Satellite News

Raytheon Co. has been awarded the U.S. Navy’s Multiband Terminal (NMT) contract with its combined lifetime development and production value in excess of $1 billion, Raytheon announced June…

DRS Technologies, Inc. announced that its business unit DRS Codem Systems, Inc. successfully demonstrated their X-band Satellite Communications-On-The-Move (COTM) capabilities with XTAR-LANT during the U.S. Navy’s annual exercise, Trident Warrior.

Lockheed Martin has completed a successful System Design Review (SDR) of the TSAT Mission Operations System (TMOS) with the U.S. Air Force.

Raytheon Company has been awarded the U.S. Navy’s Multiband Terminal (NMT) contract, which has a combined value during its lifetime in excess of US$1 billion for development and production.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has signed a contract for C$2.8 million (EUR2.0 million, US$2.6 million) with the Canadian Department of National Defence to conduct the Definition Phase for project Polar Epsilon.

AeroAstro, along with prime contractor Ball Aerospace & Technologies, has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the DoD Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) programme.

COM DEV International Ltd. has begun the production phase of its work on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

Boeing announced that the first commercial launch of the Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation (COSMO) SkyMed for Italy is scheduled for 8 June (UTC) aboard a Delta II rocket.