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Space

Boeing Awaits Air Force Decision On Harvesting TSAT Capabilities

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Monday, March 29th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic Boeing [BA] executives said recently that they are awaiting Pentagon decisions on which capabilities from a now-canceled major satellite communications program will be harvested and inserted into its Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) constellation. Over $3 billion had been spent on the Air Force's secure Transformational Satellite (TSAT) program before it was terminated last year, according to Craig Cooning, Boeing's vice president for space and intelligence systems. "The government still has to pick what the requirements are," Cooning…

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Congress

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

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