Partner News
Inmarsat signs MOA with TECOM for Global Xpress government aviation terminals
Washington, D.C., (Oct. 6, 2014) – Inmarsat and TECOM, a part of Smiths Microwave and a leader in innovative design and manufacturing of high-performance antenna systems, have established a Memorandum of Arrangement (MOA) to manufacture Global Xpress aviation terminals for the government market. TECOM’s initial offering for the government aviation market is the recently-developed Ka-5000…
Inmarsat's L-TAC Delivers 'Line-of-Sight' through satellite to U.S. Government customers
Service augments UHF SATCOM, dramatically increasing the available beyond-line-of-sight communications for existing U.S. military and government radios. Washington, D.C., (Oct. 6, 2014) – Inmarsat is expanding the availability of mobile tactical Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) communications to actively deployed U.S. and coalition forces through the skills of its partners and the capabilities of its powerful Inmarsat-4 satellite…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Responds to Air Force Request for Information with New American Rocket Engine Solution
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 30, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced today that it submitted a formal response to the U.S. Air Force’s Request for Information on options for future booster propulsion and launch systems that could be used as alternatives to foreign-supplied RD-180 engines. Aerojet Rocketdyne’s written response and subsequent one-on-one…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports United Launch Alliance to Establish Near-Term Competitive Product Offering
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 29, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced today that they have signed a contract for a joint investment to complete technical feasibility analysis, detailed program plans, technology integration, affordable production processes and plans, mission assurance and related criteria — all leading to a…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion to Fly on Commercial Space Transportation-100
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 16, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, congratulates the Boeing Company on being selected by NASA to once again ignite the American tradition of launching astronauts to space from U.S. soil. A Commercial Space Transportation-100 (CST-100) spacecraft teammate with Boeing since 2010, Aerojet Rocketdyne has designed and developed an…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Unveils Innovative "Rocket ShopSM" at Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 16, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, today introduced a new facet of its business, the “Rocket ShopSM” Defense Advanced Programs. “Rocket Shop is the innovation arm of Aerojet Rocketdyne, specifically designed and staffed to identify unique defense customer solutions and rapidly mature those products from concept to demonstration,”…
Inmarsat and ThinKom Solutions agree on development plan for Global Xpress® Terminals
(16 September 2014) – Inmarsat, (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, is beginning the second phase of Global Xpress® terminal development for the government and enterprise markets around the world through the signing today of a Memorandum of Arrangement (MOA) with ThinKom Solutions (ThinKom). ThinKom is a leading provider of innovative,…
Inmarsat partners complete Factory Acceptance and Over The Air Testing for land GX terminals
(15 September 2014) – Inmarsat, (LSE: ISAT), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today confirmed that its technology partners Paradigm Communications and Skyware Technologies have successfully completed Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Over The Air Testing (OTAT) of their Global Xpress® (GX) terminals. Operating in the Ka-band, the Paradigm and Skyware terminals…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Receives Outstanding Achievement Award for its Role in Helping to Save Stranded Satellite
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 20, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, has received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Electric Propulsion Technical Committee at the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics for its contribution to the Advanced Extremely High Frequency-1 (AEHF-1) Rescue Team. The team, which included two other aerospace companies and the…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Awarded Defense Contract for Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug 18, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, was recently awarded a contract by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base through the Defense Production Act Title III Office for large-scale additive manufacturing development and demonstration. The contract will secure multiple large selective laser melting machines to develop liquid rocket engine applications for…