Business & Finance
California Space Authority Wags and Webs
The California Space Authority (CSA), in conjunction with its sister organization, the California Space Education and Workforce Institute (CSEWI), has established the California Space Enterprise Speakers Bureau. Additionally, CSA has opened up their new website, the virtual California Space Education Center.
Read MoreUAV Market Projection Finds Strong Gains
The UAV market has grown rapidly in the last decade, providing considerable value strategically and tactically. The global appetite for UAVs shows no sign of abating. Instead, there is a growing indication that countries are increasingly looking for an even greater variety of systems and capabilities, military and civilian. The latest visiongain report “The UAV Market Report: Forecasts and analysis 2008-2018” analyzes the market for UAVs.
Read MoreElbit’s Hermes UAV Gains More Ground
Elbit 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 MoreCapacity Contract Cemented ‘Tween SISLink + Eutelsat
SISLink 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.
Read MoreMoving On Up . . .Times Two at Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE:NOC] appointed Donald E. McHugh Jr. vice president and controller of its Technical Services sector (top photo), and David Reith director of business operations and chief financial officer of National Security Technologies LLC (NSTec), located at the Nevada Test site, of which Northrop Grumman Corporation is the managing partner.
Read MoreThis CASBAA Is No Secret
The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) will be held in Hong Kong from October 28-30 (Tuesday-Thursday), at the Dome. Although it is well over a month away, if you register before September 3, you can save up to $380 U.S. The CASBAA Convention 2008 will be bigger this year, and to accommodate the numbers it will be held at the futuristic CASBAA Dome, which is a hi-tech, large scale, outdoor structure in West Kowloon. The preferred hotel is W Hong Kong.
Read MoreThe Wonderful World Of Meteorological Satellites To Be Presented
On 8-12 September 2008, meteorologists, scientists and researchers will meet for the 2008 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference in Darmstadt, Germany. The conference will be hosted by EUMETSAT, with the support of the Deutsche Wetterdienst (DWD), the German Meteorological Service.
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— Avanti — The Boeing Company — Central Georgia Technical College & Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company — COMSYS VSAT2008 — Diversified Technial Systems U.S.A.F. — GeoEye S.E.C. — Hughes Network Systems - Orbital Sciences Corp. — Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Conference — Thane & Thrane — Visilink plc & PMR —
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