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TimesLIVE
2 days ago
- Business
- TimesLIVE
Boeing secures $2.8bn US satellite contract
Boeing said on Thursday it had secured a $2.8bn (R49.35bn) US contract to develop and produce two satellites with options for two more. The Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) programme will deliver space-based nuclear, command, control and communications for the US president and joint strategic global forces. Boeing is set to deliver the first of two space vehicles by 2031. When deployed in geostationary orbit, the ESS will provide persistent coverage to strategic warfighters worldwide.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Boeing secures $2.8 billion US satellite contract
Boeing Co said on Thursday it had secured a $2.8 billion U.S. contract to develop and produce two satellites with options for two more. The Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) program will deliver space-based nuclear, command, control, and communications for the U.S. president and joint strategic global forces. Boeing is set to deliver the first of two space vehicles by 2031. When deployed in geostationary orbit, the ESS will provide persistent coverage to strategic warfighters worldwide.
New Straits Times
2 days ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
Boeing secures RM11.82 billion contract as part of US satellite programme
WASHINGTON: US aerospace giant Boeing has been awarded a US$2.8 billion (RM11.82 billion) contract to develop satellites for a United States Space Force programme, the company and the US government announced yesterday (July 3), reported the German Press Agency (dpa). The initial agreement covers two satellites, with options for two additional units in the future, the company said in a statement. The satellites "will support Initial Operational Capability for strategic warfighters and assure continuity of the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications mission execution," the Space Systems Command said in a statement. The company is expected to deliver the first of the two space vehicles by 2031. When deployed in geostationary orbit approximately 35,700 kilometres above Earth, the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) will provide persistent global coverage for strategic warfighters, it added. "It's a critical time to advance US space capabilities to ensure peace through strength," said US Space Force's Cordell DeLaPena. "The strategic communication mission requires protection, power and always-available capability, even through adversary attempts to interrupt our connectivity. These satellites will provide connectivity from space as part of a refreshed NC3 architecture for our nation." — BERNAMA
