At least one entity within the broader national security community isn’t moving quickly enough to make military satellite constellations less vulnerable, at least for the likes of one top intelligence official.
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“Weather data policy is critical to ensure that lives are saved and property is protected, ” writes U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine. “For the sake of my constituents and our nation, we should consider new approaches.”
Q&A with Dan Hart, Boeing’s Point Person for Government and Military Space
Military satellite contracts are hard to come by these days, but Boeing sees opportunity as the U.S. Air Force ponders its next-generation architecture.
A New Class of Protected Satellite Communications
A new category of space-based protected tactical communications passed an important test in April. Intelsat General participated in tests led by the U.S. Air Force that validated the protected tactical waveform (PTW) modem performance over the upcoming high-throughput satellite (HTS) Intelsat EpicNG platform.
Standardized Platform Brings More Flexibility to SBIRS
The U.S. Air Force will use Lockheed Martin’s standard satellite bus on the forthcoming fifth and sixth satellites of its Space Based Infrared System missile warning constellation as part of a much discussed “refresh” of the program’s technology.
SBIRS Awards Technical Refresh Modification
LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, El Segundo, Calif. – The Space and Missile Systems Center recently completed negotiations on the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company’s Space Based Infrared System Technical […]
House Intelligence Panel Boosts Spy Satellite Funding
The U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence increased funding for the country’s spy satellites as part of its annual intelligence authorization bill, which passed June 4.
Op-ed | U.S. Forces Need Unified Satcom, not Status Quo
Our servicemen and women only want results, in the form of maximum capability, flexibility and resiliency.
Intelsat Partners with BT to Support Content Distribution for BBC World Services across Three Continents
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), the world’s leading provider of satellite services, and BT Group (NYSE: BT) today confirmed that BT has renewed and expanded services on three Intelsat satellites, spanning […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 Certified for Military Launches
The U.S. Air Force has certified SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch military satellites, formally establishing a competitor to United Launch Alliance.