The newly combined entity of Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies named senior leaders to its leadership team to help advance growth initiatives as it works to expand its geostationary and low Earth orbit satellite communications systems for government and commercial clients. “With this team, we are well-positioned to deliver innovat...
The U.S. Space Force has listed potential commercial satellite communications requirements for fiscal year 2024 and one of them is a follow-on for Inmarsat’s maritime services blanket purchase agreement in support of Department of Defense and federal agencies. According to a sources sought notice posted Friday on SAM.gov, the forecast to indus...
The Defense Information Systems Agency named 16 contractors that will provide the U.S. Space Force, defense organizations, other federal agencies and international allies with satellite-based services. Satellite communication services and capabilities could be procured from the vendors using the $900 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity a...
Air Force Hands Down $32.5B Training System Acquisition Vehicle; PSC Board Adds Tom Bell, Shawn Purvis & Bill Webner; Viasat, Inmarsat Complete Merger; Q&A With HP Federal CTO Tommy Gardner Click to Unmute ...
Viasat Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle in $7.3B Inmarsat Acquisition Deal; Blue Origin-Led Team Secures $3.4B NASA Contract to Build 2nd Artemis Lunar Lander; Stacy Kubicek Begins New VP, GM Role at Lockheed Missiles, Fire Control Unit Click to Unmute ...
The U.S. Space Force has issued a list of future commercial satellite communications requirements to help interested vendors prepare for potential solicitations in fiscal year 2023. The service noted that the 11 planned procurement contracts projected for the next 11 months are subject to change, according to a sources sought notice published Thursd...
Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) has enlisted the help of an adviser as the communications equipment provider considers selling a unit that offers encryption tools to the government sector, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The encryption business’ estimated annual EBITDA stands at $120 million and the portfolio could sell for $1.8 billion from potential ...
Samer Halawi, former executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Intelsat, has been named CEO of a newly formed connectivity business within Airbus Group‘s defense and space segment. The three-decade industry veteran will oversee the unit that aims to develop and commercialize telecommunications services for the Zephyr high-altitu...
Mark Dankberg, co-founder and executive chairman of Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT), will return to his roles as chairman and CEO of the company starting July 1. Viasat President and CEO Richard Baldridge will transition to the newly created role of vice chairman and will focus on finalizing the Inmarsat acquisition, manage execution strategy and integration ...
Six companies have received $278.5 million in agreements from NASA to build and demonstrate space communication services as the agency moves to decommission its fleet of near-Earth satellites. Inmarsat’s U.S. government arm, Kuiper Government Solutions, SES Government Solutions, Telesat U.S. Services, SpaceX and Viasat are expected to complete dev...
