USSF Begins Work On New Protected Tactical Satcom Plan

protected tactical satcom

Boeing will launch a protected tactical satcom prototype on WGS 11. The Space Force announced a follow-on protected tactical satcom program to begin in 2025.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Space Force is starting market R&D of an acquisition strategy for a new constellation of protected communication satellites, using smaller, more maneuverable vehicles in geostationary orbit. The service on March 27 released a controlled request for information for the Protected Tactical...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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