Boeing has agreed a $2.5bnm contract to produce the 11th US Air Force Wideband Global Satellite Communication satellite, WGS-11, with work expected to be complete by 2023. The aerospace company has been the main WGS contractor since 2001, with contracts totalling $605 since. Congress agreed money for the project despite the WGS-10 being expected to be the last craft in the constellation, which offers broadband services to the US military and its allies.
Boeing has agreed a $605m contract to produce the 11th US Air Force Wideband Global Satellite Communication satellite, WGS-11, with work expected to be complete by 2023. The aerospace company has been the main WGS contractor since 2001, with contracts totalling $2.5bn since. Congress agreed money for the project despite the WGS-10 being expected to be the last craft in the constellation, which offers broadband services to the US military and its allies.