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Space News July 4, 2024

Airbus awarded German Armed Forces prime contract for military communications satellite system

Munich, 04 July 2024 – Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, has awarded Airbus the SATCOMBw 3 prime contract for the next generation secure military satellite…

Space News June 14, 2022

Airbus built MEASAT-3d communications satellite ready for launch

The Airbus built MEASAT-3d telecommunications satellite is in Kourou, French Guiana and is ready for its launch on an Ariane 5 on 22 June 2022….

Military Aviation News, Space News June 29, 2021

Airbus strengthens its military satellite communications position

Airbus will place a dedicated UHF (Ultra High Frequency) military communications hosted payload on board the EUTELSAT 36D telecommunications satellite. As the leading provider of…

Military Aviation News May 3, 2021

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®’ Project Hydra Demonstrates 5th Gen To 5th Gen Communications Across Domains

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®, the Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Air Force successfully linked a U-2, five F-35s and an F-22 in air and…

Military Aviation News January 26, 2021

Northrop Grumman Awarded $3.6 Billion ID/IQ Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Contract

Provides continued operations, sustainment and support through 2026 The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a $3.6 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for continued…

Military Aviation News, Space News October 8, 2020

Boeing-built Space Force Satellite Passes Design Review

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 7, 2020 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Space Force successfully completed the first major engineering design review for the…

General Aviation News, Space News May 12, 2020

Airbus supplies EU with satellite communications

Airbus has won the new satellite communications framework contract for military and civil missions of the European Union and its member states. This four-year framework…

Military Aviation News, Space News June 14, 2016

Ready to Go: Lockheed Martin-Built MUOS-5 Secure Communications Satellite Encapsulated for June 24 Launch

The fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the U.S. Navy was encapsulated in its protective launch vehicle fairing…

Military Aviation News February 18, 2016

Finmeccanica to provide communications for new Australian PC-21 trainers

The deal with Pilatus Aircraft Ltd will equip 49 PC-21 aircraft The end user is the Australian Defence Force. The systems will be used as…

Space News August 5, 2015

Lockheed Martin Awarded Commercial Atlas Launch Contract for EchoStar XIX Communications Satellite

Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), has been selected by EchoStar Corporation to provide…

Military Aviation News February 4, 2015

Boeing Receives Contract to Modernize B-52 with Digital Communications

CONECT will be installed in 10 more bombers; upgrade improves situational awareness and mission effectiveness The B-52 Stratofortress bomber was built during the Cold…

Space News October 17, 2014

Argentina Successfully Launches Its First Telecom Satellite

Argentina has successfully launched its first domestically designed and developed geostationary communications satellite Thursday, USA Today reported. “ARSAT-1 is on its way to space. What…

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