Boeing to provide anti-jam upgrade for
Wideband Global SATCOM
satelites constellation
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LOS ANGELES AFB, Calif., 19 Feb. 2016. Electronic warfare (EW) experts
at the Boeing Co. will upgrade the anti-jamand information-security capabilities
of an important military satellite communications (SATCOM) system under terms
of a $55 million U.S. Air Force contract announced this week.
Officials of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles
Air Force Base, Calif., are asking EW experts at the Boeing Defense,
Space & Security segment in El Segundo, Calif., for an X-Band anti-jam upgrade
for the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite constellation.
Boeing experts will provide increased resilience to unintentional and hostile
electronic threats to Wideband Global SATCOM satellites under terms
of the contract.
The Wideband Global SATCOM satellite is the successor to the Defense Satellite
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LOS ANGELES AFB, Calif., 19 Feb. 2016. Electronic warfare (EW) experts
at the Boeing Co. will upgrade the anti-jamand information-security capabilities
of an important military satellite communications (SATCOM) system under terms
of a $55 million U.S. Air Force contract announced this week.
Officials of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles
Air Force Base, Calif., are asking EW experts at the Boeing Defense,
Space & Security segment in El Segundo, Calif., for an X-Band anti-jam upgrade
for the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite constellation.
Boeing experts will provide increased resilience to unintentional and hostile
electronic threats to Wideband Global SATCOM satellites under terms
of the contract.
The Wideband Global SATCOM satellite is the successor to the Defense Satellite
Communications System-III, and is the backbone of U.S. military global
satellite communications. One WGS satellite has about 12 times the bandwidth
of a DSCS-III satellite; just one WGS satellite provides more SATCOM capacity
than the entire DSCS constellation.
The WGS constellation provides flexible, high-capacity high-data-rate and
long-haul communications for the nation's warfighters. In addition to providing
global SATCOM for Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen, the WGS provides
SATCOM capability to the White House Communication Agency, the U.S.
State Department, international partners, and other special users. International
partners participating on the WGS program are Australia, Canada, Denmark,
Luxembourg, The Netherlands, and New Zealand.
The WGS system is composed of three principal segments: space segment
(satellites), control segment (operators) and terminal segment (users).
WGS satellites are the U.S. military's highest-capacity communications satellites.
The on-orbit WGS constellation comprises six satellites in geosynchronous
orbit. The first WGS satellite was launched in October 2007. There are three
Block I satellites (launched in October 2007, April 2009, December 2009)
and three WGS Block II satellites (launched in January 2012, May 2013,
and August 2013).
Each WGS satellite provides service in the X and Ka frequency bands, with the
ability to cross-band between the two frequencies onboard the satellite. WGS
augments the one-way Global Broadcast Service (GBS) service through
new two-way Ka-band service. For more information contact Boeing Defense,
Space & Security online at www.boeing.com/defense, or the Air Force
Space and Missile Systems Center at www.losangeles.af.mil.
the military embedded environment, design engineers looking to maximize
advancements in commercial electronic processors face multiple SWaP
(size, weight and power) limitations. Specifically, deployed systems need to
be placed within small physical areas, be as light as possible, use limited power,
and withstand harsh environments including heat, cold, sand and seawater.
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