
Relevance Score: 4.491 2010-02-23 16:13:50
Globecomm Systems Inc., a leading global provider of satellite-based communications infrastructure solutions and services, announced today the establishment of a new office located at the Applied Science Center of Innovation and Excellence in Homeland Security. The new Globecomm office address is: 510 Grumman Road West, Suite 215 Bethpage NY 11714 The Center ...
Relevance Score: 3.550 2009-05-28 12:23:03
Applied Energetics, Inc. in Tucson, AZ received a $9.3 million cost plus fixed fee contract for the continued development and production of 10 anti-mine systems, plus spares, operator training and technical support for an overseas operational assessment. Work will be performed in Tucson, AZ, and is expected to be complete ...
Relevance Score: 3.413 2010-02-17 23:51:46
The company announced a contract has been inked with the French and Italian space agencies for a broadband civil and military telecommunications satellite. According to AFP, Thales Alenia Space, European leader in satellite systems, announced in a press release today that “a contract has been signed with the French ...
Relevance Score: 3.137 2009-11-16 15:23:18
The W7 satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) arrived at the Baikonour Cosmodrome on October 20th and is now in final stages of preparation for launch on November 23rd by International Launch Services (ILS) on board a Proton Breeze M booster. Built for Eutelsat by Thales Alenia Space, ...
Relevance Score: 3.123 2009-08-11 14:58:28
Orbital Sciences Corporation, won the tender of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Communications & Information Technologies for development and startup of the first national telecommunications satellite, is prepared to launch work. Ali Abbasov, minister of communications & information technologies says that the company will start to create the first Azerbaijani space telecommunications ...
Relevance Score: 2.859 2009-05-31 19:19:32
Renowned scientist Dr Samar Mubarik Mand has said that Pakistan would send satellite in space by 2011. He said, addressing an annual convocation at Institute of Space Technology (Sparco) here on Saturday, that Pakistan must have possibility to defend and needs nuclear power. Dr Mubarik reiterated the resolve that Pakistan ...
Relevance Score: 2.809 2009-08-24 00:26:24
It seems the plan for the sale of Worldspace’s assets to a business controlled by Noah Samara is in serious trouble. The Samara company, Yenura Pte, located in Singapore, has seemingly not come up with the funds to complete the Worldspace purchase. A quarterly fee note, filed on August 14 ...
Relevance Score: 2.742 2009-12-23 13:04:14
Chrisar Software Technologies (Chrisar), an IT company specializing in software systems engineering and signal processing in the marine environment, chose Applied Satellite Engineering (ASE) to develop a satellite data solution for a whale reporting program that uses the global satellite network operated by Iridium Communications Inc. The Real-time Plotting of Cetaceans ...
Relevance Score: 2.688 2009-12-31 14:28:16
The use of space-based technologies can help achieve sustainable development in Africa, a capacity recently bolstered in that continent by creation of two regional space partnerships. The third African Leadership Conference on Space Science and Technology for Sustainable Development was held on December in Algiers. The conference was hosted by the Algerian ...
Relevance Score: 2.516 2009-10-22 17:14:10
The European satellite operator SES Astra is looking to tempt customers into buying the new set top box for the German version of high definition TV, known as HD+. After talking with suppliers and other industry professionals the provider is expecting to see a growth of up to six figures ...
Relevance Score: 2.512 2009-07-19 13:49:02
Telecommunications is a fascinating, fast paced industry that affects every aspect of our lives including simple voice telephone calls, access to the Internet, high speed data communications, satellite communications, surfing the World Wide Web, fax transmissions, video conferencing and cable TV that is all covered in the BTEC Higher National ...
Relevance Score: 2.487 2009-07-28 17:30:21
Is this a ground-floor opportunity, or a reach for the clouds ... or maybe both? Stratos Aircraft is now accepting deposits for the Stratos 714 Very Light Personal Jet. In conjunction with the information, Stratos is also launching the Assurance Deposit Program as an incentive to attract early buyers who ...
Relevance Score: 2.469 2009-11-27 18:57:33
Global satellite operators SES S.A., Intelsat, Ltd., and Inmarsat plc, today announced that they have founded the Space Data Association Ltd. (SDA), a non-profit company established in the Isle of Man that is the first satellite operator-led association dedicated to sharing critical operational data in support of satellite operations, improving ...
Relevance Score: 2.466 2010-03-02 15:56:42
The coverage area will include part of Europe and Asia. Representatives of the State Administration of Radio Frequencies of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) of Azerbaijan have signed a protocol on the primary coordination of frequency resources of AzerSpace and UkrSat satellites. According to the administration, the protocol was ...
Relevance Score: 2.461 2009-11-03 00:32:46
Washington: Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam has proposed creation of "World Space Council" for global cooperation in the planning and implementation of space exploration and security missions. "Such a unified approach will enable the world to see a quantum jump in the progress in space science and technology for ...
Relevance Score: 2.420 2009-07-28 22:13:58
When training military forces for MOUT (military operations on urban terrain), it is of paramount importance that the training scenarios and environments are as realistic and immersive as possible. In the past, the US military has used Hollywood-style hand-painted facades to mock-up urban theatres - a solution which has lacked ...
Relevance Score: 2.418 2009-03-19 02:27:48
Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) recently won a competitively-bid contract to participate in the Simulation, Training & Instrumentation contract from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training & Instrumentation (PEO STRI). Valued at $17.5 billion over the next 10 years, the U.S. Army PEO STRI contract will support getting ...
Relevance Score: 2.412 2009-10-05 13:51:54
The Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation said in a white paper released this week that the ability of space-based technology to overcome infrastructure and access issues might help solve previously insurmountable economic, public health, and standard of living issues for developing nations. Plus, the highly collaborative nature of space research, development, ...
Relevance Score: 2.400 2010-01-18 21:46:29
Eutelsat and Intersputnik, the International Organisation of Space Communications, have inked a long-term agreement for 16 transponders at Eutelsat’s 36 degrees East video neighbourhood. Valid for the entire on-orbit life of W7, which has been co-positioned with W4, it will guarantee long-term capacity for digital TV and broadband services ...
Relevance Score: 2.338 2009-09-02 20:21:02
WildBlue Communications has applied for $30 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money in the bill’s first funding window, which closed Aug. 14, the company announced. WildBlue informed the funding would help subsidize satellite broadband connections for about 10,000 homes in Colorado and Wyoming and another 10,000 in ...
Relevance Score: 2.303 2009-06-29 11:13:28
When Jamestown native Jill Greenawalt found out she was pregnant with her second child, it was only a few weeks until her husband Ryan deployed for his second tour of duty in Iraq. For the majority of her pregnancy, she lived with her parents in their Jamestown home, along with ...
Relevance Score: 2.290 2000-04-06 15:00:41
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Relevance Score: 2.232 2009-04-09 09:22:06
Liquid armor for Kevlar vests is one of the newest technologies being developed at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to save Soldiers' lives. This type of body armor is light and flexible, which allows soldiers to be more mobile and won’t hinder an individual from running or aiming his or her ...
Relevance Score: 2.219 2009-11-28 00:47:17
The W7 satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has been successfully lofted into orbit by a Proton Breeze M rocket supplied by ILS. Lift-off of Eutelsat's 5.6 tonne communications satellite took place on Tuesday 24 November at 14.19 GMT (15.19 CET). After a 9-hour 12-minute flight, the launcher released ...
Relevance Score: 2.198 2009-12-05 17:57:52
The European Commission has selected OHB Technology of Germany to produce at least eight Galileo navigation and positioning satellites for about 350 million euros ($525 million) in a decision that postpones any award to competitor Astrium Satellites pending further negotiations with Astrium, industry officials informed. The commission is expected ...
Relevance Score: 2.168 2009-05-17 20:41:50
The total proposed American defense budget for 2008 is more than half a trillion dollars—with $75 billion of that set aside for research and development. For decades, the Pentagon’s investment in science and technology has produced widely hailed achievements like the Internet and the Global Positioning System. It has also ...
Relevance Score: 2.158 2010-02-11 11:29:07
Bolivia said Wednesday it will create a space agency to manage and execute a satellite project of Chinese companies to improve communications in the country. The Bolivian Space Agency will promote technology transfer, human resources training and the application of satellite communication programs in education, defense, medicine and detection of climate ...
Relevance Score: 2.137 2009-07-24 12:21:38
Look for the bar-like fencing helping to defend Army Buffalos from rocket-propelled grenade attacks to find their way onto RG31 and Couger vehicles beginning in January. And BAE, the company behind the L-ROD rails, is already developing the system for its RG33s and Caimans, which also are mine resistant ambush protected ...
Relevance Score: 2.130 2009-03-28 11:09:58
First Indonesian-made and designed satellites will be launched by 2010 as official from the Indonesian National Instite of Aeronautics and Space said. There will be Lapan A-2 and Lapan-Orari (based on Lapan-Tubsat) going with Indan rocket. According to plans it should be in April next year that these satellites will be ...
Relevance Score: 2.118 2009-07-14 23:22:35
Defense contractor Qinetiq North America Operations LLC has won a $56.4 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head to provide first responder robots, know as TALON GEN IV robots, as well as repair parts, spare kits and related equipment and services. Under the terms of the contract, ...
