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Second AEHF Satellite Completes Major Environmental Test at Lockheed Martin

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Monday, September 28th, 2009

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it has successfully completed acoustic testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite. "Successful completion of this rigorous test demonstrates the quality of workmanship, the integrity of our design, and the satellite's readiness to withstand the loads it will experience in flight," said John Miyamoto, Lockheed Martin's Advanced EHF vice president and program manager. "We look forward to successfully executing the final testing necessary to prepare this vitally important spacecraft for…

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