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Windmill International Tactical SATCOM Products Poised To Advance

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

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Windmill International Inc., said two of its tactical satellite communications systems are about to become programs of record, though the process is not yet complete, officials said yesterday. The KA-10 system is an improved version of the AN/PRS-11, developed originally under the Air Force small business innovation research program, and is available now; the KA-20 is a development to reduce the size and weight of the KA-10. Today, more than 200 KA-10 Global broadcast Service (GBS) suitcase-portable receive suites are…

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