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Boeing Completes FAB-T Software Qualification, Systems Integration Testing

Monday, February 4th, 2013

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Boeing [BA] recently completed software qualification testing and systems integration testing, two important milestones for the Air Force’s Family of Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program, according to a company statement. Boeing also demonstrated FAB-T’s integration with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) and Milstar mission control subsystem, which commands both communications satellite constellations. The AEHF and Milstar satellite constellations will relay FAB-T communications once FAB-T is operational. FAB-T is the Air Force’s next-generation command and control (C2) system for strategic…

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