Leonardo DRS Announces Sale of Global SATCOM Business to SES
Leonardo DRS Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) business to SES for $450 million. The... Read More
SES GS Awarded $35.1 Million Contract to Support Major DoD Combatant Command
SES Government Solutions (SES GS) was awarded a new USD 35.1 million geostationary (GEO) satellite communications program contract in support of a... Read More
PODCAST – how the 2020 NDAA and Space Force revolutionize the military’s approach to space
The past six months have been truly transformative in regard to the military’s approach and focus on the space domain. In that... Read More
Official Space Force launch reflects space’s status as warfighting domain
History was made at the end of December when President Donald Trump signed the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which officially... Read More
Emergency alerts via satellite the only solution for disconnected rural areas
When we were children watching Saturday morning cartoons, there was nothing more annoying than a test of the Emergency Broadcasting System (EBS).... Read More
PODCAST – O3b CEO Discusses Delivering Fiber-like Bandwidth Anywhere
It’s virtually impossible to imagine a workplace without access to high speed, high bandwidth Internet access and connectivity. Much like it’s downright... Read More
A Look Inside the Design and Launch of a New High Throughput Satellite
In a recent series of posts on the GovSat Report, we looked at the next generation of satellites, High Throughput Satellites (HTS),... Read More
Part Two: The Switch to High Throughput Satellites – How an Investment Now Can Yield Serious Savings Later
In my previous article on the GovSat Report, I looked at the military’s use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and why they’ve... Read More
Part One: Empowering Cheaper, Better UAV Missions With High Throughput Satellites
The United States military is most effective and successful when it can accomplish missions that ensure the security of the country and... Read More
Why NASA is Upping its TEMPO as a Hosted Payload – a Q&A with NASA’s David Beals
With budgets tight across the federal government, some agencies are finding innovative ways to accomplish their missions that are both cost effective... Read More
