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Iridium Communications has completed a voice and data ground test call for the company’s Certus broadband network in an effort to demonstrate the performance of three new components. The test was meant for Iridium Certus’ broadband satellite terminal, Iridium NEXT satellites and updated terrestrial gateway systems, Iridium said Tuesday. Iridium’s Certus broadband core module produced the […] More

NASA has unveiled a new website to provide daily color images of Earth captured by the Lockheed Martin-built Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory. The space agency said Tuesday the website will show a sequence of images that show the sunlit side of the Earth as it rotates and will allow visitors to access […] More

Iridium Communications and Furuno Electric have inked an agreement to offer Iridium’s satellite services to customers in Japan. Furuno Electric will incorporate Iridium Pilot antennas, Iridium GO! smartphone access device, Iridium Extreme handset and the Iridium Short Burst Data service into the company’s satellite communications portfolio, Iridium said Monday. “Together, we’ll be enabling more ships […] More

The Defense Department plans to award Boeing a contract in the next few weeks to replace the current presidential aircraft with a new plane built on a Boeing 747-8 frame, the New York Times reported Sunday. Peter Baker writes the Air Force has requested $102 million in fiscal year 2016 and $3 billion in the […] More

General Dynamics has unveiled the first ECO tanker for American Petroleum Tankers during a christening ceremony at a shipyard in San Diego. The 50,000-deadweight ton Lone Star State tanker is under construction and will feature a ballast water treatment system, General Dynamics said Monday. “Incorporating new and innovative green ship technology, these tankers are the […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded a a five-year, $300 million contract to a Reliance Steel & Aluminum subsidiary to produce aluminum flat rolled materials for the F-35 fighter jet. Brentwood, Tennessee-based AMI Metals will supply aluminum plates to Lockheed partner and subcontractor facilities for F-35, Reliance Steel said Monday. AMI Metals will build the materials between Jan. 1, 2017 and Dec. 31, 2021. “AMI […] More