Boeing Eyes WGS Sales, Design Enhancements

By Michael A. Taverna

PARIS — The looming shortfall in military broadband capacity is encouraging the U.S. Defense Dept. to sharply expand the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) network and to further blend commercial know-how and other enhancements into its design.

At the end of August, the Defense Department signed a $182 million contract with Boeing to supply long-lead items for ...

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