COM DEV International — A Passive Contract
COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) has been awarded follow-on contracts totaling more than CDN$7 million to provide passive microwave equipment for a military communications satellite.
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U.S.A.F. FMV Mod Now Implemented
The U.S. Air Force’s Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing Operations Support and Logistics office has implemented the first phase of a system modification to increase Global Broadcast Service full-motion video feeds to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
Read MoreBoeing Blessed — WGS-3 Sends Satisfactory Signals
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has acquired the first on-orbit signals from the third of six Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites.
Read MoreJust In — Delta IV WGS-3 Mission Officially Scheduled for December 5
Friday P.M. Update — JUST IN: The launch of the Air Force’s Delta IV Wideband Global SATCOM-3 (WGS-3) mission is now scheduled for December 5 with a launch window of 7:23-8:47 p.m., EST. The faulty electronics card in a piece of ground support equipment used to monitor telemetry data was replaced and the Delta IV and WGS-3 spacecraft are ready for flight.
Read MoreAir Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM-3 Prepares For (Hopefully) Saturday Countdown
For the second time in three days, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket with the Air Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM-3 (WGS-3) satellite sits poised on its Space Launch Complex-37 launch pad ready for flight.
Read MoreGlobecomm’s X-Band Reliability For U.S. + Coalition Forces
Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has introduced an operational commercial X-band service offering to U.S. Military and Coalition Forces operating in Southwest Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
Read MoreITT Is It For NSWC’s TacSatCom Device
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) and ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) announced ITT has received a contract from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division to supply 1,450 Iridium-based handheld tactical satellite communication devices for use by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Read MoreWeather Wrecks WGS-3 Launch For The 2nd…
The launch of the U.S. Air Force's Delta IV Wideband Global SATCOM-3 mission scheduled for December 2nd has been delayed 24 hours, due to approaching inclement weather.
Read MoreThales Tests For NATO Mode 5 IFF @ US NAVAIR
IFF interrogator and transponder have successfully completed the Mode 5 comprehensive interoperability tests in the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (US NAVAIR) laboratories.
Read MoreU.S. Air Force Readies For Third WGS Satellite To Extend Warfighter Capabilities
The Air Force has scheduled the launch of the third Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite aboard a Delta IV launch vehicle December 2 at 7:21 p.m. EST from Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
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