Cubic Corporation‘s (NYSE:CUB) Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division has been awarded a follow-on, single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a ceiling of $172 million from United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The contract is for CMS to deliver GATR inflatable SATCOM terminals and baseband communications equipment in support of special operations forces (SOF) communications requirements. […]
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Paradigm Satellite Terminals Now Available To EDA Members
Paradigm has announced that the firm’s range of portable, simple-to-use and field-proven satellite terminals are available for European Defence Agency (EDA) members to purchase under the new EU SatCom Market contract. Communication is vital in European civil and military peacekeeping and security missions, and Paradigm terminals continue to play a key role in supporting the […]
Accion’s TILE Ion Electrospray Propulsion Tech Earns AFWERX Contract
Accion Systems has been awarded a follow-on Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract through AFWERX, in partnership with Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), and the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN). The award recognizes the successful completion of the Phase I SBIR contact earlier this year and exciting promise for Accion’s TILE ion electrospray […]
Spacepower Doctrine Defined By U.S. Space Force
Fewer than eight months after its creation, America’s newest military service has published its first doctrine — the U.S. Space Force’s Space Capstone Publication (SCP), entitled Spacepower. The SCP, which is the first articulation of spacepower as a separate and distinct form of military power, serves as a foundation upon which to build additional doctrine […]
U.S. Space Force Gives Operational Acceptance Approval To GPS III SV03
The United States Space Force (USSF) and the Space and the Missile Systems Center achieved another major Global Positioning System (GPS) milestone on July 27 when the GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 03 received USSF’s Operational Acceptance approval. The GPS III satellites are the newest generation built by Lockheed Martin that provide precise positioning, navigation […]
Airbus Defence Obtains German Bundeswehr Connectivity Services Contract
Airbus has been awarded a contract by the German Bundeswehr for the provision of welfare media services for the next 2 years, with the option of another 2 year extension. With this contract, several thousands of soldiers and sailors will get access to connectivity services for their private use on a global scale whether they […]
U.S. Space Force Assigns Security Space Mission Launches to United Launch Alliance
The U.S. Space Force has awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) a firm, fixed-price, indefinite-delivery contract to launch 60 percent of the missions on the organization’s newest launch procurement contract — this contract resulted from a competitive award under the Space Force’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 procurement. The competitive process ensures the U.S. […]
ThinKom Secures Defense Innovation Unit Phased Array Antenna Contract
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded a contract to ThinKom Solutions to test and evaluate one of the company’s Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) aeronautical phased-array antenna systems as a solution for next-generation communications on U.S. Navy ships. Under the seven-month contract, ThinKom is delivering a ThinAir® Ka2517 antenna system for on-board testing to meet U.S. […]
USSF Delivers GPS II (SV) 04 To Launch Site + Completes M-Code Installs For GPS Operational Control System
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) successfully delivered the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, July 14. GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 04 was safely transported from the Lockheed Martin facility in Waterton, Colorado, to Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida. […]
Ovzon’s US$3.9 Million Contract for Steerable Beam From Intelsat General Corporation
Ovzon‘s announcement of a contract that covers three months, from early September to early December 2020, is valued at a total of US$3.9Million, with the U.S. Department of Defense (U.S. DoD), through the U.S. service provider Intelsat General Corporation. IGC includes satellite capacity on a steerable beam on Intelsat’s IS-39. The contract is for the […]