Forecast International projects the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army will spend some USD162.92 million over the next decade on developing and procuring the Global Broadcast Service. In 2005, expect the GBS program to continue GBS system development and testing. The Global Broadcast Service (GBS) is a space-based communications system designed to provide high-data-rate communications for the United States armed services. The GBS will be able to transmit video imagery and other large data files. The purpose of the GBS is to help the U.S. armed services avoid using overloaded commercial and military communications channels.
展开▼
