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Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006	Space Data Corporation Supplies Near-Space Communications System to U.S. Air Force The U.S. Air Force Space Command Space & Missile Systems Center awarded a $49 million contract to Space Data Corp. to provide communication for the area 65,000-135,000 feet above the Earth, known as near space.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007	Artel to Provide Satellite Services to U.S. Central Command The provider of information technology (IT) and managed network services will furnish satellite services to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in support of U.S warfighters in the Middle East and Southwest Asia.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2007	DataPath Selects ViaSat's LinkWay Satellite-Communications Networking Solution The LinkWay system enables direct connections between battalion and brigade command locations without the need of a central hub. The system uses ViaSat Dynamic Bandwidth Resource Allocation technology to reduce satellite bandwidth costs through automatic, adaptive assignment and advanced coding.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007	Datapath Selected to Upgrade U.S. Army and Navy Satellite Communications Hubs SATCOM Terminal Program at the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command updates satellite equipment with Data-Path's satellite and wireless communications networks.
National Defense December 2006 Harold Kennedy	Guardsmen Shift Roles to Align More with Air Force The Air National Guard is reorganizing -- shedding some traditional missions and taking on new ones -- in order to play a larger national-security role as its active-duty partner, the Air Force, shrinks in size.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008	U.S. Army Selects TCS for Deployable Satellite Solutions TeleCommunication Systems is using its SwiftLink deployable communications system to provide the U.S. Army with secure, easily deployed satellite communication access to broadband satellite services.
PC Magazine April 20, 2004 Peter Suciu	World War I: The Great War This intense real-time strategy game is filled with authentic land vehicles, aircraft, and ships to command as you pour more and more of your troops into a seemingly hopeless cause.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2002 Jill Jusko	Hello Again Iridium Satellite resurrects satellite communications system and seeks success with tighter focus.
National Defense April 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force Kicks Off Staff Reorganization Air Force officials intend to have in place by October nine new war-fighting headquarters that are intended to improve efficiency when organizing combat efforts.
National Defense June 2005 Harold Kennedy	Joint Force: Capital Unit Seen as Prototype for Homeland Defense A newly organized all-services command charged with protecting the Washington, D.C., region from terrorist attacks, natural disasters and civil disturbances is expected to serve as the model for defending other key regions in the United States.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 Ben Ames	Army seeks contractors for $5 billion satellite communications deal Army officials expect the World-Wide Satellite Systems solicitation to be released to industry by the end of March, and awarded by the end of September.
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.
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.
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.
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.
National Defense October 2009 Arthur J. Lichte	Why the U.S. Needs a New Tanker Aircraft age and a history of wing corrosion issues, fuel tank explosions, and antiquated internal avionics systems all point to the real possibility that exists for a massive grounding of the refueling fleet.
National Defense June 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Will Broaden Access To Satellite Communications Before the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division heads back to Iraq, its units are expected to receive upgraded satellite communications and new vehicles outfitted with the command-and-control computers and radios.
National Defense August 2005 Robert H. Williams	Terminal Travels Well, Offers Multiple Uses Lightweight, compact, broadband, secure satellite communications terminal employs advanced software that permits operation by soldiers or civilians with no satellite communications background.
PHONE+ June 24, 2009 Cara Sievers	The Great Gig in the Sky When channel partners are seeking a viable networking option for customers, why not go with one that is virtually everywhere?
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006 John McHale	Current Military Operations May Slow SATCOM Development Trends within the U.S. Department of Defense may slow development funding for next-generation satellite communications such as WIN-T, yet the promised technologies of these programs, such as Internet Protocol systems, continue to demonstrate successfully.
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.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	Mobile Command Post Operation There is one important item in communications, which was overlooked for some time, due to fast developing technologies- the ability to monitor, simultaneously, several communications channels by the same commander, in popular parlance "eavesdropping".
National Defense May 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon Eyes Deals With Satellite Industry to Fill Demand for Drone Communications A group of Pentagon officials was given three months to come up with a plan to boost the supply of satellite bandwidth that is needed to support the military's growing fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles.
National Defense December 2003 Harold Kennedy	Civil Air Patrol Gets New Technology The CAP, the official civilian auxiliary of the Air Force, is in the process of upgrading its fleet with new technology, including radios, digital cameras, laptop computers, satellite phone systems and aircraft.
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.
National Defense June 2009 Stew Magnuson	Air Force Faces Daunting Task to Determine What's Happening in Space The Air Force needs to monitor to have a complete picture of what is happening to the thousands of orbiting systems that circle the planet.
National Defense July 2005 Michael Peck	Air Force, Air Guard Pilots Merge in F/A-22 Wing Air National Guard pilots are training to fly the F/A-22 Raptor as part of an experimental combat unit that combines active duty and Guard fighter members.
National Defense August 2015 Jon Harper	House Appropriators Slash Satellite Funding The House Appropriations Committee in June slashed money from the Defense Department's fiscal year 2016 budget request to fund major upgrades to the satellite networks that the national security establishment relies on.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Israel Aircraft's Diversification Move Israel has successfully launched its second civilian communications satellite. The Dec. 27 launch from Kazakhstan is part of Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd.'s effort to reduce its dependence on the highly volatile global arms market.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	Tactical C 3 Performance Operation Iraqi Freedom was characterized by rapid task re-organization across all echelons to enable exploitation of enemy vulnerabilities, and execution of branch, sequel, and follow-on operations.
Popular Mechanics December 13, 2006 Noah Shachtman	Combating Satellite Terrorism, DIY Style Here is a window into an Air Force program that's protecting our military satellites with store-bought gear and old-fashioned sleuthing.
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.
PC Magazine July 12, 2006	The Earth, Updated Google has marked the one-year anniversary of its Google Earth satellite mapping software by delivering a new beta version 4.0.
PC Magazine June 22, 2005 Sebastian Rupley	Extreme Close-Ups MSN Virtual Earth, a soon to be released Microsoft service, allows users to search satellite views of a map. The maps also shows businesses, streets, and other information.
National Defense April 2004 Harold Kennedy	Air Force's C-17 Crews Train for Night Operations To speed troops and supplies into combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Air Force has begun training C-17 Globemaster transport crews to fly airlift operations in the dark of night, without artificial lighting.
National Defense March 2008 Grace V. Jean	Pilot Stress, Aging Equipment Cause Angst at D.C. Air Guard Defending the nation's capital from an aerial attack might seem a good enough reason to give a wing commander whatever he needs. But it has not worked out that way for the aviators of the District of Columbia Air National Guard.
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.
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.
National Defense July 2007 Grace Jean	Space Research Wing is Small But Has Big Dreams The Space Development and Test Wing is small by Air Force standards, but its gung-ho culture makes it ideal for acting as the "connective tissue" between scientists and acquisitions commands.
National Defense September 2010 Grace V. Jean	Industry Sees Growing Market For Personal Tracking Devices Troops in combat zones, workers in remote areas, hikers and mountain climbers are an emerging market for providers of two-way tracking devices.
InternetNews May 10, 2006 Ed Sutherland	AT&T to Beam Satellite to Rural Lands AT&T has announced it will begin evaluating a trio of options to bring broadband to rural customers.
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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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008	Norsat Delivers Satellite Equipment, Services to Irish Department of Defence Norsat's will provide the Irish Defence Forces with satellite system equipment, satellite capacity, training, and network services.
National Defense February 2009 Robert H. Williams	Satellite Phone Made Tougher, More Compact A sleeker, smaller and more rugged satellite telephone -- featuring an internally stowed antenna -- has been introduced by Iridium Satellite LLC of Bethesda, Md.
Popular Mechanics February 14, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	Satellite Shot Offers Navy Key Space Defense Trial: How It Works The Pentagon today announced that a Navy warship has been tasked with shooting down a failing United States spy satellite that, if left alone, was expected to hit Earth within weeks.
National Defense September 2011 Grace V. Jean	National Guard Chief Frets About Aging Aircraft The District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Wing has dispatched its jet fighters more than 3,000 times since 9/11 to intercept aircraft that have strayed into the national capital region's restricted airspace.
IEEE Spectrum December 2009 David Schneider	Iridium Will Host Science Payloads New satellites will give space and wattage for Earth-sensing experiments.