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Wesley Bush has been elected COO of Northrop Grumman Corp., the company announced Feb. 13. Bush, who also serves as Northrop Grumman’s president, joined the…

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has completed satellite support operations for U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary…

Sirius Canada Inc. added more than 100,000 subscribers since Nov. 22, bringing its total subscriber base to more than 300,000, the…

Starsys Inc., a subsidiary of SpaceDev, has completed testing of part of the antenna-pointing gimbal for the GeoEye-1 imaging satellite, SpaceDev announced Feb. 12…

GlobeCast and Envivio Inc. have reached an agreement to deliver content to Orange’s mobile TV subscribers throughout France, the…

“We should not assume anything about the Chinese anti-satellite test other than they now have the capacity to shoot down a satellite. I would not directly tie that to a threat – it’s a capability.” — Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a visit to Indonesia.

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that its board of directors has elected Wesley G. Bush, 45, chief operating officer of Northrop Grumman in addition to his current title of president. The board of directors also elected James F. Palmer, 57, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, succeeding Mr. Bush as CFO.

DRS Technologies, Inc. announced that it was awarded a new multi-year contract, valued at approximately US$39 million, including options, from the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Defense Information Technology Contracting Organisation (DITCO) for the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).