RUAG: Suppliers are key to mission success

RUAG Space offers high-performance, reliable products for launch vehicles and satellites, offering engineering, design and production.

COMSAT Takes Flight with FlexAir: A Conversation with Ed Slater

Intelsat General launched FlexAir, a new managed service offering that provides high, performing, resilient broadband service for en-route communications for government officials, troops and cargo aircraft as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

Bringing Banking to African Customers

What would your life be like if there were no banks? Where would you put your savings? Who would give you a credit card? Who would loan you money to make a big purchase?

That’s what daily life is like for almost 800 million people living …

Digital endeavors in space

While the space industry is now moving toward full digitalization, only a few companies have the actual experience to lead the market.

Q&A with Lesley Rahman of Intelsat General

In the Q&A below Lesley touches on the mentor who inspired her, offers her perspective on women working in high tech careers and shares advice for those interested in building a career in the commercial space industry.

Satellite Keep the Lights On

Flip a switch and amazing things happen. Dark to light. Cold to warm. Things open and things close. Yet no one thinks twice.

A ‘New Chapter’ in Government Procurement of Satellite Solutions

At the end of 2018, division chief Clare Grason and her entire satellite communications team at the Defense Information Systems Agency moved over to work in the same capacity under Gen. John (“Jay”) Raymond at the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC).

Powering Government Aircraft Missions with Reliable Ku-band Connectivity

While reliable inflight WiFi is quickly becoming a ‘must have’ for commercial air travel, the need for uninterrupted connectivity to small mobility terminals supporting mission critical applications has long been an indisputable and unnegotiab…

SPACETY has four more satellites in orbit following second mission of 2018

On Oct. 29, 2018, four new satellites were successfully launched from the Jiuqian Satellite Launch Center, China, by a Long March 2C rocket.

New Satellite Technology Increases Versatility of Rotary Platforms

Governments around the world face a challenge with their aging fleets of rotary aircraft, often referred to as helicopters. The incredible versatility of rotary platforms for military and disaster recovery operations is undercut by limited communications capabilities

Marine Corps Embraces High-Throughput Satellites to Complete Military Operations

Communications have always played a vital role in U.S. Marine Corps operations, but that role has grown increasingly important as technology has evolved. Today’s high-throughput satellites (HTS) empower commanders to make informed decisions faster, making satellite communications a strategic asset during missions—and increasing the Marine Corps’ reliance on advanced satellite technologies.

U.S. Government Stands to benefit from Next-Generation MEO fleet beginning 2021

At the annual SMI MilSatCom Conference in 2017, Army Major General Pete Gallagher, former CENTCOM/J6, shared a vignette about U.S. forces fighting ISIS in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility.

Why Ku-band HTS is Superior for AISR

The commercial space industry is experiencing a new era in satellite performance. Over the past few years, multiple commercial satellite operators have deployed and activated next-generation high-throughput satellite (HTS) constellations.

New Land Mobile Technology Driving the Need for Modern SATCOM Capabilities

Industrial revolutions leave no sector or industry untouched, and the fourth industrial revolution is no different. We are witnessing the rapid transformation that’s blurring the line between the physical and digital worlds.

Commercial Satcom Has What USSOCOM Needs to “Win-Transform-People”

The USSOCOM can now take advantage of commercial innovations by procuring satellite connectivity as a managed service