India To Launch Its First Military Satellite On Friday
Indias very first naval satellite GSAT-7 will be launched this Friday from Kourou, French Guiana which is to be operated from an orbital location of 74 degrees East. The 2,650 kg satellite with transponders in Ku-band, S-band, C-band and ultra high frequency band will improve communication among various warships, including...
Thales Wins $400 Million Satellite Contract
Thales Alenia Space has won a contract worth about $400 million to build a satellite for Brazil's developing space programme. The order, placed by Visiona is for a geostationary satellite for civil and military use
Astrium, South Korea To Produce GOCI-II Satellite System
Astrium has recently signed a contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), to jointly design and manufacture the Geostationary Ocean Color Imager II (GOCI-II) for the future Korean mission GEO Kompsat 2B. The GOCI-II instrument, designed to provide detailed observations of the colour of the seawater, will contribute to a...
Astrium Pips Lockheed Martin In UAE Surveillance Satellite Deal
UAE yesterday ordered two military surveillance satellites from France in a deal worth more than 700 million euros (US $913.2 million)
Israel Perform Launch Test Of Rocket System
Israel recently tested its rocket propulsion system at a military base on the Mediterranean coast. "This morning, Israel conducted a launching test from the Palmachim base of a rocket propulsion system," the Israeli defence ministry said in a brief statement
Northrop Grumman Advances B-2 Satellite Communication System
Northrop Grumman announced the risks and cost reduction plans associated with production of an extremely high frequency satellite communications system for the U.S
Finmeccanica,Thales Wins 216 Million Euros Contract
Telespazio, the joint venture between Finmeccanica and Thales, has signed a contract worth 216 million euros with the European Satellite Service Provider (ESSP) as part of the EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) satellite navigation programme. The eight-year contract was signed today which requires to see through the maintenance activities and network services for the telecommunications among EGNOS sites located in Europe
Lockheed Martin Delivers Third Satellite Payload System
Lockheed Martin delivered the third "highly elliptical earth orbit" satellite payload system, enhancing the U.S
Raytheon Completes Second GPS III Launch Exercise
Raytheon has successfully completed the second launch readiness exercise for the U.S
Thales Alenia Space to Deliver Very-High-Resolution Optical Imaging Instrument to Astrium
CANNES, France --- Thales Alenia Space is ready to deliver the high-resolution (HR) optical imaging instrument for integration in the first Pleiades earth observation satellite.>> The Pleiades project is part of ORFEO*, a joint Franco-Italian initiative by the countries' national space agencies CNES and ASI, marking a major technological advance in optical earth observation systems
Germany Orders Long-Range Radars from Hensoldt and IAI
Two-seat Variant of Su-57 to be Built to Control Okhotnik Drones: Report
Russian Orion-E attack Drone Could Launch Vikhr Guided Missiles
Rafael’s SPIKE Missile Fired from Oshkosh JLT in Estonia Demo
Should the West be afraid of the Russian S-500 Air Defense System?
As though Russias S-400 air defense system (ADS) didnt give the West enough heebie-jeebies, the country has come up with...
U.S. Forcing U.A.E. to Abandon Huawei if it wants F-35 Jets
The United States could be using F-35 fighter jets as a leverage to force the United Arab Emirates (U
How Turkey's Bayraktar Drones Became an International Success
Turkeys Bayraktar TB2 Drones have become an international success over the past couple of years notching up sales in Poland,...
Gaza Conflict Casts Shadow over F-35 Jet Sale to UAE, Qatar
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)s $23 billion proposal to buy 50 F-35 fighter jets, MQ-9B attack drones, missiles and bombs–...
Latest Strategic Nuclear Submarines of Russia, China
China and Russia, whom the United States has termed as its big power competitors, launched nuclear powered strategic submarines during...
Why are Palestinian Rockets Getting Past Israel’s Iron Dome Defense System?
Over the past few days, Israel has been attacked with rockets from Palestinian fighters, some which have got past the...
