The Air Force and Lockheed Martin reconfigured the on-orbit Milstar constellation—altering the relative positions of the five communications satellites to each other to provide better coverage. A Lockheed release says a combined team of company engineers and airmen of the 4th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever AFB, Colo. conducted the reconfiguration over a seven-month period. Lockheed noted that the ability to realign operational satellites—with “no unplanned service disruptions to military forces deployed around the globe”—would be useful in the transition to the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellites. The first AEHF sat is slated for launch in 2008.
Boeing Claims Progress on T-7 and Other Challenged Programs
April 25, 2025
Boeing appears to have become to overcome the problems that led to billions in losses on fixed-price defense contracts in recent years, point the company back toward profitabily, says Boeing president and CEO Kelly Ortberg.