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DoD, Australia Sharing Hosted UHF Payload Space On Intelsat 22 Satellite

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

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The Defense Department and the Australian Defence Force are now sharing hosted payload space thanks to a commercial satellite launched on Sunday. Intelsat 22, a 702MP (medium power) satellite produced by Boeing [BA] for Intelsat, was launched on Sunday and Boeing received the first on-orbit signals from the satellite 15 hours, 40 minutes later, according to a Boeing company statement. Intelsat Vice President for Legal and Governmental Affairs Richard DalBello told Defense Daily in a phone interview yesterday DoD signed…

Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]

Congress

Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says

U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]

Army

Army Taking ‘More Refined’ Approach On Push For Right To Repair Reforms, Obadal Says

After lawmakers decided against including major “right to repair” reforms in the latest defense policy bill, a senior Army official has said the service is continuing its push for authorities […]

Unmanned Systems

Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says

A Republican senator on Armed Services Committee on Thursday said that defending against Iranian drones has been challenge for U.S. warfighters and will be an area of focus in the […]