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Wideband Global Satcom

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The initial PTES will use the Wideband Global Satcom system and be expanded later to include commercial satellites and the PTS system.

Mentioned as: Wideband Global SatcomNarrative PlanMar 31, 2019Military space gets big boost in Pentagon’s $750 billion budget plan

The Air Force is considering a Boeing proposal to deliver the next Wideband Global Satcom satellite, WGS-11, in orbit as a build-and-deliver package.

Mentioned as: Wideband Global SatcomNarrative GeneralMar 21, 2019Air Force just months away from completing SMC 2.0 reorganization

The U.S. Air Force’s 10th Wideband Global Satcom communications satellite (WGS-10) launched on a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket at 8:26 PM EST from Space Launch Complex-37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: Wideband Global SatcomOrg RelationshipMar 15, 2019Air Force launches WGS-10 communications satellite

Congress added $600,000,000 to the fiscal year 2018 defense budget for the Air Force to expand the Wideband Global Satcom constellation from 10 to 12 satellites.

Mentioned as: Wideband Global SatcomOrg RelationshipDec 12, 2018Satellite industry seeks answers on future direction of military satcom

The 10th Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite is scheduled to launch in 2019, and Congress inserted funding for WGS 11 and 12 in the Pentagon’s 2018 budget.

Mentioned as: Wideband Global SatcomOrg RelationshipNov 19, 2018Future military satcom system puts cybersecurity first

Canada agreed to pay 340 million Canadian dollars for the U.S. to build an eighth Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite that launched in March 2017.

Mentioned as: Wideband Global SatcomTechnical ProductNov 8, 2018Canada seeks buy-in for access to U.S. MUOS satellite system

Atlas V launched Department of Defense missions including Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) and Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS).

Mentioned as: Wideband Global SATCOMTechnical ProductSep 9, 2018Viasat Selects United Launch Alliance’s Proven Atlas V Rocket For Commercial Satellite Launch

The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center will procure Wideband Global Satcom satellites WGS 11 and 12 from Boeing using a more commercial approach that allows Boeing to use components from its commercial satellite line.

Mentioned as: Wideband Global SatcomOrg RelationshipJun 10, 2018Air Force chief buyer: Don’t believe the hype, space procurement ‘not broken’

Boeing was selected in 2002 to build two satellites for the Wideband Gapfiller System, which later became Wideband Global Satcom (WGS).

Mentioned as: Wideband Global SatcomNarrative GeneralMay 2, 2018Budget addition for WGS resets debate on the future of military space communications

Under Joint Project 2008 Phase 5B2, ViaSat will provide ground stations and dual-band Wideband Global SATCOM satellite earth terminals.

Mentioned as: Wideband Global SatcomOrg RelationshipJul 25, 2017ViaSat Selected by Northrop Grumman Australia to Deliver Next-Generation Satellite Communications Equipment for the Australian Defence Force
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