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Air Force Awaiting AT&L Approval Of Wideband SATCOM AoA Guidance

Pat Host

Monday, November 28th, 2016

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Air Force Awaiting AT&L Approval Of Wideband SATCOM AoA Guidance

The Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite is an example of a purpose-built military satellite. Photo: Boeing.

The Air Force is waiting for Pentagon acquisition overseers to sign off on its wideband satellite communications (SATCOM) analysis of alternatives (AoA), giving one satellite operator executive hope the Air Force could release the AoA guidance to industry.“If they are at a point where they are waiting for sign off, that should signal some good news at least in terms of allowing the community to understand what the guidance is,” XTAR President and COO Philip Harlow told Defense Daily in…

Army

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Congress

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Army

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