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F-35 Needs Seen As Major Driver of Future MILSATCOM Architecture

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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic With the Air Force in the midst of major adjustments to its future military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) capabilities, the program manager for the F-35 Lightening II Joint Strike Fighter said last week that the entry of the fighter into the U.S. fleet will make new demands on and help to shape the Pentagon's MILSATCOM architecture. "I honestly believe that F-35 will be one of the tremendous influences" on the future MILSATCOM architecture, said Marine Maj. Gen. David…

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