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Despite Budget Uncertainty, Air Force Brass Says Space Programs ‘In Good Position’

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Despite looming budget uncertainty and potential additional sequestration cuts, Air Force brass said yesterday they believe the service’s space programs are in a better position than ever. Air Force Deputy Under Secretary for Space Richard McKinney said with the service’s missile warning, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) and Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite systems in production and a past decade of successful launches, the Air Force’s space programs are flying high. “We have more capability today than we’ve ever had,”…

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