Lockheed
Martin confirmed that it has won a $2 billion production contract to
build the fifth and sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)
communications satellites for the United States Air Force.
According
to a statement by Mark Calassa, the Vice President of Protected
Communications of Lockheed Martin, the AEHF program has become a
critical part of the military space architecture of the United
States, especially in recent times when global security relies more
and more on protected and resilient satellite communications.
VP
Calassa explained that strategic and tactical users across the world
need the kind of secure satellite communications that AEHF provides.
He believes that the Company's production contract with the USAF
confirms the US government's confidence in Lockheed Martin's
capability to deliver on the new order.
The
AEHF network is a significant improvement over the older Milstar
system when it comes to secure military communications. It will
ensure safe lines of communication between the president and senior
military leaders during nuclear attacks and similarly extreme
situations. The first two satellites were placed in orbit in 2010 and
2012, and they are being used by the United States, Canada, the
Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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