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B-2 SATCOM system development moves ahead

Friday, May 17, 2013 @ 01:05 PM
Artur Slesik

Successful end-to-end ground testing of a satellite communications system for U.S. B-2 bombers has been completed by Northrop Grumman.The tests prove the maturity of technologies used and open the way for full-scale development of the system, which could operate with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite network.

 

 

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Pentagon Continues Use of China Satellite in New Lease

Friday, May 17, 2013 @ 10:05 AM
Artur Slesik

The Pentagon will continue for another year the lease of a Chinese commercial satellite to provide communications for its Africa Command.The use of China’s Apstar-7 satellite will be extended under a $10.7 million lease through the government solutions unit of a U.S. company, Harris CapRock Communications, the Pentagon said yesterday in an e-mailed statement.

 

Source: www.bloomberg.com

RSCC (the Russian Satellite Communications Company) and Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) have announced that Astrium has been selected to build the Express-AMU1/EUTELSAT 36C satellite that will be launched in 2015 to provide follow-on and expansion capacity for the EUTELSAT 36A broadcast satellite operating at 36 degrees East.

 

 

 

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