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Department of Air Force Uniformed Leaders Lay Out Potential Costs of Shift from S-Band

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, May 4th, 2023

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Department of Air Force Uniformed Leaders Lay Out Potential Costs of Shift from S-Band

33 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 19th Airlift Wing at Little Rock AFB, Ark. and the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas flew in formation during the Herk Nation Stampede on July 14, 2020 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Department of the Air Force's uniformed leaders laid out two system examples of increased costs associated with a possible shift in those systems from the 3.1-3.45 GHz S-band to another part of the electromagnetic spectrum. DoD may finish a study this fall that may shed insight on whether commercial spectrum use will conflict with military use of the 3.1-3.45 GHz S-band (Defense Daily, March 15). "There's a number of weapon systems that operate within that band," Air Force Chief…

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