Australia Buys Into U.S. WGS System; Boeing May Build An Extra Satellite Australia will buy into the U.S. Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system instead of producing an Aussie-built satellite, meaning that The Boeing Co. [BA] likely will get to produce six instead of five birds for the WGS system, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. For Australia, joining the U.S. Air Force WGS will cost less than the $1 billion cost of a home-grown satellite, while at the same time giving…
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