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Boeing Gains $75 Million Air Force TSAT Contract; Total Sum Now $739 Million

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Monday, February 2nd, 2009

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The Air Force gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $75 million contract extension to continue risk reduction and system definition for the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), making a total so far of $739 million. The six-month contract extension began Jan. 7. TSAT will provide survivable, protected, high-capacity and Internet-like connectivity via satellite for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; communications on the move; and protected strategic communications. Boeing used on-orbit technology produced for a commercial communications satellite services customer to…

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