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Boeing Gets Follow-on Contract For WGS SATCOM Program

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Monday, August 30th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic Boeing [BA] said last week the Air Force has authorized $182 million for the company to begin work on the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, which is being procured under a new WGS Block II follow-on contract. The contract includes options for five more spacecraft, ultimately bringing the total constellation to 12 if all are exercised. WGS is intended as a replacement for the legacy Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS). Each WGS spacecraft has 10 times…

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