U.S. Space Force Prepares For Big Jump In Satcom, Navigation Spending

Brian Everstine December 13, 2023

Rendering of the WGS-11+ satellite.

Credit: Boeing
ORLANDO, Florida—The U.S. Space Force is preparing for a dramatic increase in its acquisition of military satellite communications and position, navigation and timing systems, with a tenfold jump in funding over less than two years. The service over the next 18 months will release 19 solicitations...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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