General Dynamics' mission systems business has awarded PathFinder Digital a follow-on contract to manufacture vehicle-mounted satellite communications terminals designed to support U.S. Army tactical signals intelligence and electronic warfare missions.
Read More »HawkEye 360 Commissions Small Satellites for RF Signal Geolocation
HawkEye 360 has begun efforts to identify and locate radio frequency signals from space through a cluster of three newly commissioned small satellites.
Read More »Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Talks Govt-Industry Relationship, Inmarsat 6 Satellite Fleet
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, has said she believes the relationship between the government and commercial sector “will continue to mature” under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Cowen-Hirsch told Space News staff writer Caleb Henry in an interview published Tuesday that the company sees a “greater geographically …
Read More »Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary, PrecisionHawk Form Alliance to Aid Commercial Drone Customers
Insitu has formed a strategic alliance with PrecisionHawk in an effort to develop unmanned aircraft system services that work to help commercial enterprises meet safety requirements for unmanned flights. Boeing subsidiary Insitu said Wednesday the alliance will utilize the UAS research and testing capacity of the companies, which are both Federal Aviation Administration Pathfinder program participants. Ryan Hartman, Insitu president …
Read More »FAA, CACI Partner for Drone Tracking System Evaluation; Mike Whitaker, John Mengucci Comment
CACI International and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will collaborate to test a company-designed sensor technology meant to help authorities to locate unmanned aircraft systems. Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker told House aviation subcommittee members during a hearing Wednesday that FAA wants to examine the safety and security functions of CACI’s …
Read More »Northrop Grumman, NASA Prep for Assembly of James Webb Space Telescope; Jon Arenberg Comments
Northrop Grumman and NASA will begin to assemble the $8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope following completion of a test run with the pathfinder telescope, The Space Reporter reported Tuesday. Alex Galbraith writes Northrop will ship the space telescope’s components to the Goddard Space Flight Center using Lockheed C-5 Galaxy planes …
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