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  • Atlas 5 Launch at 2:38-4:38pm (EDT); Live Thread

    05/03/2012 11:32:43 AM PDT · by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost · 21 replies
    www.spacecoastlaunches.com ^ | May 07, 2012 | GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
    If on the west coast, launch time scheduled for 11:38am-1:38pmLaunch Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite built by Lockheed Martin. This U.S. military spacecraft will provide highly secure communications.
  • Northrop Grumman Begins Installing First EHF Satcom Hardware on B-2

    03/17/2010 10:37:45 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 4 replies · 354+ views
    Northrup Grumman ^ | 3/17/2010 | Northrup Grumman
    Northrop Grumman Corporation technicians here have begun installing the first set of hardware for a B-2 stealth bomber upgrade that will eventually allow the jet to send and receive battlefield information up to 100 times faster than its current satellite communications system. The work is being done as part of Increment 1 of the U.S. Air Force's B-2 extremely high frequency (EHF) satellite communications program. Northrop Grumman is the Air Force's prime contractor for the B-2 Spirit, the flagship of the nation's long range strike arsenal, and one of the world's most survivable aircraft systems. The B-2 is the only...
  • USAF B-52s to get new secure telecom links

    09/30/2009 6:08:14 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 46 replies · 1,762+ views
    Space War ^ | 9/29/2009 | UPI
    The B-52 aircraft deployed as part of the U.S. Air Force fleet are to be equipped with secure Extremely High Frequency Communication Systems to enable them to remain in contact with other elements of the military in space, in the air and on the ground. The revolutionary EHF has been found to be more reliable and less susceptible to atmospheric conditions than other frequencies. The Boeing Co. said Tuesday it received a $5.4 million initial contract to begin work on developing technologies required to integrate the new EHF satellite communication system on the U.S. Air Force B-52 fleet. No timeline...