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Air Force Connectivity Contract Awarded to Intelsat

Deal Covers Experimental Defense Connectivity for Military Aircraft

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Tom Patton
Feb 21, 2024
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A new contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has been awarded to Intelsat for the development and testing of multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) systems on several different Air Force aircraft.

“This virtual network can be changed on the fly and works with new equipment as well as legacy systems."
David Broadbent, Intelsat

The dea…

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