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Raytheon to Link Navy Multiband Terminal to USAF Polar Satellite
Raytheon Company has received a $19 million contract to modify the Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) to link it with the Air Force’s Enhanced Polar Satellite (EPS). The link will allow U.S. Navy and Air Force warfighters to overcome communications gaps in the remote polar region. EPS will provide continuous coverage for secure, jam-resistant, strategic and [...]
Iran’s new space center to be launched
Iran’s Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said that Iran’s new space center, named Imam Khomeini Space Center, will be launched in the future, local daily Tehran Times reported on Sunday. This new space center which is 80 percent complete will be used for sending satellites made by Iran and other Muslim countries into space, Vahidi was [...]
Army delivers new blue force tracking system to Korea
The Army’s next-generation friendly force tracking system that equips Soldiers with a faster satellite network, secure data encryption and advanced logistics for improved tactical communications and situational awareness has deployed to installations in Korea. This marks the first time Soldiers outside of evaluation and training exercises will be equipped with the software-enhanced Force XXI Battle [...]
Imaging Data Needs Drive $17 Billion Remote Sensing Satellite Market
In a new study, “The Market for Civil & Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites,” Forecast International projects that the worldwide civil and commercial remote sensing satellite market will be worth $17 billion over the 2012-2021 timeframe. Over that period, some 108 remote sensing satellites will be produced. Demand for remote sensing satellite data continues to increase. [...]
Iran to launch three satellites soon
Iran is planning to launch three satellites in the near future, the Iranian embassy in Moscow said Wednesday. According to a statement posed on the embassy’s website, the first launch of a satellite named “Fajr” was scheduled for May 24. The service life of Fajr is expected to last 18 months. Apart from Fajr, two [...]
Iran turns off tracking systems on tankers: report
In a bid to circumvent crippling international sanctions, Iran has been routinely switching off satellite tracking systems on its sea-bound oil tankers, The Washington Post reported. Citing unnamed US officials, the newspaper said the practice has been going on for more than a month. US officials and industry analysts describe it as a cat-and-mouse game [...]
US Launches Advanced Military Communications Satellite
The United States Air Force has launched an advanced communications satellite, the second in a new satellite network designed to improve U.S. ability to control its military forces around the globe, the Space.com online portal reported. An Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Advanced Extremely High Frequency 2 (AEHF 2) satellite on board blasted off from [...]
India yet to arrive on military satellite scene
The launch of the Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) is a major step forward for India but it must increase its capacity and launch many more satellites to be considered a serious player in making military satellites, says an official of a US-based space consultancy firm. “Risat-1 represents another step forward for India. Its synthetic aperture [...]
India Launches Radar Satellite
On 26 April 2012, India successfully launched its remote sensing Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1). This success, when viewed along with the successful launch of the first long-range ballistic missile Agni 5 just six days back, speaks volumes about India’s technological growth in recent years. India’s first indigenously made Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) was launched by [...]
