CPI Receives Military Communications Systems Contract
[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Communications & Power Industries Inc. (CPI) has been awarded a $1.4 million...

ND SatCom Unveils New Military Terminal
[Satellite Today 11-18-08] ND SatCom has unveiled a full-featured, trailer-mounted, military tactical...

Raytheon to Restore GBS Bandwidth Over Atlantic
[Satellite Today 11-18-08] Raytheon Co. has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Defense Information Systems...

Raytheon Submits Proposal for Air Force GBS Transition Contract
[Satellite Today 11-14-08] A team led by Raytheon has submitted its proposal for the U.S. Air Force Global...

Chinese Hackers Break Into White House Computers
Cyber warriors in China repeatedly hacked into an unclassified White House computer network, stealing data before IT experts patched the system to fix the breach, the Financial Times reported. China has... read more 

Sensors Tested On BMDS Launched From Vandenberg
Multiple sensors in ballistic missile defense systems (BMDS) were linked as they participated in a test, tracking a strategic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)... read more 

Space Junk Reentering Atmosphere May Strike Earth
A hefty, unneeded component that astronaut Clay Anderson last year heaved off the International Space Station now is coming down to Earth, with reentry and an impact area unknown. The object, an ammonia-filled... read more 

Nation Unprepared For Biological Attack
In Seven Years Since Anthrax Attacks, Much Is Undone In Countering Biological Threat; Prevention, Response Needed Multiplicity Of Sensor Systems Available, But No Decision Made On Which To Buy Seven years... read more 

Letter From The Editor
Mark Holmes
We live in a multimedia age where it seems as though information has become as important as oxygen, and the demand for satellite capacity for military purposes have increased by eye-popping amounts since... read more 

Military Continues To Influence Commercial Operators
Greg Berlocher
Faced with a shortage of military satellite communications capacity, the U.S. government has increasingly turned to commercial operators to close the bandwidth gap. Roughly 80 percent of all U.S. government... read more 

Year in Review: 2008 Events Set Stage for 2009
Mark Holmes and Jason Bates
Blog Special To comment on this article, visit Mark Holme’s blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog/?p=90 While the satellite sector generally remains in good health, a financial crisis that has cast a huge... read more 

Analyst: U.S Should Plan to Defend Space Assets
The United States should erect defenses against anti-satellite attacks, rather than merely attempting to deter assaults, according to an analyst. Deterrence may well not work, stated Robert Butterworth... read more 

Chinese Military: Aircraft Carrier Won't Project Power Across Globe
A senior Chinese military officer said if China acquires an aircraft carrier or two, it will merely be to protect the Chinese homeland, not to project power across the globe, according to news reports. U.S... read more 

Future of TSAT Uncertain In Obama Administration
Chances are that funding may be cut for the Transformational Satellite Program, or TSAT, along with some other defense programs that may go under the knife in the impending administration of President-elect... read more 

Study: No Gigantic Defense Spending Cuts Under Obama Administration
But Missile Defense Generally, And The Airborne Laser Especially, Will Face Close Obama Scrutiny While some military analysts have voiced concerns that President-elect Obama will slash defense spending deeply... read more