Boeing Gets $282 Million For 2 More WGS Satellites

摘要

The U.S. Air Force exercised contract options with Boeing Co. worth a total of $282 million for work on the construction of a fifth and sixth Wideband Global Satcom system satellite Dec. 21, according to a Pentagon contract announcement. The options included $230 million for the construction of the fifth satellite, and $52 million for advance procurement of parts for the sixth satellite. The options follow an agreement signed in November between the U.S. and Australian governments to provide access to the Wideband Global Satcom constellation in exchange for funding for the sixth satellite.