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List of satellite operators
Relevance Score: 2.460 2000-04-06 01:21:43
ACeS - ASIA Cellular Satellite Air Force Space and Missile System Center Air Force Space Command AMSAT - The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation APT Satellite - APT Group Holding Arabsat Asia Broadcast Satellite Asia Cellular Satellite Asia Satellite Communications Asiasat Assuresat Astrolink AstroVision Avanti Communications Binariang Satellite Systems BQT Solutions Broadcasting Satellite ...
Nicomatic Aims for EN 9100
Relevance Score: 2.146 2009-06-16 22:08:23
Nicomatic announces its policy to achieve the EN 9100 certificate by the end of 2009. Indeed, one of the company's priorities is to further develop their interconnect solutions for the avionics and space field. Olivier Nicollin, Nicomatic's CEO, said: "One of the few existing methods to reach a strong long-term ...
Polaris MV700 4X4 ATV
Relevance Score: 2.048 2009-05-06 12:14:08
In the mid-1980s, when the U.S. military adopted the HMMWV and phased out the M-151 jeep, the last of the 1/4 ton jeeps, a capability gap was created for light capacity tactical vehicles. The Polaris, along with the M-Gator and other ATVs, have emerged as one of the solutions, providing ...
New geosynchronous ( GEO ) communications satellite for OverHorizon
Relevance Score: 2.021 2009-12-29 14:55:55
Orbital Sciences Corporation ( NYSE:ORB ) announced today that it has signed a contract for a new geosynchronous ( GEO ) communications satellite contract with OverHorizon, with offices in the U.S., Sweden and Cyprus. The spacecraft will be based on Orbital's industry-leading STARTM 2 satellite platform and will carry an ...
SatGate Resumed SES ASTRA’s Transmissions.
Relevance Score: 2.002 2009-07-06 23:49:43
SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), informed that the Lithuanian satellite service provider SatGate has resumed its transmissions from SES ASTRA’s orbital position at 31.5 degrees East. SatGate uses four transponders to deliver broadband and internet connectivity to Internet Service Providers (ISP), households, and ...
New Network Access Policy in Department of Defense network (NIPRNET)
Relevance Score: 1.946 2009-06-29 10:29:29
Bowing to growing pressure from the troops, the U.S. Army has unblocked access to Facebook, Flickr, Delicious, Vimeo and Twitter at 81 bases in the United States. It was only two years ago, that the Department of Defense blocked access to YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, IFilm, StupidVideos, FileCabi, BlackPlanet, Hi5, Pandora, ...
Phased Array Radar and Flying Insects?
Relevance Score: 1.932 2009-04-16 09:22:35
Weapon Locating Radars using a Phased Array class radar, have been a part of the battlefield landscape for decades. These counter-battery radars are designed to detect and track incoming artillery, mortar and rocket fire and determine the point of origin for own counter-battery fire missions. They also provide track, observe ...
DataPath to Provide Sat Communications in Afghanistan
Relevance Score: 1.864 2009-06-29 12:26:25
DataPath, Inc., a provider of satellite and wireless communications networks has been awarded $3.7 million by the U.S. Army to manufacture and install DataPath DKET LT satellite communications hubs to support the U.S. military Joint Task Force in Afghanistan. The systems will be deployed by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) to deliver ...
Fly me to the Moon: Japan firm offers weddings in space
Relevance Score: 1.856 2009-07-05 18:52:30
A Japanese firm on Tuesday began accepting reservations for couples who really want to make the big leap -- by blasting into space to exchange their wedding vows. Each happy couple will spend 240 million yen (2.3 million dollars) for the ceremony in a small space vessel, which will shoot ...
Orbital and Thales Alenia Space Receive Contract for OverHorizon Commercial Communications Satellite
Relevance Score: 1.811 2010-01-01 20:58:20
Orbital Sciences Corporation ( NYSE:ORB ) announced today that it has signed a contract for a new geosynchronous ( GEO ) communications satellite contract with OverHorizon, with offices in the U.S., Sweden and Cyprus. The spacecraft will be based on Orbital's industry-leading STARTM 2 satellite platform and will carry an ...
Taser unveils multi-shot stun gun
Relevance Score: 1.771 2009-07-28 22:29:09
Manufacturers of the Taser stun gun on Monday unveiled a new handheld weapon on Monday which is capable of shocking three people without having to reload. Arizona-based Taser International said in a statement the company's new X3 "electronic control device" was the first new handheld weapon since 2003 and featured enhanced ...
Russia seals agreement with private investor for space tourism
Relevance Score: 1.769 2009-07-05 18:51:22
The Russian space agency has sealed a deal with a private investor to build a Soyuz spacecraft specially for tourist hire and operational in 2011, a statement said. "We have concluded an agreement with an investor to begin financing such a Soyuz vessel with an anticipated launch date of 2011," the ...
$5.8M to Improve FOB Speicher, Iraq
Relevance Score: 1.756 2008-06-03 23:41:16
Wintara, Inc. in Fort Washington, MD received a $5.8 million firm-fixed price contract for replacement facilities for Forward Operating Base, Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq. Work is expected to be complete by Jan 31/09. 98 bids were solicited on Feb 4/08, and 12 bids were received by the U.S. Army Corps ...
Army Lab Tests Effects of Altitude Change on Soldiers
Relevance Score: 1.754 2009-07-14 23:18:11
Army researchers are simulating environmental extremes, such as the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro or the high desert of Afghanistan, to better understand and protect troops from the challenges of operating in such conditions. A scientist at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine described the research during a July 8 ...
Raytheon Has A New Director Of The Company.
Relevance Score: 1.688 2009-08-19 13:27:43
The Raytheon Company [NYSE: RTN] Board of Directors has elected Stephen J. Hadley as a director of the Company effective immediately. Hadley, 62, is currently a senior advisor for International Affairs at the U.S. Institute of Peace. From 2005 to 2009, he served as Assistant to the President for National ...
Boeing Awarded USAF Contract For Airborne Communications Systems
Relevance Score: 1.668 2009-07-29 23:26:59
Boeing has announced that it has received a $3.4 million follow-on contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with 46 additional Combat Track II airborne satellite communications systems. Boeing has delivered nearly 500 Combat Track II kits to the Air Force since 2001 in an ongoing effort to provide airborne intelligence ...
Airmen Preformed 2000 Missions In Afghanistan.
Relevance Score: 1.667 2009-07-14 00:23:56
Airmen at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan hit a major milestone this week when they completed their 2,000th combat mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. An EC-130H Compass Call crew assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing's 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron and deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., ...
Telespazio Brasil Chooses Gilat For Comm Network.
Relevance Score: 1.659 2009-09-29 17:41:06
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has been selected by Telespazio Brasil, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, to deliver a 1,200-site Gilat SkyEdge II broadband satellite communications network. The network will be used by Sicredi Bank for both primary enterprise networking connectivity as well as back-up. Telespazio Brasil is one of Brazil's largest satellite ...
Some Solar Storms Start With a Twist
Relevance Score: 1.642 2010-01-27 13:33:37
Scientists have detected a consistent pattern in the sun's magnetic behavior that precedes solar flares. If the pattern can be unraveled completely, it could give hours or even days of warning to telecommunications companies, electric power grids, and satellite operators to prepare for these dangerous storms. Solar flares threaten all of ...
ADF's C-17 Support Diggers In Afghanistan
Relevance Score: 1.576 2009-07-15 02:26:40
It's longer than an Olympic pool and could help save Australian lives in one of the world's most dangerous places. The C-17 heavy air lift aircraft has joined the Australian Defence Force in Afghanistan, marking the biggest technological advancement since soldiers were deployed to the war-stricken nation in 2001. The 51-metre-long ...
Concentrated UAV Roles In Afghanistan.
Relevance Score: 1.573 2009-08-18 17:39:07
The U.S. military plans to use more drone aircraft to target Taliban militants in Afghanistan while focusing less on hunting down Al-Qaeda figures. Although defeating the Al-Qaeda terror network remains an overriding goal for Washington, officials now believe the best way to pursue that objective is to ensure stability in ...
Globalstar and Arion Form Joint Venture to Offer Mobile Satellite Services in Korea
Relevance Score: 1.494 2010-02-09 13:26:25
Globalstar, Inc., a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, government, and consumers, announced today that it has signed a joint venture agreement with Arion Communication Co., Ltd., a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data products and services to maritime customers in Korea. The ...
SATGATE CONTRACTS FOUR TRANSPONDERS AT NEW SES ASTRA ORBITAL POSITION
Relevance Score: 1.477 2008-09-15 19:03:37
Betzdorf (Luxembourg), 1 August 2008. – SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced that, via its Nordic affiliate SES SIRIUS, it has contracted four transponders on its new orbital position at 31.5 degrees East to the Lithuanian satellite services provider SatGate. SatGate is ...
GenCorp Announces Appointment of President and CEO
Relevance Score: 1.466 2010-01-06 23:08:03
GenCorp Inc. (NYSE: GY) informed that effective today, J. Scott Neish resigned from his positions as Interim President and Interim Chief Executive Officer of GenCorp Inc. ("the Company") and President of Aerojet-General Corporation. Also effective, January 6, 2010, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Scott Seymour to ...
Arqiva Ties Its Kangaroo Down, Sport.
Relevance Score: 1.463 2009-09-03 12:17:45
Arqiva has informed about the completion of its acquisition of the platform assets of Project Kangaroo, the video-on-demand (VOD) platform developed by UKVOD LLP, a joint venture set up by BBC Worldwide, ITV, and Channel 4. The hardware and software technology, and related intellectual property, provide the technical basis of ...
Avanti Communications secures £280 million to launch a second superfast broadband satellite
Relevance Score: 1.460 2009-12-22 10:59:28
Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it has signed a contract with London-based Avanti Communications Group plc for a new geosynchronous (GEO) communications satellite. The spacecraft, to be named HYLAS 2, will be based on Orbital’s industry-leading STARTM 2.4 satellite platform. The satellite is scheduled for delivery in ...
Orbital and Thales Alenia Space Receive Contract for OverHorizon Commercial Communications Satellite
Relevance Score: 1.419 2009-12-29 12:15:48
Orbital Sciences Corporation ( NYSE:ORB ) announced today that it has signed a contract for a new geosynchronous ( GEO ) communications satellite contract with OverHorizon, with offices in the U.S., Sweden and Cyprus. The spacecraft will be based on Orbital's industry-leading STARTM 2 satellite platform and will carry an ...
North Korean Missile Test – Danger Or Advertisement?
Relevance Score: 1.405 2009-03-31 02:08:04
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Royal Norwegian Navy selects Fleet F77 128kbps for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Relevance Score: 1.373 2008-09-14 21:58:15
The Royal Norwegian Navy is using the 128kbps service of Inmarsat Fleet F77 for real-time broadband data transfer from a pioneering new Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). Operated from the mine-hunter KNM Karmøy, the Hugin 1000 is one of a family of remotely-controlled AUVs that are used in mine clearance; the unmanned ...
North Wales Solider Fights Despite Being Shot.
Relevance Score: 1.338 2009-07-15 02:34:01
A MUM last night spoke proudly of her son’s bravery after he was wounded in action in Afghanistan. Lance Sergeant Gethyn Wyn Rowlands was injured last Wednesday when he was shot in the right shoulder. The 27-year-old Welsh Guardsman refused painkillers to ease the pain so he could walk to safety, and ...
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