TAMPA, May 21, 2014—General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, today announced the successful second endurance flight...
Japan Launches New Satellite to Survey Disasters
TOKYO, May 24, 2014—Japan successfully launched a new mapping satellite on Saturday that will be used to survey damage from natural disasters and changes affecting rainforests. The Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2) will be able to see scars left by...
LiDAR Services International Announces Major LiDAR Contract Awards
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 29, 2014—LiDAR Services International (LSI) is pleased to announce two major contract awards, one in Canada and the other in Central America. LSI has been awarded the second and final phase of the Mackenzie Valley Highway new route...
Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services to Launch Worldview-3 Satellite on August 13
DENVER, May 22, 2014—Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS) will launch the WorldView-3 commercial remote sensing spacecraft, placing it into orbit on August 13 for DigitalGlobe, a leading provider of commercial high-resolution earth...
Teledyne and German Aerospace Center Formalize Commercial Space Imaging Partnership
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 20, 2014—Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (TBE), in Huntsville, Ala., and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) formalized their commercial space imaging...
Aurora Flight Sciences and ESG Announce Teaming Agreement
BERLIN, GERMANY, May 21, 2014—Today at the ILA Berlin Air Show, Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation of Manassas, Virginia, and ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH of Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany announced a teaming agreement to pursue cooperative business...
BAE Systems and Airbus Defense and Space Partner to Set New Global Geospatial Content Standard
McLean, Va., May 20, 2014—BAE Systems and Airbus Defense and Space today announced a strategic alliance to produce, market, and sell innovative geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) products and solutions using state-of-the-art satellite data collected exclusively by...
BlackBridge Secures $22 Million for New Satellite Constellation
Berlin, Germany, May 15, 2014—BlackBridge has secured $22 million (CDN) in funding from the Bank of Montreal (BMO) and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) for the development of its next generation of satellites, RapidEye+, and for the renewal of existing...
BlackBridge Unveils Concept for New Mission
Berlin, Germany, May 15, 20140—Following its commitment to provide continuity to the existing RapidEye constellation, today BlackBridge has released the details of the RapidEye+ constellation concept at its ENABLE 2014 Partner Conference. RapidEye+ will be a...
Esri Launches Small Government Departmental Platform Program
Redlands, Calif., May 15, 2014—Esri’s new Small Government Departmental Platform Agreement allows for unlimited deployments of core ArcGIS software within one governmental department. Departments that have plans to integrate GIS in multiple workflows, such as...
