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In support of the satellite-based communications of a U.S. government agency is the reason for a $1.5 million order for such equipment, awarded to Comtech EF Data Corporation, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corporation (NASDAQ:CMTL). This order includes the company’s CDM-600L and CDM-710 Satellite Modems with bandwidth-efficient technologies.
Read MoreThe commercial space products and services endeavors by SPACEHAB, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPAB) have certainly won additional acclaim… and revenue. The company has announced their Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has won the first fully funded task order under the recently awarded Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) indefinite delivery, indefinite quality (gasping for breath…) indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason 2. (Phew!)
Read MoreThe Communications-Electronics Command has awarded a $7.8 million contract to DataPath, Inc. Provided will be field services for a critical network of 32 DataPath Deployable Ku-band Earth Terminals (DKET) in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of Southwest Asia.
Read MoreAn agreement for the delivery of a Sat3Play Satellite Broadband System has been signed between Newtec and Egypsat. The latter has their headquarters in Cairo and has been in the biz of offering sat-based services since 1997. Their customer base majority is comprised of business users, large corporations, and Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) users throughout the Middle East.
Read MoreThe SATCOM division of EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) has just benefited from a new agreement worth approximately $26 million—the company is going to design the nextgen, dual-mode satellite and GSM phone for Inmarsat Global Ltd.
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Read MoreNEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK: August 22, 2007—Satnews Daily—the U.S. Navy has awarded a contract valued at $33 million to Rome Research Corporation (RRC). The contract is for the operation and maintenance of the communications satellite system for the Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC) located at Point Mugu, California.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2007—Satnews Daily—A DKK 20 million contract has been awarded to Thrane & Thrane by Inmarsat to supply and install two Radio Network Controller stations in Hawaii.
Read MoreMINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: August 14, 2007—A $1.8 billion contract has been received by Alliant Techsystems (ATK) from NASA for the design, development, test and evaluation (DDT&E) of the first stage of the agency’s nextgen human space flight vehicle, the Ares I.
Read MoreSCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA: August 13, 2007 — Satnews Daily — The competition for a potential 15-year, $600 million U.S. Army Modernization of Enterprise Terminals (MET) program is heating up, and Harris Corporation is definitely planning on being in the picture.
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