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January 22, 2014

Boeing Transmits Protected Government Signal Through Military Satellite
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2014
Boeing has applied new anti-jamming technology to an existing military satellite for the first time, expanding the military's potential to access secure communications more affordably. In the test conducted Dec. 15, Boeing successfully sent a government-developed, protected signal through the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-6) satellite. Engineers confirmed that the signal met all targets for accuracy and strength. The demonstration follows a successful transmission of data over the ViaSat ... read more

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China confirms new hypersonic glide vehicle test-flight

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Potential Future Data Storage at Domain Boundaries

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