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National Defense
July 2014
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
New Chinese Threats to U.S. Space Systems Worry Officials If China continues to make strides and develops weapons that reach farther, it could one day threaten key satellites in geosynchronous orbit.   |
National Defense
June 2008
Sandra I. Erwin |
Mobile Broadband for Roaming Troops: Pipe Dream or Reality? Soldiers on the front line have little or no access to the Internet and their communication is limited to line-of-sight radios. The Defense Department is working on improving this, but will they succeed? |
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
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2006
Courtney E. Howard |
Lockheed Martin launches modernized satellite series Spacecraft in the modernized series are designed to benefit the military with two new signals, improved encryption, and anti-jamming capabilities. |
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
June 2015
Stew Magnuson |
Air Force to Boost Budget to Prepare for Conflicts in Space A potential conflict on Earth that escalates into space has prompted the Air Force to find an extra $5 billion to spend on offensive and defensive systems to protect national security satellites. |
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
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
December 2009 |
SATCOM RF Booster Amplifier Military Radio Communications Introduced by AR Modular RF The 50-watt auto-tuning, multi-band tactical RF amplifier can help soldiers maintain constant, reliable military radio communications in demanding environments. |
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
June 2004
Peter Teets |
Space Programs Reflect War-Fighting Priorities Space systems increasingly have become integrated into national intelligence and war-fighting operations. |
Entrepreneur
March 2008 |
Military & Aerospace Electronics Forum If you've got an innovative and cutting-edge technology for the military, you don't want to miss this event. |
National Defense
June 2004
A. Duffy Baker |
Military to Increase Dependence on Commercial Communications The satellite communications industry is bullish about future growth in military business. |
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 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
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. |
Home Toys
April 2006 |
The Satellite Industry Comes of Age: SATCON 2005 The reduction in size of satellite dishes over the past decade from the huge, radar sized dishes that were mounted on rooftops years back has prompted tremendous growth in this market which was once relegated to electronic hobbyists and tinkerers. |
National Defense
October 2015
Allyson Versprille |
Analysts: U.S. Must Ramp Up Space Program The United States needs to put more emphasis on advancing space-based capabilities if it hopes to maintain its strategic advantage over China, analysts said. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2005
DeBlois et al. |
Star-Crossed Should the United States, or any nation for that matter, weaponize space? From orbiting lasers to metal rods that strike from the heavens, the potential to wage war from space raises startling possibilities---and serious problems. |
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. |
National Defense
April 2007
Stew Magnuson |
Congress Ponders Action After Chinese Anti-Sat Test After the Chinese demonstrated their ability to destroy enemy spacecraft, analysts say U.S. reliance on satellites and make them a weak link in our defenses. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2008 |
Eye Candy This candy cane-studded satellite is the newest element in the U.S. Global Positioning System. |
National Defense
January 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Israel Pushes New Satellite as Solution to U.S. Space Radar Needs Israel Aerospace Industries has joined with Northrop Grumman in hopes that they can sell time on a radar imaging satellite to U.S. government agencies. |
National Defense
May 2015
Eoyang & Freeman |
Why the U.S. Must Reform The Military Personnel System If our military hopes to continue employing the best and brightest, it needs to consider fundamentally changing the military personnel system, not merely tinker with pay and benefits. |
National Defense
October 2007
Stew Magnuson |
Scientists Pursue Flexible, Adaptable Space Systems In the future, "virtual satellites" circling the globe will peer down on enemy forces. |
National Defense
February 2016
Stew Magnuson |
New Generation of Commercial Satellites to Benefit Military Commercial satellite communications providers are in the process of launching a new generation of high-capacity spacecraft that will be a boon for their military customers. |
National Defense
March 2010
Austin Wright |
'Wi-Fi in the Sky' The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is moving forward with a space program that could revolutionize the way satellites are procured and deployed. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2005 |
Air Force builds wireless network with Eagle Broadband Non-line-of-sight satellite communications technology is providing needed secure wireless communications system for Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. The technology enables users to make wireless voice and data calls from virtually anywhere on Earth -- even obstructed areas. |
National Defense
December 2007
Stew Magnuson |
Murky Picture of What's Happening in Space Worries Air Force Officials There is a deterrent value to space situational awareness that doesn't grab the attention it should. |
National Defense
April 2010
Sandra I. Erwin |
Can DARPA Rescue the Pentagon From Its Acquistion Doldrums? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency launched a program last year to figure out how to build complex weapons five times faster than before. Now comes word that they also intend to revolutionize the way the military buys communications satellites. |
Popular Mechanics
February 9, 2009
Glenn Reynolds |
Can Obama Ban Space Weapons Successfully? Soon after President Obama took office, the White House Web site stated that the administration would seek a worldwide ban on weapons interfering with military and commercial satellites. |
National Defense
January 2015
Stew Magnuson |
Air Force Space Programs on Hold as New Architecture Studied The Air Force is in the throes of conducting several studies that service officials say may lead to a radically new space architecture. Meanwhile, getting space system acquisition right is more important than ever. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2007
Carl Hoffman |
China's Space Threat: How Missiles Could Target U.S. Satellites The Chinese have successfully destroyed an old weather satellite in space, prompting other countries to respond. |
National Defense
March 2011
Stew Magnuson |
New Radio Software Promises Improved Access to Military Satellites Radio manufacturers this year will offer to their military customers a new application that will provide easier connections to communication satellites. |
National Defense
June 2008
Sandra I. Erwin |
Despite SecDef Pleas, Pentagon Is Losing the Innovation War As a result of not knowing what technologies are available, the military ends up with systems that become obsolete within a few years. |
Wired
August 23, 2007
Ralph Peters |
Washington Ignores Cyberattack Threats, Putting Us All at Peril 21st-century-warfare will be to deny entire states the ability to process, protect, and communicate information. The Pentagon doesn't seem to fully grasp the dangerous potential of this new domain of warfare. |
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. |
National Defense
July 2007
Stew Magnuson |
Pentagon Pushes for Smaller Satellites, Faster Launches The Roadrunner satellite helps break down barriers impeding the flow of information between commanders on the ground and spacecraft, and quickly replaces assets damaged in orbit. |
National Defense
March 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Vendor Plans to Launch Commercial Laser Satellite System Two of the U.S. military's long-standing communications problems could be solved if a new company manages to get its proposed laser-based satellite system off the ground. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Report: Facebook Probably Will Not Launch Internet Satellites After All Facebook's secretive, ambitious plans to build satellites that would bring Internet service to the world's poorest countries has reportedly been cancelled. |
Wired
April 2002
Bruce Sterling |
Death to America It ain't gonna be easy, but that won't stop enemies from trying. Thirteen strategies they might use to knock American satellites out of the sky... |
National Defense
September 2015
Graham Kilmer |
Defense Leaders Make Renewed Push For Operationally Responsive Space The Defense Department is eyeing small satellites and new launch systems as potential ways to maintain U.S. space resilience. |
InternetNews
April 16, 2010 |
Juniper Beefs Up Networking for the Military The U.S military needs gear that can take a beating, given its missions in global hot-spots. Juniper says it's got the equipment that can fulfill those needs and provide enterprise-class performance. |
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2003 |
What's Shooting Down Satellite Sales Congress needs to refine strict licensing rules meant to keep unfriendly states from buying U.S. technology. |
National Defense
January 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Army Exploring New Ways to Beam Streaming Video to Fast-Moving Troops The Army and Marines are in the beginning stages of a joint program that will explore the possibility of real-time streaming video, voice and other communications to mobile units. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2009
Roxana Tiron |
As Satellite Program Fails, New Plans Arise to Take its Place The Pentagon needs quick ways to get small satellites into space to fill a shortfall in battlefield communication. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2005
Rich Duprey |
High Altitude Merger Intelsat's acquisition of PanAmSat sparks consolidation rumors. With demand for satellite services swelling and demand for video services expected to grow 10% this year, investors should expect to see even more high-flying mergers. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Another Tough Payday for the Military Despite persistent pay gaps for the military, legislative fixes exacerbate short-term funding problems. |
Financial Advisor
July 2004
Raymond Fazzi |
Combat Readiness For Financial Advisors Military personnel are in much need of financial advice. |
