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U.S. Military Eyeing Additional MUOS Satellite

Wednesday, September 9th, 2015

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The Defense Department is discussing with allied countries a potential purchase of a sixth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, the Navy’s program manager said Aug. 28.The military has not reached a final decision yet on whether to buy a sixth satellite either alone or with international partners, Navy Capt. Joe Kan said in a conference call with reporters.Pre-acquisition activities for a follow-on narrowband tactical satellite communications system to replace MUOS could kick off as early as 2017, he said.…

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