total of approximately $25 million. The contract also includes Skylark? I systems, all to be delivered within a year. Hermes 450 is a unique Elbit Systems development and has been the base platform of the IDF's operational UAV fleet, as well as the basis for the U.K.'s armed forces' UAV program Watchkeeper, the largest such program in Europe.
Read MoreSISLink has signed a new contract with Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) for a total of 4,000 hours of capacity in average 9 MHz slots on a range of Eutelsat satellites until June 1. 2009. This new contract, which continues an almost 20-year relationship between the two companies, equips SISLink to meet growing requirements from agencies and broadcasting organizations to provide TV coverage of sports and news events.
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Read MoreKorean Telecom Corporation (KT Corporation) has selected Arianespace to launch their next communications satellite. To be known as Koreasat-6, the satellite will be boosted into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz launcher from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport, French Guiana, during the second half of 2010. Koreasat-6 is the second satellite to be launched by Arianespace for the Korean operator, following Koreasat-3, orbited in 1999.
Read MoreKVH's [Nasdaq: KVHI] newest satellite communications compression technology now offers a free additional boost to mini-VSAT Broadband data rates for TracPhone V7 users. Already a popular item, the TracPhone V7 is a compact size, has a rugged design, offers lower costs, and speedy broadband data connections, which is appreciated by both leisure and commercial mariners. The newTracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband service from KVH Industries, Inc., supports Internet and Voice over IP telephone services at sea.
Read MoreA total of 2,500 Chinese fishing vessels are to be equipped with Inmarsat Mini C terminals in the first stage of a landmark deal backed by the Chinese government. The contract is the first to be awarded as part of the Chinese Zhejiang project, which seeks to equip a total of 16,000 Chinese fishing vessels with satellite-based safety and communication services by the end of 2009.
Read MoreSatLink Communications Ltd. announced that Viacom's MTV Networks International has chosen the company to broadcast its newly launched channel, Nickelodeon Polska, a Polish-language channel targeted at viewers aged 2- to 12-years. SatLink is transmitting the channel on its MCPC (Multi Channel Per Carrier) platform on Hotbird 8 at 13 East for Digital-To-Home (DTH) digital broadcast.
Read MoreThuraya must be celebrating. We received word that they have signed commercial partnerships with three Service Providers in the Asia Pacific rim. These partnerships further widen Thuraya’s distribution platform, and help with their portfolio of Thuraya communication products in the region.
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