Satellites

Government and industry players hope reform efforts will boost the U.S. satellite industry.

A panel at Satellite 2015 discussed system-level approaches to promote flexible mobility solutions for the military.

If the government fails to partner with industry in space, it could threaten national security.

Airbus will reposition a Skynet 5 satellite and build a ground station in Australia.

The contract, with French defense procurement agency DGA, is for three CERES satellites.

The move will relieve Air Force personnel of the day-to-day tracking and maintenance of the network.

The Army’s goal is to limit civilian casualties and collateral damage, which will allow the use of artillery where it would otherwise not be wise.

The contract, through ADS Inc., is for Global Network on the Move-Active Distribution broadband satellite system

Airborne Launch Assist Space Access program aims to launch 100-pound satellites into low Earth orbit on 24 hours notice.

Existing sensor technology can’t deliver the kind of image quality the Air Force wants from its head-mounted systems.