Melanie Stricklan Wins Women in MilSatCom Innovation Award 2025

Melanie Stricklan Wins Women in MilSatCom Innovation Award 2025

Ledbury, UK, 05 November 2025 – Satcoms Innovation Group (SIG) and SAE Media Group have announced that Melanie Stricklan is the winner of the second Women in MilSatCom Innovation Award. Melanie is co-founder of Slingshot Aerospace, Executive in Residence at Space...
Martin Coleman Wins Lifetime Achievement Award at SSGS

Martin Coleman Wins Lifetime Achievement Award at SSGS

Board Member and previous Executive Director of the Satcoms Innovation Group, Martin Coleman, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Strategies in Satellite Ground Segment Conference and Exhibition. Recognised for his tireless efforts to enable...
Meet the Member Series – ST Engineering iDirect

Meet the Member Series – ST Engineering iDirect

1. Tell us about your company At ST Engineering iDirect, we are shaping the future of global communications through satellite innovation. We believe reliable connectivity is essential for economic opportunity, national security, humanitarian aid, and the daily flow of...
The Satcom Skills Gap – Where are we going wrong?

The Satcom Skills Gap – Where are we going wrong?

The University of Birmingham’s Department of Metallurgy and Materials played host to our very first SIG Academic Workshop last week and we’re sure it won’t be our last! We brought representatives of academia and business together to have an honest discussion on the...
Meet the Member Series – Global Invacom

Meet the Member Series – Global Invacom

Tell us about your company For over thirty years, Global Invacom has been a leading innovator and supplier of high-performance radio (RF), optical, and antenna products to the satellite ground segment industry. To date, 40million of our satcom antennas and 30million...