ViaSat—Building Block Upgrades (Terminals)
[SatNews] The U.S. government has awarded ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) a development contract for Block Upgrade 2 (BU2) hardware and software upgrades to its...
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Space & Missile Systems Center—Taking WGS-5 TO Full Ops (Satellite)
[SatNews] The Space and Missile Systems Center recommended to HQ Air Force Space Command the release of...
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U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III—The Risks Of Sequestration = A Hollow Force
[SatNews] Unpredictable funding and the indiscriminate cuts being forced by sequestration are steadily eroding military readiness and threaten to leave...
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Mercury Systems—Developing More DSP (SAR)
[SatNews] Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) has received a $3.4 million follow-on order from...
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Aurora…Radiates With Latest DARPA Contract…A $2.8M TERN For The Better (UAS)
[SatNews] “...would enable unmanned air vehicles with significant payload capabilities to operate from a large number of ships that do not have runways."
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Harris Corporation—A Tactical Decision (Business—Comms)
[SatNews] The U.S. Army has increased the ceiling value of a Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) tactical communications contract...
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Lockheed Martin + Raytheon—Exercise 3 For GPS III A Key Milestone Success (Satellite)
[SatNews] Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Raytheon Company [NYSE: RTN] have successfully completed the...
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Air Force Space Command—Space Surveillance System Suffers Sequestration Slicing (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] Due to resource constraints caused by sequestration, Air Force Space Command has directed the 21st Space Wing to prepare to discontinue operations at the Air Force Space Surveillance System...
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ATK—Putting Some Of The Important Pieces Together For The WGS-6 Launch (Satellite)
[SatNews] ATK (NYSE: ATK) propulsion, composite and spacecraft technologies supported...
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U.S. Navy… Devastating Cutbacks Ahead—Readiness Could Potentially Be Affected. (Sequestration)
[SatNews] As reported by Karen Parrish of the American Forces Press Service, budget cuts and spending restrictions are forcing defense leaders into measures that are...
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