Military Space

Orbit Wins $4 million contract to Supply OrSat Ku-Band and C-Band Marine Satellite Communication Systems to French Navy

Orbit Technology Group, a recognized leader in the development of advanced solutions for Stabilized Mobile Satellite Communication and Tracking Antennas, announced the award of an order, in excess of $4 million, by the French Navy via DCNS. With this contract, Orbit will supply the French Navy with Ku-Band (brand name OrSat) and C-Band Marine Satellite [...]



Space Tracking and Surveillance System’s Demonstration Program Space Vehicle Two Ships to Canaveral

The Missile Defense Agency’s Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration Satellite Program has shipped one of two planned satellites to the Eastern Launch Site at Cape Canaveral, Fla. It will be closely followed by its sister vehicle in preparation for a tandem launch planned for August 2009. The shipment of Space Vehicle-2 (SV-2) was [...]



Boeing Delivers 1st FAB-T Engineering Development Model to US Air Force

The Boeing Company has delivered the first Family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) Engineering Development Model (EDM) to the U.S. Air Force B-2 Program. Boeing and the Air Force will use the EDM to initiate platform integration and test activities. Over the next few months, additional EDM units will be delivered to undergo integration [...]