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DataPath, Inc. has been awarded US$100 million by the U.S. Army to manufacture and integrate Ka-band conversion kits and provide spares kits that will enable DataPath Satellite Transportable Terminals (STTs) and other systems on the battlefield to operate using the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system.
Read MoreAlthough 2008 was the worst year that the stock market has experienced since the 1930s, aerospace and defense companies continued to outperform the broader markets, with the benchmark SPADE Defense Index (ticker: DXS) outperforming the S&P500 for the ninth consecutive year.
Read MoreSKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. has acquired its own shares under the articles of association and Article 459, paragraph 1 of the Corporation Law, as follows.
Read MoreJuliana P. Blackwell has been named the new director of NOAA’s Office of National Geodetic Survey where she will oversee NOAA's responsibilities for the nation's spatial reference system.
Read MoreSouth African mobile operator Vodacom has completed their purchase of African network and satellite services firm, Gateway, for $700 million.
Read MoreSpace Systems/Loral (SS/L) has finalized a previously announced satellite contract award to provide a new spacecraft to Intelsat.
Read MoreThe new 2009 looms ahead... does the coming year fill you with trepidation, or encouragement?
Read MoreIsrael Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) and Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) have announced that their respective subsidiaries, ELTA Systems Ltd. (ELTA) and Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. (Elbit Systems Electro-Optics) have been awarded a $141 million contract ($54 million awarded to ELTA and $87 million awarded to Elbit Systems Electro-Optics) to supply the Turkish Air Force with combined airborne IMINT (Imagery Intelligence) systems.
Read MoreThe Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led team developing the U.S. Air Force's Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has achieved major milestones on the second geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft with the completion and delivery of the remaining major spacecraft bus subsystems.
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