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Homeland Security

General Dynamics To Bolster WIN-T Ground Facilities With Ku, Ka Band Additions

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Monday, June 8th, 2009

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The Army gave General Dynamics Corp. [GD] a $119 million contract change to provide additional Ku- and Ka-band terminals at ground facilities, the company announced. That will increase satellite communications Earth terminals and support services in increment one of the WIN-T program. Under the contract, General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies will provide 293 Satellite Transportable Terminals (STT), 6 Unit Hub SATCOM Trucks (UHST) and 534 Ka-band upgrade kits and spares. The next-generation STT terminals enable network operation over Ku- or Ka-band…

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