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The SI Organization to Acquire QinetiQ North America Services and Solution Group
CHANTILLY, Va. (April 22, 2014) – The SI Organization, Inc. (the SI) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire QinetiQ North America Services and Solutions Group (QNA/SSG), a leading provider of differentiated, engineering services and solutions to the U.S. Federal Government. The combination of the SI and QNA/SSG brings together two…
Inmarsat Aids in Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport has published an article detailing how Space Foundation Corporate Partner Inmarsat helped pinpoint the southern corridor flight path taken by Malaysia Airlines flight 370. It reports that Inmarsat informed the Ministry on March 13 that routine automatic communications between the Inmarsat satellite and Malaysia Airlines flight 370 could be used to…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Supported United Launch Alliance Successful Atlas V Mission for the National Reconnaissance Office
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 10, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, played a significant role in successfully launching a national security payload into orbit for the U.S. government. The mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, with an Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10A-4-2…
L-3 Telemetry-West Introduces Next-Generation Command Decryption Solution
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 9, 2014) – L-3 Telemetry-West (L-3 TW) has introduced its next-generation Command Decryption Unit (CDU-200/KIR-200), a lightweight, proven, low-risk security solution for satellite command links. This product introduction is the latest in L-3 TW’s long and rich heritage of providing cryptographic communications devices for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), as well…
Northrop Grumman Ships Payload Module Two Months Early For Fourth Advanced EHF Protected Communications Satellite
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (April 9, 2014) – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) continued its record of shipping Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite payload modules ahead of schedule when the fourth arrived Feb. 11, nearly two months early, at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, Calif., AEHF system prime contractor. Complex phased array and nulling antennas,…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Awarded Contract to Develop Propulsion Technology for CubeSats
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 8, 2014)– Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, has been awarded a contract from the Flight Opportunities Program Office at Armstrong Flight Test Center to develop propulsion technology for miniature satellites that could possibly lower cost and accelerate mission schedules. Under the first phase of the contract, Aerojet Rocketdyne will develop…
Intelsat General and L-3 Communication Systems-West Test Protected Air Force Tactical Technology on Ku-band
BETHESDA, Md. (April 7, 2014) – Intelsat General Corp. and L-3 Communication Systems-West (L-3 CS-West) announced the successful demonstration of new U.S. Air Force Protected Tactical Waveform technology over Ku-band transponders on the Intelsat fleet. The demonstrations and performance characterization were conducted at the Intelsat teleport in Ellenwood, GA, during the week of March 4th.…
Gooch & Housego Announces Collaborative Agreement with PhiLumina to Expand Hyperspectral Imagining Capabilities and Offerings
ORLANDO, Fla. (April 7, 2014) – Gooch & Housego and Mississippi based PhiLumina,LLC have announced a collaborative agreement with the objective of mutually expanding their capabilities and offerings for spectral imaging applications. The agreement enables PhiLumina to integrate G&H’s innovative high speed AOTF based spectral imaging technology in its spectral imaging platform to expand their…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion Supports Launch of Critical Meteorological Satellite for the U.S. Air Force
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 3, 2014) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, played a major role in successfully launching the 19th Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D weather satellite into orbit for the U.S. Air Force. The mission was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA)…
Inmarsat Launches Next Generation Satellite Phone
24 March 2014: Inmarsat, (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, today launched IsatPhone 2, an advanced handheld satellite phone, which offers dependable, high quality voice calls, text and email messaging outside of cellular and fixed network coverage. With a rugged handset design and an industry-leading eight hours of talk time (160…