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Air Force Sees Positive COMSATCOM Operator Trends In AoA Preparation

Pat Host

Monday, March 21st, 2016

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Air Force Sees Positive COMSATCOM Operator Trends In AoA Preparation

The Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite is an example of a purpose-built military satellite. Photo: Boeing.

Smaller, independently-steerable spot beams, all-digital payloads and beam-forming technologies are a few commercial satellite communication (COMSATCOM) technology trends a key Air Force official approves as the service prepares for a critical wideband SATCOM analysis of alternatives (AoA).Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director of the Principal Defense Department Space Advisors Staff Winston Beauchamp told Defense Daily last week these technology trends will help the Air Force “quite a bit” as it evaluates how the government acquires SATCOM…

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