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US Army And FMS AH-64Es To Receive ViaSat Small Tactical Terminals

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, June 21st, 2017

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Boeing has awarded ViaSat a multi-year contract for two-channel small tactical terminals (STT) for the AH-64E Apache Guardian, ViaSat said. Production of the KOR-24A Link 16 terminal would be designated for the U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales. The base contract covers a minimum of 534 terminals to be produced over the next four years. ViaSat said that contract would eventually contain options.ViaSat said the STT was developed with private funds to meet forecasted warfighter requirements. The non-developmental item can…

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