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Space

WGS Block II Satellites To Support UAS

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Monday, September 28th, 2009

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By B.C. Kessner The first two Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites Boeing [BA] built for the Air Force are performing well, the third is set to launch in November, and three Block II satellites currently in production are being modified to support unmanned aircraft systems in addition to tactical warfighters, the company said recently. "The Block II satellites will have slight modifications for the airborne ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) community to allow them to put full datalinks through at…

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