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National Defense
July 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Navy Upbeat About Communications Spacecraft, Despite Radio Troubles The Navy is building a dazzling satellite constellation that promises frontline troops and sailors at sea access to a multimedia wonderland. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2008
Stew Magnuson
Promise of `Revolution' in Satellite Communications Faces Challenges Recently, the Air Force launched the first of five Wideband Global Satcom spacecraft, marking the first in a series of four constellations that will revolutionize the military's ability to communicate with forces on the ground. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2004
Michael Peck
Expanding Communications Faced with a bandwidth crunch prompted in part by multiplying flocks of unmanned aerial vehicles that are transmitting multi-megabyte pictures, Defense Department planners are counting on a new generation of communications satellites to expand capacity mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2015
Yasmin Tadjdeh
Trouble Integrating Waveform Leaves New MUOS Satellites With Little to Do The U.S. military's long-standing problem of aligning the deployment of spacecraft with the development of their Earth-bound terminals and ground stations is plaguing the Navy's powerful new communications satellite system. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2014
James Mazzei
Why Military Satellites Matter At issue is the next generation of the Navy's Mobile User Objective System, a narrowband tactical satellite communications system that is designed to improve secure voice, video and data services communications for U.S. forces on the move. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2014
Stew Magnuson
Powerful New UHF Satellite System Expected by End of 2015 After more than a decade of development, 2015 promises to be a key year for the Navy's mobile user objective system communication satellite. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2014
Stew Magnuson
New Satellite Systems to Boost Communication Coverage in Arctic A Navy report says the Arctic region is warming up at twice the pace of the rest of the Earth. This has important national security implications. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2011
Stew Magnuson
New Radio Software Promises Improved Access to Military Satellites Radio manufacturers this year will offer to their military customers a new application that will provide easier connections to communication satellites. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2011
Grace V. Jean
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Fuel Demand for Satellite Bandwidth The communications-hungry drones consume large amounts of bandwidth to pipe battlefield video feeds and other sensor data back to intelligence centers and to forces on the ground. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2007
In Brief Boeing announces C-17 line may end in mid-2009... Lockheed Martin awarded $311 million Arrowhead production contract... Northrop Grumman wins Tango Bravo contract for submarine technology...etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2015
Sandra I. Erwin
Navy Command Expands Commercial IT Acquisitions The Pentagon has set out to replace outdated military information systems with commercial products that offer far better performance at lower cost. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2014
Stew Magnuson
Military Wrestles With the High Cost of Satellite Terminals Pricey spacecraft and rockets receive plenty of attention in the press and on Capitol Hill, but terminals are where the real savings are to be found for a Defense Department challenged by decreasing budgets, industry and government officials said. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2013
Stew Magnuson
Military Space Communications Lacks Direction, Critics Say The Defense Department is at a standstill when it comes to figuring out what it will require to maintain its future military space communications architecture, both industry and government officials said at a recent industry conference -- and nobody seems to be in charge. mark for My Articles similar articles
Defense Update
Issue 1, 2005
Tactical Satellite Communications Networks With flexible operational services and compact ground terminals, Satellite Communications (SATCOM) services offer attractive solutions for military users in theater and on global links. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2011
Stew Magnuson
Out-of-Synch Satellite and Terminal Programs Cost Pentagon Millions It is an example of a longtime problem in the U.S. military: a lack of coordination between those who build and launch satellites, and those who develop the devices that connect the billion-dollar spacecraft with soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2008
Stew Magnuson
Army Exploring New Ways to Beam Streaming Video to Fast-Moving Troops The Army and Marines are in the beginning stages of a joint program that will explore the possibility of real-time streaming video, voice and other communications to mobile units. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2012
Stew Magnuson
Space Command Looks To Fill Communication Gaps as Budgets Tighten "Doing more without more," -- the mantra coming from the office of the secretary of defense -- is a challenge for the Air Force as it tries to keep pace with growing demands for its satellite communications. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2011
Grace V. Jean
Drone Sensor Data Will Overload Networks, Navy Officials Warn The expected growth of unmanned systems at sea is raising concerns that the Navy's networks are ill prepared to handle the commensurate flood of data that the sensors will produce. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2013
Sandra I. Erwin
Satellite Shortages May Choke Off Military Drone Expansion It is a perennial problem in military operations that there is never enough satellite capacity to satisfy commanders' gargantuan appetite for voice and data communications. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2011
Grace V. Jean
iPads, iPhones Driving Special Operator Demand for Improved Connectivity The challenge lies not only in controlling and communicating with unmanned aircraft but capturing the video and piping it to analysts and operators who are not within line of sight of the drone. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2010
Austin Wright
'Wi-Fi in the Sky' The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is moving forward with a space program that could revolutionize the way satellites are procured and deployed. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2004
Briefs BAE Systems rad-hard -processors travel aboard MESSENGER to Mercury... Raytheon s ATFLIR supports combat operations from the USS John F. Kennedy... Air Force looks to Honeywell for computer security... rmy buys SAIC Mobile VACIS cargo, vehicle, and contraband inspection units... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2005
Product applications Curtiss-Wright controllers in Bradley Fighting Vehicle... SGI computers drive Saab flight simulator... I-Logix software runs Meteor missile... Smiths picks Seaweed for C-130 upgrade... Harris chip drives Raytheon IFF system... Navy picks VPT power converters... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2015
Stew Magnuson
Air Force Space Programs on Hold as New Architecture Studied The Air Force is in the throes of conducting several studies that service officials say may lead to a radically new space architecture. Meanwhile, getting space system acquisition right is more important than ever. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2011
Stew Magnuson
Air Force Embraces Small Satellites As Budget Outlook Grows Dim With the federal budget expected to shrink in the coming years, Air Force officials are already looking at ways to maintain the capabilities they must deliver to the armed services. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2004
Peter Teets
Space Programs Reflect War-Fighting Priorities Space systems increasingly have become integrated into national intelligence and war-fighting operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2015
Graham Kilmer
Defense Leaders Make Renewed Push For Operationally Responsive Space The Defense Department is eyeing small satellites and new launch systems as potential ways to maintain U.S. space resilience. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2013
Valerie Insinna
Satellite Company Claims It Can Prevent Weather Data Gap Executives at PlanetIQ, a joint venture by several space companies, say they can solve the problem by launching a constellation of 12 low-earth orbit satellites that use a method called GPS radio occultation. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2016
Stew Magnuson
New Generation of Commercial Satellites to Benefit Military Commercial satellite communications providers are in the process of launching a new generation of high-capacity spacecraft that will be a boon for their military customers. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2007
Stew Magnuson
Pentagon Pushes for Smaller Satellites, Faster Launches The Roadrunner satellite helps break down barriers impeding the flow of information between commanders on the ground and spacecraft, and quickly replaces assets damaged in orbit. mark for My Articles similar articles
Parameters
Summer 2005
Cebrowski & Raymond
Operationally Responsive Space: A New Defense Business Model As the major defense power in the world, the United States military must dare to compete with itself to ensure sustained advantage. We must set our own standards. Space has long been an arena of American dominance. That must continue. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2015
Stew Magnuson
Air Force Works on Vision of Affordable Space The words "affordable" and "national security space" systems are not often paired together. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
March 2005
DeBlois et al.
Star-Crossed Should the United States, or any nation for that matter, weaponize space? From orbiting lasers to metal rods that strike from the heavens, the potential to wage war from space raises startling possibilities---and serious problems. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
February 2009
Roxana Tiron
As Satellite Program Fails, New Plans Arise to Take its Place The Pentagon needs quick ways to get small satellites into space to fill a shortfall in battlefield communication. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2010
Stew Magnuson
Military Looks to Small Satellites as Costs for Large Spacecraft Grow After some 50 years of launching large, complex, multi-million dollar spacecraft, the military and industry are rethinking the way satellites are built and acquired. mark for My Articles similar articles
T.H.E. Journal
August 1999
Stephen M. Portz - Space Coast Middle School
Satellite Technologies in the Classroom ...Though the data is often not in real time, the ease of accessibility, the range and quantity of images, and the archival capabilities of the Internet make the use of satellite imagery a great educational activity... mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2005
Product applications Lockheed Martin uses Evans capacitors for Arrowhead... Actel processor drives image-recognition engine... Air Force uses Cray computer for surveillance... Anteon picks Harris to manage Army training video... Boeing orders test center from Rohde & Schwarz... General Dynamics picks Enea operating system for MUOS radio... Goodrich picks Radstone processors for F-16... Navy taps L-3 for helicopter display... mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2015
Valerie Insinna
Navy's Digital Modular Radio Gets Software Boost General Dynamics Mission Systems' digital modular radio has been deployed on Navy ships for more than 10 years. The service has focused on upgrading the radios with modern capabilities. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2014
Yasmin Tadjdeh
New Chinese Threats to U.S. Space Systems Worry Officials If China continues to make strides and develops weapons that reach farther, it could one day threaten key satellites in geosynchronous orbit. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
June 2006
Stephen Barlas
Troubled Weather Satellite Program Cost overruns and project delays have led to a cloudy forecast for the United States' new polar-orbiting weather satellites. The problems with the polar satellites are a major concern for the whole enterprise of monitoring Earth from outer space. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Demand for Military Satellites Shows No Sign of Slowing Down The use of space systems in military operations has surged during the past decade and this growth shows no signs of slowing down, according to an industry study. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2012
Sandra I. Erwin
Air Force Budget Ax Aimed at Big-Ticket Satellites The U.S. Air Force is hoping to save hundreds of millions of dollars by converting three of its costliest satellite programs into fixed-price contracts. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2010
Sandra I. Erwin
Can DARPA Rescue the Pentagon From Its Acquistion Doldrums? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency launched a program last year to figure out how to build complex weapons five times faster than before. Now comes word that they also intend to revolutionize the way the military buys communications satellites. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Export Rules Under Fire for Eroding U.S. Space Industry Restrictions on exports of U.S. space technology have spurred a global demand for products made outside the United States. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2012
William I. Oberholtzer
An Inexpensive Solution for Quickly Launching Military Satellites Into Space The recent publication of the successful work done by the Naval Research Laboratory on rail gun technology indicates it is timely to consider the use of the rail gun as a timely response for the initial or replacement launch of satellites. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2015
Allyson Versprille
Analysts: U.S. Must Ramp Up Space Program The United States needs to put more emphasis on advancing space-based capabilities if it hopes to maintain its strategic advantage over China, analysts said. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
December 2009
David Schneider
Iridium Will Host Science Payloads New satellites will give space and wattage for Earth-sensing experiments. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2011
Andrew Sullivan
Rising Star Buy: Integral Systems The leading satellite control company goes on sale. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2004
John S. McClenahen
New Space For Satellites Spectrum Astro's manufacturing and test facility in Gilbert, Ariz., is "go" for business. mark for My Articles similar articles
PC Magazine
October 12, 2005
Sebastian Rupley
My Orbit: Send Your Own Satellite For about $40,000, students and organizations can send their own satellites into orbit around the Earth through the CubeSat Project. mark for My Articles similar articles